SYRA VAHIDYJan 21, 20194 min Remembering my mother Zeenat“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven!” These words of William Wordsworth (describing the French...
SYRA VAHIDYMay 22, 20213 minREFLECTIONS ON 3 YEARS OF THE PRIZE: A Revelation of Pakistani TalentWhen I first mooted the idea of establishing a writing prize in my mother’s name, there were many naysayers. “No-one reads in Pakistan”,...
SYRA VAHIDYDec 16, 20202 minRemembering my friend Irfan HusainI first met Irfan when he was Mazdak and I was Iskra Begum. It was at the offices of Herald magazine in Karachi for which we both wrote...
SYRA VAHIDYOct 27, 201927 minStrong arms: the story of Pakistan women's cricketKAMILA SHAMSIE | OCTOBER 16, 2019 published in CRICKET MONTHLY Receiving death threats, dodging border control, breaking world records,...
SYRA VAHIDYJul 9, 20190 minFor all the courageous, beautiful women who are sharing their stories with us.
SYRA VAHIDYMay 28, 20194 minPakistan: where the daily slaughter of women barely makes the news By Mohammed Haneef From The Guardian Thu 9 May 2019 The stories of murdered women are recorded with grim regularity in one and half...
SYRA VAHIDYMay 22, 20193 minMan Booker International prize: Jokha Alharthi wins for Celestial Bodies First female Omani novelistFrom The Guardian Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International...