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Pushing moralistic boundaries on Pakistani TV
8 Feb 2026 1:00 PM ISTIn this evolving landscape, three provocative dramas starring Pakistani television icon and ‘Hindi Medium’ actress Saba Qamar have not only sparked...
Faith & Cricket
7 Feb 2026 10:49 PM ISTFarish Noor’s Qur’an and Cricket shows how Muslim identity is lived, negotiated and normalised within modern professional sport
The New Politics of Enemies
5 Feb 2026 12:03 AM ISTMAGA in the US and Hindu nationalism in India show how democracies are moving from problem-solving politics to emotionally charged battles over...
Movies Which Leave Questions Unanswered
25 Jan 2026 11:45 AM ISTInstead of giving us a ‘final verdict’, these movies leave a space for the audience to step in
Peace for Sale?
20 Jan 2026 11:33 PM ISTDonald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace for Gaza raises a troubling question — can stability be bought, or must it be earned through legitimacy and...
Two Regimes, Two Choices
16 Jan 2026 12:11 AM ISTAs Saudi Arabia quietly recalibrates social control to secure its future, Iran’s clerical leadership risks collapse by treating women’s autonomy as a...
‘Ashadha Ka Ek Din’ & ‘Cinema Paradiso’: Two Faraway Stories, One Shared Loss
11 Jan 2026 1:28 PM ISTHuman emotions transcend boundaries of language, culture and even time and space
Abdi: A Quintessential Lakhnavi Qissago
4 Jan 2026 1:44 PM ISTA prominent lawyer by profession, Mehmood Mehdi Abdi has turned memory into a medium
Debunking Muslim Stereotypes
2 Jan 2026 11:16 PM ISTFor much of Hindi cinema’s history, Muslim characters have occupied a narrowly defined moral and visual frame
Diaspora’s Moral Unravelling
25 Dec 2025 11:39 PM ISTOnce respected as educated migrants, parts of the Indian diaspora now stand accused of amplifying hate, mocking suffering, fueling dehumanisation—and...
Conflict’s Dangerous Spillover
17 Dec 2025 12:15 AM ISTAs Israel’s war in Gaza continues, antisemitism is rising across Western democracies, with attacks like Bondi Beach showing how anger at Israel...
Rudyard Kipling & the Heavily Armed Thakur
14 Dec 2025 1:44 PM ISTRudyard Kipling’s Rajputana travels gave him stories that would help shape his literary legend













