1931-2008 Poet Ahmed Faraz passed away today after a month of struggling with coma. Faraz Chacha, you will be remembered with love and respect. # # #
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11 Aug, 2008
mahmoud darwish…
11 Aug, 2008
from You’ll Be Forgotten, As If You Never Were By Mahmoud Darwish / translated by Fady Joudah I am for the road … There are those whose footsteps walk upon...
Read more19 Jul, 2008
art in houston …
19 Jul, 2008
Art in Houston – this is the short piece that I presented at Houston Center for Photography’s Lens Libs: Today I am remembering the sunny morning when William Pope.L began...
Read more18 Jun, 2008
after Katrina…
18 Jun, 2008
Years ago, while still a grad student, I remember driving through New Orleans and thinking that this is a city where things happen and people move. And then, things...
Read more09 Jan, 2008
Today, we drive to the Sea Wall with Minal's cousin…
09 Jan, 2008
Today, we drive to the Sea Wall with Minal’s cousin to attend her classical Indian dance class taught by dancer-performer Sheema Kirmani, who also runs a theater group called...
Read more21 Dec, 2007
Shakuntala
21 Dec, 2007
Two years ago, a new educational institution was added to Karachi’s cultural landscape: The National Academy for Performing Arts. Envisioned by artist Zia Moyeddin, who serves as the Chairman...
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