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Mahnoor Yawar

Commentary, EssaysFebruary 4, 2014

The Disparity in Meaning

By Aaron Grierson, Fraz Mateen

Senior Articles Editor Aaron Grierson muses on the significance of events as experienced in the absence of any requisite context or relevance.

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Articles, EssaysJanuary 27, 2014

How Cinderella Defeated Feminism

By Ghausia Rashid Salam

Junior Articles Editor Ghausia Rashid Salam takes to task the writers of mediocre romance, and subsequent fanfiction, and questions how much of an influence Disney-fied fairietales have on them.

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Commentary, EssaysJanuary 16, 2014

Sentence Overruled

By Abigail Larson, Madhurima Duttagupta

Returning contributor Madhurima Duttagupta waxes poetic over the complex, meandering sentences that make up the landscape of her favorite writing.

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Commentary, EssaysDecember 30, 2013

Credentials of a Critic

By Abigail Larson, Madhurima Duttagupta

New contributor Madhurima Duttagupta muses on the significance and relevance of the modern literary critic.

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Commentary, EssaysDecember 9, 2013

In The “Things Just Disappear” Category

By G. David Schwartz

G. David Schwartz writes a letter to lost friends, dearly departed or otherwise.

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Articles, EssaysNovember 25, 2013

Music as Social Change

By Joseph Moore, Mohsin Shafi

Music Editor Joseph Moore makes his debut with a striking piece on artists who set out to make a statement, and are ignored in favor of those who sell out.

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Commentary, EssaysNovember 18, 2013

Prepping for Doomsday: the Cosmically–Unconscious

By Mahnoor Yawar

Returning contributor Kent Monroe muses about mankind’s place in evolutionary history – both the marvel we’ve achieved and the danger we pose.

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Commentary, EssaysNovember 11, 2013

Letters to Strangers: Così Fan Tutte

By Mahnoor Yawar

In this week’s edition of Letters to Strangers, Maria Amir muses about the prisons we build for ourselves, listening to opera, and learning to befriend other women.

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Globetrotter, Roving EyeOctober 21, 2013

Sarajevo: A Cracked Melting Pot

By Maida Salkanović

Junior Poetry Editor Maida Salkanović takes us on a journey through her Sarajevo, where impermanence takes on a whole new meaning.

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Commentary, EssaysOctober 14, 2013

For Art’s Sake

By Sana Hussain

Features Editor Sana Hussain argues in favor of defining art within its particular sociopolitical context.

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One last love letter...

April 24, 2021

It has taken us some time and patience to come to this decision. TMS would not have seen the success that it did without our readers and the tireless team that ran the magazine for the better part of eight years.

But… all good things must come to an end, especially when we look at the ever-expanding art and literary landscape in Pakistan, the country of the magazine’s birth.

We are amazed and proud of what the next generation of creators are working with, the themes they are featuring, and their inclusivity in the diversity of voices they are publishing. When TMS began, this was the world we envisioned…

Though the magazine has closed and our submissions shuttered, this website will remain open for the foreseeable future as an archive of the great work we published and the astounding collection of diverse voices we were privileged to feature.

If, however, someone is interested in picking up the baton, please email Maryam Piracha, the editor, at [email protected].

Farewell, fam! It’s been quite a ride.