Spotlight Writer: Aamer Hussein
The author of “The Cloud Messenger” talks about “post-9/11” writing, what it means for emerging Pakistani writers and why he doesn’t believe he qualifies as one.
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Alone As I Am / Jaise Main Tanha Hun
From our ninth issue, a beautiful poem by Azra Abbas translated from the Urdu by Muhammad Umar Memon
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The Rose
In Abdullah Hussein’s skillful story, the narrator is confronted by the anger and resentment of his childhood friend, Sarwat for treating her with gender-based assumptions, not as an individual in the final short story from our Freedom Issue.
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Whose Grave Is It that Lies by the Juniper Tree
Afzal Ahmed Syed (as translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi) contemplates mortality and immortality.
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Noor-e-Chashm
In “Noor-e-Chashmâ€, Mavra Rana interweaves a widow’s grief with memories of her late husband and their married life in a poem from our ninth issue featuring emerging Pakistani writers.
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Untitled
In “untitledâ€, Ilona Yusuf celebrates the rhythms of life: childhood puberty, marriage and death.
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Lullabies and Killers
In “Lullabies and Killersâ€, the poet juxtaposes survival against daily killings and burials. From our ninth issue.
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The Tree at the Limit
Aamer Hussein’s poetic and intricate story interprets the life of the Italian-born artist, Marya Mahmud through her paintings. Her love for Karachi and its sea represent her emotional journey including her marriage to a Pakistani.
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From our ninth issue, poetry by Waqas Khwaja.
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Empty Bench / Khaali Bench
Muhammad Umar Memon translated Azra Abbas’s haunting poem, featured in our ninth issue.
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