Iqbal, who wrote ‘Saare Jahan Se Achha’ in 1904, was advocating for a Muslim-majority state by 1930s. This ideological pivot ...

Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said that there are efforts, backed by foreign funding, to weaken Pakistan in the same manner as Palestine, Iran, Iraq, and ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida — used to praise someone or a marsiya, a song of sorrow that have faded out,” he say ...

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir forced his way Wednesday along with illegal settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, marking a new ...

In retaliation, Al-Dahnā wielded the power of poetry, and the vigor of the Arabic language, to voice her reasons for seeking a divorce. At a time in Islamic history when poetry held immense ...