Sunday Magazine Feature By Sher Khan Published: January 22, 2012 The State of Islam is a seminal study on the cultural war that took place in Pakistan following the country’s independence. In this book Toor attempts to change the narrowly defined popular perceptions regarding nationalism, Islam and the concept of the state. In modern-day academics, [...]
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Book review: The State of Islam – Red, green and white
Posted in Anti-Americanism, corruption, Culture and Arts, Express Tribune, Extremism, intolerance, Islam, issue, The express tribune, tagged dictatorship, liberalism, pakistan, rise of Islam, Saadia Toor, The state of Islam on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Theatre: Rayaan: Mirroring reality
Posted in Culture and Arts, Islam, theatre, tagged al-hamra, english theatre lahore, feudalism, laal theatre, pakistan, Rayaan, saad sultan, Theatre on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
‘Rayaan’ portrays the impact feudalism has on society. By Sher Khan Published: January 18, 2012 LAHORE: One hardly gets to see English theatre plays that comment on the fabric of society in Pakistan. This week, however, Saad Sultan’s beautifully scripted play “Rayaan” — which is being performed by the World Theatre Federation at Alhamra [...]
My Blog: Fighting for the white stripe
Posted in Human Rights, intolerance, Islam, Pakistani Politics, PPP, Religious parties, Salmaan Taseer, tagged asif ali zardari, extremism, intolerance, pakistan, pakistan politics, peoples party, ppp, salmaan taseer, Salmaan Taseer murder, war on terror on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fighting for the white stripe Sher Khan January 17, 2011 On August 11, 1947, the country’s first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan unveiled the new Pakistani flag – an all-green Muslim League flag with a slight alteration. It included a white stripe that the then prime minister in his address went on to say provided [...]
