Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan

by Ziauddin Sardar (Editor), Robin Yassin-Kassab (Editor)

Overview

Ziauddin Sardar questions the question mark that is always placed in front of Pakistan, Robin Yassin-Kassab asks why Pakistan has not imploded, Taimur Khan breaks bread with the gangsters and bookies of Karachi, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad revisits Peshawar, Mahvish Ahmad tracks down the separatist in Quetta, Ehsan Masood watches Pakistani television, Merryl Wyn Davies deconstructs 'imaginariums' of Pakistan, Aamer Hussein discusses Pakistani modern classic fiction, Bina Shah asks if there is boom in Pakistani literature, Bilal Tanweer listens to 'Coke Studio', Muneeza Shamsie discovers the literary secrets of her family, Taymiya R. Zaman overcomes her fear of talking about Pakistan, Ali Maraj assesses Imran Khan, Shazia Mirza tells rude jokes in Lahore, and a fake novel by Ibn-e-Safi is spotted in Bahwalnagar. Plus a new translation of an old short story by A R Khatoon, a new story by Yasir Shah, poems by Ghalib, John Siddique and Zehra Nigah, Atia Jilani's Quranic art, photographs by Ayesha Malik, and 'Ten Things We Love About Pakistan'. About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849043816
Publisher:	Hurst
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Series:	Critical Muslim
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Ziauddin Sardar is a renowned writer, broadcaster and cultural critic. A former columnist on the New Statesman, he has also served as a Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. He is the editor of Futures and Visiting Professor, School of Arts, The City University, London. He is the author of many books, the most recent being Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim (Granta); What Do Muslims Believe? (Granta); and Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain (Granta). Robin Yasin-Kasab, co-editor of Critical Muslim, is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Road From Damascus (Penguin). Born in west London, he has lived and worked in France, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Oman. He is a regular contributor to the literary pages of The Guardian and The Independent.

Table of Contents

PAKISTAN? Ziauddin Sardar INTRODUCTION: THAT QUESTION MARK Robin Yassin-Kassab WHY ISN'T IT EXPLODING? Taimur Khan KARACHI IN FRAGMENTS Muhammad Idrees Ahmad PESHAWAR BLUES Mahvish Ahmad QUETTA DIVISIONS Ehsan Masood BREAKING NEWS Merryl Wyn Davies BEYOND THE IMAGINARIUM Aamer Hussein FOUND IN TRANSLATION Ziauddin Sardar IBN-E-SAFI, BA Bina Shah PAPERBACK WRITERS Bilal Tanweer COKE STUDIO Muneeza Shamsie DISCOVERING THE MATRIX Taymiya R Zaman NOT TALKING ABOUT PAKISTAN ART AND LETTERS A R Khatoon SHORT STORY: PRINCESS MAHRUKH AND THE MAGIC HORSE Yasir Shah SHORT STORY: KIRATPUR Mirza Ghalib, John Siddique POEMS and Zehra Nigah Syed Haroon ur ATIA JILANI: WRITING THE QUR'AN Rasheed Ahmed ET CETERA Ali Maraj ASSESSMENT: IMRAN KHAN The List TEN THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT PAKISTAN CITATIONS Shazia Mirza LAST WORD: ON VISITING PAKISTAN CONTRIBUTORS Ayesha Malik PHOTOGRAPHS throughout