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Pakistan:Globalisation and Education
Pakistan:Globalisation and Education

By Noreen Shahid
January 28 2014
 
 
 
Globalisation has greatly influenced our thought process, culture and ideology. It has a huge impact on education. …

The Domestic Crusaders
The Domestic Crusaders

By Tehmina
October 8 2013
 
 
 
Wajahat Ali’s play “The Domestic Crusaders” made its London debut in September 2013, having won high plaudits …

Pakistan and Domestic Violence
Pakistan and Domestic Violence

By Hera Hussain
August 21 2013
 
 
 
 
Chayn is Pakistan’s first global volunteer-led crowdsourced website that informs and supports women facing domestic violence. Eighty …

The Glue: Smell of Death
The Glue: Smell of Death

By Usman Shahid
May 31 2013
 
 
 

Minar-e-Pakistan is an example of enlightened Pakistan. This is the place where the Muslims of the …

China‘s Dreaming
China‘s Dreaming

By Melanie Yap
May 23 2013
 
 
 
 
At China’s National People’s Congress earlier this year, China’s new leader Xi Jinping outlined his vision for …

British Asian Culture
British Asian Culture

By Henna Butt
May 23 2013
 
 
 
 
Last week The Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House brought us this panel discussion featuring …

Novel Short Stories
Novel Short Stories

By Janice Pariat
May 14 2013
 
 
 
If short stories are, as Alice Munro describes them, “worlds seen in a quick, glancing light” …

Women and the Islamic World
Women and the Islamic World

By Andrew Hammond
May 1 2013
 
 
 
This spring The Samosa will be covering many of the fantastic literary events that have been …

Tamasha Theatre presents The Arrival
Tamasha Theatre presents The Arrival

By Andrew Hammond
April 22 2013
 
 
 
 
Tamasha Theatre’s latest offering is an utterly mesmerising and engaging portal onto what it means to …