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There Was A Time When Clifton Residents Envied Nazimabad
Founded by Khwaja Nazimuddin after Partition to resettle migrant families coming to Karachi from India, Nazimabad soon became the most prestigious locality of the city — not because it was a posh area where the rich or the ruling class lived, but because of the fact that it was inhabited by a large number of…
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Adab (Respect) Must Be Restored In Naat Khwani Events
The tradition of writing and listening to Naat is ingrained in our culture because of the boundless love and respect the Muslims have for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). However, one should observe the highest degree of respect (Adab) while reciting Naat and listening to it. Likewise, the organisers and hosts of the Naat…
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Qawwali Not Declining As People Love To Hear It
Qawwali is not a new musical form as it is being performed for 800 years. It was invented by Amir Khusrau on the advice of Khwaja Nizamuddin Aulia who wanted to dilute the Sufi genre of ‘Samaa’, which was a difficult form and inaccessible to the ordinary people, so that common people could relish it.Abu…
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Podcasts Propagating Intellectual Discourse, Driving People Towards Reading, Says Ahmed Fozan
The rising medium of podcast on social media has reinvigorated ideological debates and dialogue in the country. The popularity of podcast is a good omen as it will drive people towards reading.Podcaster Ahmed Fozan shared these views while conversing with hosts Najam Soharwardi and Ebad Ahmed at Off The School’s YouTube channel. He said podcasts…
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Persian Poetry Is Mother-tradition Of Urdu Poetry
When it comes to learning it as a second language, Persian is one of the easiest languages of the world. Even through self-learning, Urdu speakers can learn Persian to a great degree in just three months to the extent that they are able to comprehend its great poets like Hafiz with ease. Literary scholar Ahmad…
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OTS Podcast Expresses Concern Over Ethnic Tensions In Karachi Over Heavy Vehicle Accidents
For many months, killings of residents by dumper trucks have become a routine of Karachi. With the government failing to make corrective actions and implement the traffic laws, people have resorted to take the law in their own hands. In many cases, angry people torch the heavy vehicles responsible for the fatal accidents and thrash…
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How West Discussed Seerah In Its Various Eras
Orientalism refers to study and understanding of the East by scholars belong to the West. In the Age of Enlightenment when Europeans began to colonise various regions of the East, they also sought to understand the religions, languages and cultures of the inhabitants of the East with the intention to find fault lines in them…