Nudrat Kamal
A convincingly argued treatise on the need to explore Muslim identity in the same ways that race, gender and citizenship have
Published 26 Sep, 2021 11:44am
Afrofuturism lets us see Black people at the centre of their own stories with all the vibrant shades of their humanity.
Updated 16 Jul, 2020 10:42am
A Pakistani novel explores a young man’s evolving relationship to his faith, but its complexity is let down by its
Published 22 Dec, 2019 08:45am
Dismissing sci-fi and fantasy as low-brow or trashy isn't just a desi stance, although it might be more pronounced.
Updated 16 Jul, 2019 01:03pm
Studying the whole range of friendships that can exist between women felt a little bit like resistance.
Updated 03 Feb, 2020 11:04am
A contemporary Pakistani adaptation of Pride and Prejudice works because of its attention to detail when it comes to
Published 17 Feb, 2019 07:38am
A dystopian novel imagines a future where a South Asian city is segregated along communal and caste lines
Published 28 Oct, 2018 07:09am
In her new novel, the author builds an engrossing world particularly for young adults, ingeniously incorporating
Published 26 Aug, 2018 07:40am
While the stoically suffering woman is embraced, the happy woman can’t even get a foot in the door.
Updated 09 Jun, 2018 06:20pm
History is mostly about men. Two well-produced books relish demolishing that characterisation
Published 13 May, 2018 07:20am
The film shows fully formed, multi-faceted female characters without feeling the need to bluntly monologue.
Updated 12 Apr, 2018 06:08pm
The first of a series of mystery novels set in 1920s Bombay is flawed, but also offers promise
Published 08 Apr, 2018 06:48am
The first of a four-part series builds an intricately grand and recognisable fantasy world, but buckles under the weight
Published 24 Dec, 2017 07:03am
An anthology of stories from around the world depicts djinns via different cultural lenses
Published 22 Oct, 2017 07:01am
