Trust in Allah... But Tie Your Camel: Duas from the Quran and Hadith

Compiled by Sheikh Rashid Anwar Translated by Syed Irfan Ahmad

This guide on Islamic duas [prayers] aims to steer readers away from unscrupulous ‘faith healers’ and injunctions to recite surahs and ayats so many hundreds of times in order to achieve results. Written to appeal to today’s media-savvy populace, the supplications and authenticated hadith are punctuated with bite-sized explanations and the book will be especially useful for those more comfortable with reading in the English language.

Companion to Pakistani Cuisine

Edited by Shanaz Ramzi

Pakistani cuisine is not simply evolving. Thanks to food influencers on social media, it is steadily gaining familiarity with foodies all around the world.

With contributions from noted food experts and essays by Yasmeen Lari, Irfan Husain, Asif Noorani and Michael Jansen, this “encyclopaedia” of cookery serves as a useful introduction to desi cooking with its clear and concise explanations of Pakistan’s popular dishes, ingredients and styles of cooking.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, May 28th, 2023