Commentary

Productively ‘perverse’
Punjabi films of the 1970s-80s as a tool for resistance during Zia-ul-Haq’s dictatorship.
Nahal Sheikh | May 24, 2022

The hearth of the matter
A writer's personal reckoning with ancestral kitchens and the ways in which we occupy them.
Meher Mirza | Feb 25, 2022

Eating from the Bohra thaal
How commensality for some could mean alienation to others.
Alefiya Tundawala | Feb 23, 2022

No laphing matter
On the Tibetan dish laphing and its recent popularity across the region.
Nangsel Sherpa and Shriya Singh | Feb 21, 2022

Pakistan’s digital battlegrounds
The unexpected rise of esports in Pakistan.
Haseeb Asif | Feb 18, 2022

Mallikas of yesteryear
The forgotten histories of Pakistan’s music queens.
Wajiha Ather Naqvi | Jun 18, 2021

Unpacking the Maldives’ Transitional Justice Act
New legislation must provide meaningful redress for survivors of past abuses.
Mushfiq Mohamed | Jun 04, 2021

Can’t catch that big break
Is gatekeeping and nepotism in Lollywood stunting aspiring actors?
Neha Maqsood | May 31, 2021

No end in sight
The Maldivian blogger Yameen Rasheed's sister recounts the family’s long struggle for justice.
Aisha Rasheed | May 04, 2021

Bound by the bindi
Has wearing the bindi been an act of conformity to the Sindhi community?
Chandni Doulatramani | Feb 25, 2021
