Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work. From his involvement wit ...

Guru Dutt cuts to the chase early on in Pyaasa. He opens the film, about a brilliant but unsuccessful poet, with a verse “Ye ...

Once upon a time, the storyteller had to be a man of many arts—be glib and a deft swordsman, at the very least. Close to the ...

Meticulously researched, politically astute and very juicy, this is a contemporary retelling of a case that rocked Pakistan ...

Kashmir, known as 'Peer Vear,' has been a sanctuary for poets and mystics, with Rasul Mir and Mehmood Gami as its iconic voices. Mir, the 'John Keats of Kashmir,' captured romantic yearning through ...

The British Council supported a vibrant collaboration between the Faiz Foundation Trust and the Bradford Literature Festival ...

Play on Faiz captivates theatre lovers The play portrayed the emotional, political and poetic dimensions of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's life ...

The British Council supported a vibrant collaboration between the Faiz Foundation Trust (Pakistan) and the Bradford Literature Festival (UK) to co-curate a special Faiz Festival programme as part ...

Poet Nabeela Ahmed's new book, From Kashmir to Yorkshire (Image: Mike Simmonds) Her teacher showed her poetry written by Urdu and Persian speakers.

The love between friends deserves to be celebrated. These poems about friendship are sweet, relatable and heartfelt ways to say "I love you." ...

Ahmed (Love, Hate & Other Filters) sets her chilling novel in the very near future: two-and-a-half years after an election that brought about a Muslim ban, exclusion laws, and the internment ...