No Honour in ‘Honour Killings’ – Die Fremde, Feo Aladag’s film review
No Honour in ‘Honour Killings’ Die Fremde, Feo Aladag’s film which tells the heart-rending tale of a Muslim German woman of Turkish descent, named Umay....
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Burqa Vaganza – A Satirical Backlash – By M. Gill
The Hafsa girls took burqa to the street in a blatant way by occupying a children’s library in Islamabad. Later on, they kidnapped a...
An Interview with Naseeruddin Shah – By R. Ansari
“Naseer!” The man yelled from two feet away from us. “Who would have thought I would run into you walking up Yonge St!” This was...
Interview with Tanya Wells: A beautiful new Voice in South Asian Classical Music
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s kalam has been performed by so many artists, including Noor Jahan, Mehdi Hassan, Tina Sani, Nayyara Noor and more. RaviMagazine.com came across...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The Last Prophet of Qawwali – By A. Acharya
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The Last Prophet of Qawwali For many years before he became a towering figure in world music, Nusrat Fateh Ali...
A Cultural Revolution? By Zia Ahmed
Globalization brings different things to different people. Ruin to Argentina, call centers and McDonald’s to India, Maquiladoras to Mexico. To us in Pakistan, it has...
Famous Quote by Shahenshah-e-Qawwali Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan belonged to the famous Qawwal family who migrated from of Jalandher, Indian Punjab. His voice was shrill from childhood, which he overcame with...
Another Victim of the State – By F.Khan
Another Victim of the State There is no end to the insecurity the ruling elite constantly feels in the Land of the Pure. This vendetta...
Talking to Sabiha Sumar about Khamosh Pani – By A. Arora
A documentary filmmaker, Sabiha Sumar surprised the cinema world with the all-compassing talent revealed in her first feature film, Khamosh Pani. The film has...
Woh Jis Ki Deed Mai Lakhon Musaratin Pinhaan: Abida Parveen sings Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Here is a Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s extremely early poem ‘Ek Rahguzar Par’, which despite being his very early poem manifests his command over weaving...
Movie Reviews: Bend it like Beckham and The Warrior
British cinema’s interest in desi culture continues. Two contrasting films made by English-Indian directors have recently been released to commercial and critical acclaim in the...
Mughal e Azam – Movie review By A. Naqshbandi
Mughal e Azam is perfect entertainment, artfully done. Everything about it oozes class: from the professional cast to the spectacular sets (I think at the...
Movie Review: Bandit Queen – By M. Srivastava
“There may never be a truth that is final, absolute or infallible. But the life of Phoolan Devi, as told by Kapur in Bandit Queen,...
Goodbye, Allah Rakhi – By Ras Siddiqui
In memory of Noor Jahan Our best-known Pakistani nightingale is gone. Her journey from birth (real name Allah Rakhi as reported by the BBC) in...
Rabbi Shergill – Music Review – By Veeresh M.
Rabbi Shergill – Music Review – By Veeresh M. I don`t know about technical brilliance and electronic wizardly… but I know what will be playing...
Eight Songs I’d Take With Me to a Desert Island – By Asif Naqshbandi
The BBC Radio programme, “Desert Island Discs” recently celebrated its 70th anniversary and the occasion had me thinking about the eight songs I would choose...
“BOL” A Very Bold Movie – By Ras Siddiqui
This movie has taken the cloak (and clothes) off many segments of current Pakistani society and parts of it will make the viewer quite uncomfortable....
A Glimpse Into Life In Pakistan on Celluloid – By Shoma Chatterji
Despite the brouhaha around Pakistani politics, cricket and film stars, it is strange that as Indians, we do not have even a nodding acquaintance with...
Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan : A Tribute by Asif Naqshbandi
I met Asad Amanat Ali Khan a few years ago; I didn’t think I’d never meet him again. I was quite shocked to learn, relatively...
