Murad Yusufzai

Jun 28, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Muhammad Toheed |Nilofer Qazi |Tariq Rahman |Murad Yusufzai

I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain and Sweden. Summer holidays are a break from one’s daily routine and grind for some, but for Pakistanis with the privilege of being able to travel, it is a reminder of how unwell our country is. Travelling has been part of my life since I was born, but I have craved a ‘return to home’ no matter where we were. Of late, returning home induces increased anxiety manifesting physical and emotional turmoil. Pakistan makes me tense.

Jun 11, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Ishtiaq Ahmed |Murad Yusufzai |Shahzad Naveed |Yasser Latif Hamdani

The story of how the aggrandisement of the British East India Company spread its tentacles all over India using brute power, intrigues and falsification of facts is these days being revisited with renewed vigour and painstaking research. We know that in 1857 finally things came to a head and a popular uprising took place in many parts of India against British rule, but already in the second half of the 18th century, a resistance movement had started taking shape.

May 17, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Murad Yusufzai |Tariq Rahman |Hasan Zafar |Raza Rumi

Dr Meh Jabeen Nejm Ghazaal is an Urdu poetess and writer hailing from Mysore, India, the historic land associated with Tipu Sultan. She has so far published five books on themes spanning from collections of her short stories to innovative language games for new Urdu learners. Her doctoral thesis has been highly praised by examiners who strongly advocated that it be published as a book. After publication, the book won a national level award from the Uttar Pradesh government.

Mar 30, 2024 | tribune.com.pk | Murad Yusufzai

PUBLISHEDMarch 31, 2024KARACHI:While many working women excel at multitasking, Dr Fouzia Saeed's work presents a striking dichotomy. On one side, she works with women in crises, on the other she works with culture and creativity. Dr Saeed wears many hats. Her struggle for women’s empowerment and against violence and sexual harassment that women are subjected to has been relentless and exceptional.

Feb 11, 2024 | tribune.com.pk | Murad Yusufzai

PUBLISHEDFebruary 11, 2024KARACHI:Barbara Slavin is a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington and a lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University. Prior to joining Stimson, she founded and directed the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council and led a bi-partisan task force on Iran. Slavin’s areas of expertise encompass Iran, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic fundamentalism, and North Korea.