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6 days ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Nabil Tahir |Rizwana Naqvi
By Rizwana Naqvi | PUBLISHED June 22, 2025 KARACHI: Marjan Kamali is an award-winning, Iranian-American novelist and author, whose books have received both national and international acclaim and have been translated and published in more than 25 languages. Born in Turkey to Iranian parents, she spent her childhood in Turkey, Iran, Germany, and Kenya, before settling in the US.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Nabil Tahir |Rizwana Naqvi
By Rizwana Naqvi | PUBLISHED May 04, 2025 KARACHI: Muhammad Asif Nawaz has varied interests. Besides writing for various magazines, he also, at times, engages in filmmaking and photography. He studied to be a doctor before joining the Pakistan Administrative Service and has served in Punjab, Balochistan, and Gilgit Baltistan. Nawaz also has a penchant for travelling and history.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
By Rizwana Naqvi | PUBLISHED January 19, 2025 KARACHI: “Why, but why must we do it?”“Because it’s a tradition.”The topic under discussion was ‘Bride’s breakfast’—breakfast sent to the groom’s place by the bride’s family the day after the wedding. The conversation left me wondering where and how do such traditions emerge and why do we follow them, especially in these days of inflation when it’s difficult to make both ends meet.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
By Rizwana Naqvi | PUBLISHED December 08, 2024 KARACHI: Some books are worth reading not just because of their storyline but also because of their characterisation and the feelings and thoughts of the characters, the psychology behind their actions, the light shed on various aspects of society and the up close and personal presentation of the realities of the society we live in. One such book is Amidst the Dead by Faheem Sikandar.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
PUBLISHEDSeptember 29, 2024KARACHI:“With its multi-ethnic urban sprawl and own cultural dynamics, Karachi is far ahead in being a proper metropolis along the likes of New York, Paris, Dubai and the lot….
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
PUBLISHEDSeptember 01, 2024KARACHI:It sounds odd but it is a fact that despite so much poverty, obesity is on the rise in Pakistan. The World Health Organisation data indicates that 58.1% of Pakistanis are overweight, with 43.9% classified as obese, whereas about 40% of children in Pakistan are overweight or obese. Worldwide, in 2022, one in eight people were living with obesity, 43% of adults, aged 18 years and over, were overweight and 16% were living with obesity.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Rizwana Naqvi |Abbas Nasir |Muhammad Amir Rana |Muna Khan
Resilient Pakistan: Sociocultural ImpactBy Haya Fatima SehgalLe TopicalISBN: 978-969-712-087-1398pp. Resilient Pakistan: Sociocultural Impact by Haya Fatima Sehgal is a compilation of her articles published in various newspapers during the years 2019–23.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
PUBLISHEDApril 22, 2024KARACHI:The mere mention of the chinar tree brings to mind romance, splendour, and persistence. A look at the title The Whispering Chinar invoked similar images, but in reality, Ali Rohila’s book is anything but romantic. The stories in this collection tackle themes of power and entitlement, family dynamics, male privilege, and bigotry besides others. Rohila is the descendant of Nawab Hafiz Rehman Khan Rohila, the Pakhtoon ruler of Rohilkhand.
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Mar 24, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
It is said that one should learn lessons from history. Unfortunately, however, Pakistan as a nation seems to have failed to learn its lesson, though in our case history has been repeated time and again. We seem to have forgotten a lot of things that should have taught us to do much better than we have.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
tribune.com.pk | Rizwana Naqvi
PUBLISHEDMarch 10, 2024KARACHI/JOHI/KARACHI:It’s again that time of the year when the air is heavy with mixed sentiments, though in our country this is not limited to any single occasion, especially when it concerns women. But when it comes to Women’s Day and holding of Aurat March while women prepare for the march, people from various segments of society come forward to oppose it, even demanding the government to ban such an event, claiming it to be against Islamic teachings.
