Shahzad Hasan

Nov 9, 2024 | dawn.com | Shahzad Hasan |Muhammad Amir Rana |Abbas Nasir

Pottery Traditions of PakistanBy Nabahat LotiaLe Topical (Pvt) LtdISBN: 978-969-712-148-9307pp. I have often heard that water from an earthen container, clay matka or pitcher is sweeter and just the right temperature of cool, that food cooked in a glazed clay handi tastes better than food cooked in a metal pot. And also that naan or breads baked in a clay tandoor are always preferred over tawa chapati.

Jun 29, 2024 | dawn.com | Muhammad Iftikhar |Shahzad Hasan |Zulqernain Tahir |Ashraf Jehangir Qazi

Player AIBy Muhammad Omar IftikharDastaan PublishingISBN: 978-969-969-955-641pp. After seeing the Pakistan cricket team in action (read ‘inaction’) in the just-concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup staged in the West Indies and the USA, of all the places, where the Men in Green lost their opening encounter to USA, of all the teams, to just tumble downhill from there, the novelette Player AI, was a pleasurable read.

Dec 17, 2023 | dawn.com | Shahzad Hasan |Abbas Nasir |Muhammad Amir Rana |Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Persia — Land of Emperors and KingsBy Iftikhar SalahuddinSelf-publishedISBN: 9789692331616269pp. There are several books that have been published about Persia. But Persia — Land of Emperors and Kings, a coffee table edition, is a work of art, a masterpiece.

Sep 2, 2023 | dawn.com | Syed Zaid |Behram Qazi |Suvendrini Kakuchi |Shahzad Hasan

Jerusalem: The Signs of the Sacred, The Imprints of the Real — A Picturesque Journey of the Holy Land Through Vintage Postcards, Posters & PhotographsBy Safdar NenseyCinnamonteal Design & PublishingISBN: 978-93-93984007-4184pp. To understand the coffee-table treatise Jerusalem: The Signs of the Sacred, the Imprints of the Real — A Picturesque Journey of the Holy Land Through Vintage Postcards, Posters & Photographs, you first need to know a bit about its author.