Thoughts of a Bibliophile
Kabir AltafMusic, Theater, Literature, South Asia, Middle East
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Why have some authors compared modern terrorism to totalitarianism?
This essay was originally written in April 2007 for a political philosophy class at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). I was reminded of it because of the recent 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Ever since September 11, 2001, m...
Light amid gloom
This music review was originally published in The Friday Times in October 2009.
Representative image of Aliya Rasheed
In international media headlines today, Pakistan is associated mainly with the Taliban and the global War on Terror. A...
Review: All Them Dogs by Djamel White
All Them Dogs–Djamel White’s debut novel– is one of thirteen books longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. Of the thirteen, it is one of three books with queer themes– the others are Douglas Stuart’s John of John and Marlon James’ The Disappe...
Review: The It Girl by Ruth Ware
This review was originally posted on my personal blog in July 2022.
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of thrillers and particularly of dark academia. Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is one of my favorite novels....
Cha Rahee Kali Ghata
I’m sharing a recording of myself singing a Dadra (a semi-classical genre of Hindustani music). This piece is set in Raga Des and was made famous by the great Begum Akhtar.
Thumri—and its associated genres such as dadra— is a semi-classic...
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Pakistani-American. Musician trained in Hindustani (North Indian) classical music. M.Mus Ethnomusicology, SOAS University of London. My dissertation was on the decline of Hindustani music in Pakistan.
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