ALTHOUGH it would seem odd today, it is a fact that many non-Muslims have played a very significant role in the promotion of Urdu. Before Pakistan came into being, a large number of non-Muslim writers ...

Sanskritic words were removed from the Urdu language and Islamic cultural allusions and metaphors were put in place. (For those who want details please refer to chapter five of my book, entitled From ...

The possibility of Urdu being a secular language that could unite India’s diverse communities may come as a surprise to many because of the mistaken belief that it is a “Muslim language.” But an ...

PHILOSOPHY and philosophers have usually been target of jokes. The disrespect for philosophy is not uncommon in our society alone, but the westerners also do not hesitate to poke fun at philosophers.

The book has been released by the Karachi-based publishing house Dar al-Thaqalayn, which has earlier published books on Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. “An Outline of Islamic ...

Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday asserted that he believed he was “doing something right as long as both” Hindu and Muslim fundamentalists were abusing him, his comments coming against the ...

The State-run West Bengal Urdu Academy, which was all set to hold a four-day festival to celebrate Urdu in Hindi cinema, has put off the event following opposition from some Islamic organisations to ...