Fiction
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Lucky Vikki

Part of our special feature on contemporary Pakistani writers in the ninth issue, Muhammad Umar Memon's piece translated from the Urdu.
Story of the Week
 
 Poetry
Poem of the Week

Body Without Mirror

Poem of the Week (June 18), by Leonore Wilson
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 Digital Edition
10-my heart skipped a beat - digital collage printed on archival paper - 76cmX114cm

Author’s Prayer / Dua-e-Sukhnoor

From our ninth issue, Ilyas Babar Awan's version of 'Author's Prayer' is the first Urdu translation of Ilya Kaminsky's work.
La Vision de Daniel
 
 Articles
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The Moral of the Story

Morality is difficult enough in life, but morality in literature spans a much richer tapestry writes Maria Amir.
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 Opinion
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The Truth about Epilepsy

More a syndrome than a disease, this essay serves as a public service announcement.
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 Commentary
La Vision de Daniel

To Reality and Beyond!

In this essay, Senior Articles Editor Aaron Grierson writes about freedom in the digital age and just what it means in the ever-expanding Information Age.
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 Alone in Babel
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Caine Prize: Foreign Aid, by Pede Hollist

Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva reviews Pede Hollist's 'Foreign Aid', shortlisted for the Caine Prize
Tope Folarin
 
 Film
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Coraline and Freud’s Uncanny

What do Pixar animation and Freud have in common? Quite a lot -- just read Film Critic Marcus Nicholls' essay and find out.
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