Introduction The White Tiger and Neoliberalism In this brief article I intend to read Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger in the light of some insights about neoliberalism as discussed by Franco Berardi. In his celebrated book, The Soul at Work, [...]
Nyla Ali Khan's Review of my book ISIS: Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives Published in the Daily Times on June 12, 2019 Masood Ashraf Raja’s book ISIS: Ideology, Symbolics, and Counter Narratives attempts to come to terms with the [...]
Migration and Homelessness The world has always witnessed migrations and the displacements of humanity for food, for better life and to escape from misery and war. But the migrations of 21st century are unique in the sense that people [...]
I recently came across this publishing initiative on instagram. Since I found their project so fascinating, I requested the founders for more information so that I could lend them my support and introduce them to my readers. Launched [...]
During my recent visit to Pakistan, I was finally able to procure the unabridged version of Tilism Hoshruba. My brother, an avid reader and collector of all things rare, was able to order a seven-volume reprint edition for me. Republished [...]
Book Proposal. (Note: This is a modified version of my book proposal for my book on ISIS. While most publishers would use a similar format, please do check the exact requirements of your publisher: you can always find the specifics [...]
(This is an excerpt from the conclusion of my recent book: ISIS: Ideology, Symbolics and Counter Narratives.) There are some brilliantly researched books on ISIS, I consulted most of them, but in this brief volume I have attempted to answer [...]
The World We Inhabit and the Need for Change In one of his works, Emmanuel Levinas poses a set of important ethical questions about the nature of our interactions with our others: When others enter, each of them external to [...]
Muhammad Akram Nadvi: Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam. Interface Publications, 2013 (Second Revised Edition) if you have ever wondered about the lack of historical references to female Muslim scholars of the Qura'n and hadith, then this is the book [...]