In 2008, during Hajj, Bashir Badr slipped away into the crowd while his wife, Rahat Badr, searched frantically until a ...

Bashir Badr, who died last week, united Hindi and Urdu, Hindus and Muslims, India and Pakistan through his influential, ...

Badr, who wrote over 18,000 couplets, was a poet of commoners. His subjects were love, longing, loss, betrayal—the precise ...

By Huzaiful ReyazWhat is a poet, really? Not the textbook definition, but the real answer—a poet is the person a civilisation ...

Cultural activists have launched an international campaign inviting Muslims around the world to dedicate Quran recitation, prayers, and pilgrimages to holy sites in memory of the martyred Leader of ...

Discover essential Singapore art exhibitions this week, featuring abstract expressionism, diasporic artist Zarina, and Lita ...

Food, football and history mingle in Karachi’s oldest settlement. And a boxing coach teaches girls to defy stereotypes.

For India's first recognised female Dastango, preserving the centuries-old storytelling tradition is about far more than ...

When you’ve been through cancer treatment, hearing the words “you’re cancer free” should feel like the finish line. But for ...

Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants in Saudi Arabia drive the pilgrimage economy through regional networks and inherited ...

Lifelong friend Syed Babar Ali dedicates tribute during his centenary celebrations ...