The previous Paralympic logo incorporated the Tae-Geuk, which is a traditional Korean decorative motif. According to oriental philosophy, Tae-Geuk refers to the ultimate reality from which all things ...

The 36th death anniversary of Pakistan’s eminent Urdu writer and civil servant Qudrat Ullah Shahab was observed today [24th, July]. Qudrat Ullah Shahab was born in Gilgit on February 26, 1920. He ...

In 1973, she returned to Pakistan and joined Radio Pakistan and PTV as a newsreader. Later, Surayya Shahab joined BBC Urdu Service in mid 1980s. She was the first Radio Pakistan's newscaster who was ...

Discover some surprising facts about Urdu, including how much it has in common with other languages. Also available in Urdu with audio.

Shafey Kidwai, Bilingual critic, reviewer, translator and expert on Urdu journalism Notwithstanding widespread adulation for the creative dexterity of writers like Meer, Ghalib, Premchand, Manto, ...

Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed is an academic based at Deakin University, Melbourne who has extensive research over the extremism and national action plan in Pakistan. Dr Zahid is talking about the ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login As the first study of its kind, this book offers a new understanding of progressive women’s poetry in Urdu and the legacy of postcolonial ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Urdu-speaking Australians. Once you taste the flavours from Pakistan, you'll be longing for the cuisine. Get the latest with ...

Megan Vahdat: I’m Megan Vahdat, and this is Persian Perspectives Today, a podcast that explores the viewpoints of Iranian leaders in arts, science, education and politics in the UCLA community ...

Syrian refugees are among those displaced in Lebanon from Israeli attacks. Many have nowhere to go and fear deportation. Syrian refugees load their belongings on a truck as they prepare to leave ...