IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda ...

but in the book itself. I thought that was brilliant — an internal epigraph — and such a nice way to describe a move I keep seeing in contemporary poetry, a move I’ve liked every time I’ve ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. A thriller, a dystopia, a Gothic novel about a family curse: Genre lovers have options in this week’s recommended books ...

He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the gateway to the city of knowledge, a renowned warrior, an unmatched ascetic, a powerful orator, a great leader, and Haider-e-Karrar.

As the first man to embrace Islam, he played a key role in supporting Prophet Muhammad and spreading the message of the religion. It is believed that Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...

In the book’s final pages, the daughter’s outcome makes clear that the gulls got off easy. With her poetry collection “Museum of the Soon to Depart” (Carnegie Mellon University Press ...

Collections widely acclaimed as 2024’s “major” poetry books – by Rachael Allen, Ella Frears, Victoria Chang and Anne Carson – are noticeably absent from this shortlist, but several ...

I have sent her signed form to Maulvi Muhammad Din Sahib [ra]. I have named her ‘Aisha’ because this name, being that of the beloved wife of the Holy Prophet sa, holds great affection for me. Despite ...

Ugandan legislator Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North has died at the age of 37, Parliament and Rubaga Hospital announced Thursday afternoon. He breathed his last at 12:10pm. The announcement ...

This much anticipated novel comes from the mind of Pulitzer-Prize and National Book Award finalist, Laila Lalami. The brilliantly twisted piece of literary science fiction is a timely examination ...

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