Despite being part of tribal society, women of Balochistan have been expressing themselves through the medium of folk and wedding songs, said speakers at a one-day seminar on “Women and Literature in Balochistan."
“Wedding songs and folk lores are a...
THE reading room at the Sayad Hashmi Reference Library in Malir. Students and young writers frequent the library during the week to read books on history and politics and look at archives.—Fahim Siddiqi / White Star
IN the 90s, Prof...
In a downtrodden and oppressed region—Balochistan—where truth is branded as a crime, dissent is dubbed as a threat, and political activism is viewed as seditious, choosing to speak out against atrocities inflicted on its native people, when the majority...
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Hameeda Noor is a human right activist by profession and founder of “SHADE”. An NGO working in Balochistan. She was born as an ordinary woman but devoted her life to an extraordinary vision to empower women.
The Baloch News presents...
Hundreds and thousands of people were born to bring change; some were to maintain change and the rest to glorify change. Likewise, some people got born as change to become role models for the generations; their way of living presents a completely courageous picture...
Baloch has a long and rich history and different from rest of the nations to have martial kind of tribes which have been the beauty of this historic nation. Baloch are also known for their bravery across the world...
Nali is a picnic point nearly 50 kilometers north of Turbat city. On various occasions, the residents of Turbat and nearby villages visit Nali for enjoying with their beloved ones. The way of Nali, too, leads to Zamuran and...
The centuries old culture, norms and civilization of Baloch land were known for bravery, honor and cultural values that shaped their existence as a united nation. But the same norms and values failed miserably when it came towards women...
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Born in Shikarpur, Sindh in 1938, Akbar Barakzai ranks amongst the stalwarts of modern Balochi literature.
Akbar Barakzai’s poetry mainly traverses along two somewhat unparalleled lines. Themes like love and intimacy, pleasure of union and agony of separation are...
