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Pipe dreams: Pakistan sewage workers hope for better future

  Nearly naked and covered with a black, foul-smelling muck, Shafiq Masih struggles out of a sewer he has just cleaned by hand in an...

The Return of Faraz Ali: Debut novel helps author define her ties with Pakistan

  THE DEBUT novel of Asian author Aamina Ahmad combines crime fiction and 1960s Pakistan to tell a story of murder, corruption and finding long-lost family. The...

Diverse casting has given Bridgerton global success

  THE Netflix series Bridgerton with two British Asian actresses in lead roles – Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran play sisters Kate and Edwina Sharma, newly arrived...

Rising star Sunak loses some of his shine

  British chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak is being accused of being out of touch with ordinary voters, in a sudden fall from grace...

Oscar spotlight shines on India’s rural women journalists

An all-women team of smartphone-toting, low-caste reporters who chronicle India’s hardscrabble heartland may give the cinema-mad country its first Oscar-winning film, after their own...

How Jessica Bollywood Violinist became connected to Indian film music

  Whether it is public or private, an increasing number of events are offering unique live entertainment, including from terrifically talented performers like Jessica Crabtree. The...

Balochistan: Pakistan’s land of the disappeared

Hani Baloch and her fiance Nasim never thought of themselves as dissidents, but one day in May — just weeks before their wedding —...

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