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Shama Noman is a passionate educator, mother, and occasionally flippant storyteller. She loves children and shares her classroom experiences via her educational initiative, The Y Teacher. She is currently working with The Emirates Literature Foundation and runs a children's story writing competition. You can listen to the full episode on storytelling in the field of education at
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Ameena Ahmad reads from her father, Syed Sardar Ahmad’s diary.
The biographical fiction book, Walking the Divide – A tale of a journey home is based on Syed Sardar’s life story.
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MIXTAPE Readings 3: Uzma Aslam Khan reads from her latest book The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali.
Uzma Aslam Khan’s latest novel, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, is a classically and lyrically constructed novel telling the story of a forgotten episode from our history.
A much-needed work of historical fiction, the novel deals with the Andaman Islands and the prison colony that was established there during the British rule. This part of the pre-partition history of the subcontinent has somehow slipped through the mainstream recollection and has been reduced to a footnote.
Khan reads from the book after our recent podcast episode where we talked to her about all of her novels.
MIXTAPE Readings 2: Shama Noman reads Kutton kay katnay kay auqat muqarar hogaye by Ibn e Insha
Sher Muhammad Khan, popularly known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist.
He was born in Phillaur, tehsil of Jalandhar District, Punjab, India on 15 June, 1927. In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from Punjab University and subsequently, his M.A. from University of Karachi in 1953.
During his professional career he was associated with various governmental services including Radio Pakistan, the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan. Ibn-e-Insha also served in the UN for some time which gave him the opportunity to travel, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he later penned. He was also quite active in the Progressive Writers Movement.
Ibn-e-Insha is considered as one of the best poets and writers of his generation, and was awarded the Pride of Performance by the then President of Pakistan in 1978. He died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma on 11 January, 1978.
Shama Noman is a passionate educator, mother and occasionally flippant storyteller. She loves children and shares her classroom experiences via her educational initiative, The Y Teacher. She is currently working with The Emirates Literature Foundation and runs a children's story writing competition.
Based on a true story, My Pure Land revolves around a mother and her two daughters who end up in \ gun battle in order to protect their home from large group of armed men.
Directed by, the British-Pakistani filmmaker, Sam Masud, the film is inspired from the life of Nazo Dharejo, titles as "the toughest woman in Sindh." Masud describes the film as "a modern-day feminist Western set in Pakistan, based on the extraordinary true story of one woman and her family who defended their home and land from 200 bandits."
In Search of Fatima by Ghada Karmi, is a very touching memoir. She is a Palestinian-British doctor, academic and author.
The memoir chronicles her family's journey through the loss of their home and how all the five members struggled with their identity in a new country. Being the youngest in the family, Ghada also maps out her becoming aware of the contradictions and conflicts of her two identities and her attempts at their reconciliation.
Karmi’s memoirs illustrate how for so many the political and personal are inseparable. This is one of this books that stays with you as it ends on an optimistic note.
Empires of the Indus
Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River is a non-fiction book by Alice Albinia is a book that came up during our podcast, Episode 5: Sharing stories of Water with Saba Dar.
Alice covers her journey from Karachi to Tibet, along the Indus River and during this unique trip gives an insight into the communities as well as the history and political framework of the countries through which the Indus flows and how it has impacted the might water body.
It is an engaging page turner and gives some interesting insights into some communities that don’t always make it to mainstream media. For me personally, it was my first introduction to the Sheedi community in Pakistan.
MIXTAPE Readings 1: Hammad Anwar reads Lahore ka Jughrafia by Patras Bokhari.
Syed Ahmed Shah popularly known as Patras Bokhari, was a Pakistani diplomat, writer, humorist, and broadcaster. He served as the first Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations.
He was born to a Kashmiri family in Peshawar, in undivided India. Shah early education was from Edwardes Mission School in Peshawar and later he studies English Literature at the Government College, Lahore. He moved to United Kingdom where he received his Tripos from the Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
After returning to Lahore Shah taught English at Government College in 1927. He became a prominent part of the Muslim intelligentsia in South Asia. Shah moved to eventually become Director General of All India Radio in Delhi and then Principal of Government College. He was appointed as the country's first envoy to the United Nations in New York City from 1951 and 1954, followed by the Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for Information until 1958.
Shah started using the pen name Peter, as a sign of respect for his teacher Peter Watkins, when he wrote in English. For his Urdu writings it became Patras. His collection of essays, Patras Kay Mazameen, published in 1927 is said to be a timeless asset to the Urdu humor writings.
Hammad Anwar works in the public sector with a special interest in storytelling through digital communications. He is Founder of Sukhan and Co-founder of Mani's Cricket Myths. He is passionate about telling stories that are changing narratives, and in another life used to write scripts and comic books.
Storytelling in the field of Education with Shama Mir
If you havent't already, do listen to this engaging conversation on any of your favourite podcast platforms. The Y Teacher
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