Book & Literature Review

Cleopatra Stacy Schiff Egyptians ancient history always fascinates me. The mystery, drama and suspense surrounding it, intriguing my imagination. The discoveries about their way of life bewildered me. Among the all mighty Pharos, gods, goddesses the most sought after has been Cleopatra. I ignored the ever piling books and jumped right at it. . Stacy Schiff is a very competent …

You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney Recently I have read some very interesting self help books and thoroughly enjoyed them. For me they are like secret self assessment tools. You can analyse your own shortcomings as well as strong points without anyone knowing it. Because we all like to tell ourselves that we are intelligent human beings. For …

غار حرا میں ایک راتمستنصر حسین تارڑ مستنصر حسین سے رشتہ بہت پرانا ہے۔ جب ہم چھوٹے تھے تو یہ پی ٹی وی پر صبح کا پروگرام کرتے تھے اور خود کو سب بچوں کے چاچا کہلواتے تھے۔ ہم اسکول جانے سے پہلے پروگرام کا کچھ حصہ ہی دیکھ پاتے تھے۔ ان کا انداز بہت اپنائیت بھرا ہوتا تھا۔ ایسا …

To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee I have been seeing this book frequently on social media and everyone recommended it. I rarely get so many recommendations for any book. To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960 but written in 1930. Hence it portrays the simple and peaceful American countryside small town in those days. ~ The main characters of the …

The Hundred Years War On PalestineRashid Khalidi War of Palestine or “Masla e Falasteen” is a term that we have grown up with. It has always been talked about around us. We see it on TV, read about it in papers and study the syllabus. It’s not a new subject for anyone. Since it’s far from us so most of …