Not Just for the Bookshelf: Reading Iqbal as a Call to Action, Not a Lullaby
For too long, Iqbal’s poetry has been treated as a “classic”—an artifact to be revered on a bookshelf, recited at […]
Literature and poetry
Literature and poetry
Literature and poetry
The Shaheen vs. The Nightingale: Why Iqbal’s Symbolism Matters for Artists Today
The symbols a culture uses reveal its deepest values. Traditional Urdu and Persian poetry was filled with the Bulbul (nightingale),