Writing
Creativity
Poetry and prose.
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See It. Say It. Sorted.
See it. Say it. Sorted.
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The Book
The book was handed down to me.
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So This Is How It Ends
And so this is how undergrad ends.
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Wishes
It was Ali’s first time skipping school, but he didn’t do it without good reason.
Reflections
Ramblings about life.
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2024: The Year I Discovered My Purpose
What makes 2024 unique is that I will forever remember it as the year I finally discovered my purpose.
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Legacy
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of legacy. The legacy I’ve inherited, the legacy I want to leave behind, and the one place that encapsulates it all: Leicester Square.
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Lessons From a Graduate
I’ve decided to focus on three key lessons I’ve learned during my undergraduate career in the hopes that you, dear reader, may learn something from me.
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2023: A Year to Remember
Why is 2023 a year to remember? Well, let’s just say It all started with a trip to Spain.
Reviews
Thoughts on writing.
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Bitter Fruit by Saadat Hasan Manto: A Review
In an age of political turmoil, Manto wasn’t afraid to write about the darkest depths of human depravity, and his contribution to literature continues to inspire generations of writers (including yours truly).
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Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary: A Review
Despite its limitations, I would say that Ansary succeeded in presenting a counter-narrative to global history that proves very enlightening.
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Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson: A Review
Whenever I think of modern Islamic literature and fiction, this is what will come to mind.
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I Stared at the Night of the City by Bakhtiyar Ali: A Review
The book had such a profound impact on my own ideas about the power of the imagination that I’d go as far as to include it in my personal canon.
Essays
Thought-provoking pieces to broaden your horizons.
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From Khans to Rebels: A Historical Approach to Analysing the Balochistan Conflict
This dissertation explores the history and socio-political dynamics of the Balochistan conflict in Pakistan, focusing on the recurrent uprisings and their implications for regional stability and national integrity.
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Al-Ghazali the Economist
Despite being written nearly a millennia ago, al-Ghazali’s economics still broadly align with what students come across in modern economic textbooks.
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The Grenfell Fire: A Preventable Catastrophe
In the early hours of Wednesday, 14th June 2017, a catastrophic high-rise fire in West London shook the UK, triggering a national introspection on building safety and regulatory compliance.
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Politicising the Civil Service: Why It Won’t Solve Our Problems
There is no doubt the Civil Service has its issues. However, is politicisation really the answer?
Interviews
Conversations with interesting people.
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The Disability Employment Gap: ‘Ignorance is a reason, not an excuse’
Liz Johnson, co-founder of The Ability People, sheds light on the disability employment gap.
Contributions
Work by other writers.
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Smile
“Why do you keep smiling at me?” she asks, suddenly pausing her stride and turning around to face me.
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The Call
I lay down against my prayer mat, body slumped, half in prostration, half in yearning.
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Atatürk: The Greatest Leader in History
“He set an outstanding example in promoting the spirit of mutual understanding between peoples and lasting peace between the nations of the world.’”