Blog – Dr. Farah Nazir

Chai Shai? Reduplication: A Verbal Art

First Published at hikayaat.com on 12 Feb 2020. Chai shai is a classic Pakistani and Indian phrase and one that I hear my parents, aunties, and

A Linguistic Analysis of ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko’

First Published at hikayaat.com on 13 Aug 2020. The song chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko has echoed around the world and back, from India, Pakistan

Book Review: ‘The Family Tree’ by Sairish Hussain

First Published at hikayaat.com on 15 Jul 2020. It’s set so close to home; in the British Pakistani diaspora community of Bradford from 1993-2020. The

Woman of the Week: Sairish Hussain

First Published at hikayaat.com on 15 Jul 2020. As we talk about Dr. Sairish Hussain’s debut novel ‘The Family Tree’, we learn how much of

Book Review: Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Girl, Woman, Other’

This review has been sat in my notes since December 2019 – my first book with Leeds Lit Club. It spoke to me in so

Book Review: Marjan Kamali’s ‘The Stationary Shop of Tehran’

First Published at hikayaat.com on 19 June 2020. We experience the life of the protagonist; a 17-year-old Roya in Tehran in 1953 to her mid

The Art of Common Talk in British South Asian Diaspora

First Published at https://www.creativeml.ox.ac.uk on 08 June 2020. Commissioned by Professor Rajinder Dudrah for the University of Oxford led project Creative Multilingualism. Linguistic creativity is

We Code-switch like Riz Ahmed

First Published at https://www.creativeml.ox.ac.uk on 01 May 2020. Commissioned by Professor Rajinder Dudrah for the University of Oxford led project Creative Multilingualism. The Long Goodbye (2020),

What is the name of my language?

First Published at https://www.creativeml.ox.ac.uk on 21 Apr 2020. Commissioned by Professor Rajinder Dudrah for the University of Oxford led project Creative Multilingualism. Pahari-Pothwari, Mirpuri, a

International Mother Language Day

Islamabad-Swat Motorway, Malakand, Pakistan Photo: Jalal Ajmal First Published at lotetreepress.com on 21 Feb 2020. Today is a day to celebrate and promote language diversity,

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