#dark academia pakistan

[mehreenkhan]

Are we what we do with time, or are we what time does with us?

Mahmoud Darwish

[maihonhassan]

i love 𝐔𝐫𝐝𝐮 because instead of saying "My schedule is swamped" you say "Kuch kaam hain apni marzi ke, kuch kaam faqat majboori hain, phir waqt bohat hi thora hai aur saare kaam zaroori hain."

[desigrrrl]

— Faiz Ahmed Faiz, My Heart, Fellow Traveler (translated by Waqas Khwaja)

[thee-wild-child]

Old city aesthetics! ✨

Walled city of Lahore

[mangoslixes]

the Three of Witches, the first in a series of 40 drawings that Natasha describes as “an exploration of the facets of the divine feminine and stages of life,” as well as “all these different fragments of my psyche and personality”. Each drawing forms an oracle card in a new deck titled Motherwitch, which she’s since spent three years producing and includes a guidebook for exploring the meanings and interpretations behind the imagery, accompanied by a collection of other visual and sonic artworks.

Natasha hopes people will read and use the deck – in a way that is open to whatever “hidden realms or mysteries of their own imaginations” might present themselves. “To me, that’s intrinsic in the creative process… opening up the channels to the collective unconscious, being receptive to muses or inspiration. Being quiet, listening, being inquisitive.” She suggests people could use the deck as a way of getting to know themselves better, to work through an issue, or even to work through a project that’s stuck. Readers can explore what messages and resonances they individually find in the deck, using the guidebook for clarity.

on Natasha Khan

[roohulreyah]

“The world seems to move, to thrive with such ease, while here I am at a halt — stuck at a point, ceasing to exist.”

— Huda S. Maqbool

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[filtercoffeeonsteroids]

OMG GUYS ITS HAPPENING

We are getting our stuff back yayyyyy!!!!!

The imperialist assholes are getting what they deserve 😗😗👍

[sitaargirl]

would anyone be interested in volunteering for a Pakistan-India type collective? It's overall southasian that posts and manages events/articles on desi culture etc (+it includes ivy professors and famous people within southasia)

[stfu-gurl]

مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ

مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ

میں نے سمجھا تھا کہ تو ہے تو درخشاں ہے حیات

تیرا غم ہے تو غم دہر کا جھگڑا کیا ہے

تیری صورت سے ہے عالم میں بہاروں کو ثبات

تیری آنکھوں کے سوا دنیا میں رکھا کیا ہے ؟

تو جو مل جائے تو تقدیر نگوں ہو جائے

یوں نہ تھا ، میں نے فقط چاہا تھا یوں ہو جائے

اور بھی دکھ ہیں زمانے میں محبت کے سوا

راحتیں اور بھی ہیں وصل کی راحت کے سوا

[sakura--hanami]

Here's to some that actually did manage to survive the ( at least comparative) negligence, and the process of fading to the background of a concrete jungle

[mehreenkhan]

Dupatta makes you look even prettier and I think the desis agree<3

[maihonhassan]

Remembering Faiz on his 40th Death Anniversary!

The pain Faiz suffered through is heart wrenching to us; “kahin to karwan-e-dard ki manzil thahar jaye, kinare aa lage umr-e-rawan ya dil thahar jaye.”

[desigrrrl]

— Faiz Ahmed Faiz, August 1952 (translated by Agha Shahid Ali)

[his-heart-hymns]

Ukrainians hoped for an endless and unwavering support from the United States and the West to defeat Russian aggression and reclaim lost territories. However,it is now clearly visible that the support is diminishing as geopolitical priorities shift.America and the west cannot save two pawns at a time so now they will abandon ukraine to save something that is more precious and useful(Israel).Poor ukrainians will now be left at the mercy of Russians.This is what you get when you trust America and its allies

[starlightshadowsworld]

تمہاری یاد کے جب زخم برنے لگتے ہیں, کسی بہانے تمھیں یاد کرنے لگتے ہے.

When the wounds of your memory begin to heal, I find some excuse to think of you.

- Faiz Ahmed Faiz

[roohulreyah]

— Huda S. Maqbool