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2010

"Discontent and its civilizations", about violence and the illusion of civilizations, from: the International Herald Tribune

2009

"It had to be a sign", about moving back to Pakistan after eight years in London, from: the Guardian

"A beginning", about President Obama's Cairo speech on Muslim-U.S. relations, from: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"Flailing, but not yet failing", about Pakistan moving away from tyranny, from: the International Herald Tribune

2007

"After 60 years, will Pakistan be reborn?", about Pakistan on its 60th anniversary, from: the New York Times

"My reluctant fundamentalist", about writing the novel, from: Powells.com

2006

"Down the tube", about a personal moment of paranoia on the London underground in the age of terrorism, from: the Independent

2004

"Reinventing Pakistan", about the art and media boom in Lahore, from: Smithsonian magazine

2003

"The pathos of exile", about returning to Lahore for a cousin's wedding, from: Time magazine (Asian edition)

2001

"In concert, no touching", about a restrained but erotic encounter in Lahore, from: Nerve magazine

2000

"Lives: international relations", about a love letter and applying for an Italian visa, from: the New York Times magazine