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Jihad bin Nafs // Self Control

I’ve been thinking about the importance of power and how/why/when we wield it. The true measure of one’s strength is not the physical…

Aug 16, 2020

Jihad bin Nafs // Self Control

Aug 16, 2020

Shabaan in Karachi

The night of #15Shabaan has never been an ordinary night for a Muslim teenager. For some of us in Karachi, it is almost like Eid — new…

Apr 15, 2020

Shabaan in Karachi

Apr 15, 2020

Of familiarity and love

We’d set up our little forts within the safe confines of our homes. Cover the windows with bedsheets. Pull down all the cushions from the…

Feb 27, 2020

Of familiarity and love

Feb 27, 2020

Romance ≠ Love

We’ve lost the plot. We’ve lost the meaning of love. Maybe it is due to our own inadequacies. Or because of Hollywood’s romantic comedy…

Nov 25, 2019

Romance ≠ Love

Nov 25, 2019

Can Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan save us all?

With Season 2 of ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ available on Amazon, critics continue to discuss how Hollywood’s mainstream cultural productions…

Nov 20, 2019

Can Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan save us all?

Nov 20, 2019

Is Telegraph racist?

Who should be singled out for practising restraint when it comes to alcohol?

Jul 18, 2019

Is Telegraph racist?

Jul 18, 2019

For the love of Urdu

I fell into writing for AI after spending years creating online media and broadcast content. Writing for an AI personality is vastly…

Mar 23, 2019

For the love of Urdu

Mar 23, 2019

Google Assistant now available in Urdu!

With Google Assistant, the next billion users are rapidly adopting cutting-edge technology.

Mar 3, 2019

Google Assistant now available in Urdu!

Mar 3, 2019

The Manto we need, not the one we want

Even in death, Manto continues to tug at our conscience and our humanity — what more can we ask for posterity.

Dec 25, 2018

The Manto we need, not the one we want

Dec 25, 2018

Letter from an exiled patriot

When Dr. Abdus Salam responded to my letter, he ushered a new way of thinking for me.

Sep 8, 2018

Letter from an exiled patriot

Sep 8, 2018

Another Monday!

Aug 24, 2018

Another Monday!

Aug 24, 2018

Camping at the Rouge

Originally posted on: Sep 18, 2012

Aug 6, 2018

Camping at the Rouge

Aug 6, 2018

Social Media for Non-profits

I recently helped with the launch and engagement initiatives for ‘Playing for Keeps’, a key legacy of the Ontario Summer Games 2012. It was…

Aug 5, 2018

Social Media for Non-profits

Aug 5, 2018

The unspoken truth — Ankahi

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced- James Baldwin

Aug 4, 2018

The unspoken truth — Ankahi

Aug 4, 2018

Station 58

Documentary: Station 58 Release: 2009 Duration: 40 minutes for television Media: Local and International broadcast/Online film festivals

Aug 4, 2018

Station 58

Aug 4, 2018

Pakistani Floods

“The magnitude of the problem; the world has never seen such a disaster. It’s much beyond anybody’s imagination…

Aug 4, 2018

Pakistani Floods

Aug 4, 2018

The Inevitable Flight

Documentary: The Inevitable Flight Writer/Director: Azfar Rizvi Producer: Iris Media, Wwf, Azfar Rizvi, Dawn News Cast: Robert Whale…

Aug 4, 2018

The Inevitable Flight

Aug 4, 2018

Earthquake Diaries

‘Earthquake Diaries’ is a series of documentaries in the aftermath of October 2005 earthquake that leveled Pakistan’s northern areas. Azfar…

Aug 4, 2018

Earthquake Diaries

Aug 4, 2018

Eid Carnival at Balakot

In an effort to get the most timely updates, Rizvi lead a media team to Balakot setting up base camp at Garhi Habibullah next to the Kunhar…

Aug 3, 2018

Eid Carnival at Balakot

Aug 3, 2018

Documentary: When Brummies Met Sindhis

Documentary: When Brummies Met Sindhis Director: Azfar Rizvi Writer: Azfar Rizvi Cast: Rebecca Bailey, Kamal Hanif, Ian Healey, Heather…

Aug 3, 2018

Documentary: When Brummies Met Sindhis

Aug 3, 2018

Azfar Rizvi

Azfar Rizvi

Journalist-turned award-winning filmmaker. Writer. Chai drinker. Pakistani Canadian in Contemporary America! | W: AzfarRizvi.com

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