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Azfar Rizvi

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…

4 min readAug 16, 2020

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Jihad bin Nafs // Self Control

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Azfar Rizvi

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…

5 min readApr 15, 2020

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Shabaan in Karachi

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Azfar Rizvi

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…

2 min readFeb 27, 2020

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Of familiarity and love

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Azfar Rizvi

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…

2 min readNov 25, 2019

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Romance ≠ Love

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Azfar Rizvi

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…

7 min readNov 20, 2019

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Can Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan save us all?

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Azfar Rizvi

Is Telegraph racist?

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

4 min readJul 18, 2019

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Is Telegraph racist?

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Azfar Rizvi

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…

4 min readMar 23, 2019

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For the love of Urdu

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Azfar Rizvi

Google Assistant now available in Urdu!

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

2 min readMar 3, 2019

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Google Assistant now available in Urdu!

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Azfar Rizvi

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.

6 min readDec 25, 2018

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The Manto we need, not the one we want

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Azfar Rizvi

Letter from an exiled patriot

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

7 min readSep 8, 2018

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Letter from an exiled patriot

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Azfar Rizvi

Azfar Rizvi

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

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