Syed Farqaleet

Find more reviews on Reading Lately @latelyreading. A novel inspired by a true story based on south Punjab. The dominating culture and religious extreme fundamentalism show the true picture of exploitation in the name of religion. Heer the main character enters this hypocritic web by marrying a notable ‘Pir’ at the age of fifteen and that’s where her struggle starts with all dreams broken. Haveli culture, male domination and exploitation, and the evilness of her man make her life miserable tortures. She was physically and emotionally tortured and beaten by her husband who was a womanizer. A wife of a murderer who exploits people in the name of religion and misuses his power to stand above all, she and many broken souls had no voice against this evil. In the struggle of saving her daughter’s to be her husband’s victims, she got polluted herself and there was no way she can help other innocents in the house. She tried to free herself from this trap but there was no going back and she was declared dead in lived in solitude after her (Husband) Pir’s death. The legacy of cruelty and exploitation was carried out by her son making it a never-ending pain. Blasphemy is the most powerful and fearless novel I have ever read. The depth of events and storytelling in such a powerful voice made her work a jewel in the light of domestic issues being raised and written. There are no boundaries and no fear of telling a big truth.

Find more reviews on Reading Lately @latelyreading. Tehmina took an initiative to expose the exploitation of landlord culture and horrible dominance in our society. She got the nerve to write and the bravery to express and stand for a cause. Khar became violent and overly protective and his conservativeness cut Tehmina from the outside world and she lived a life like a home arrest. She faced rejection, torture, and exploitation of her husband’s dominance. She took a bold decision to dissolve fourteen years of marriage and at this point, she lost support from family and society, and even her children were taken away from her. At the point of loss, she decided to expose everyone and tell her story which became the most talked-about story. She worked for women's rights afterward and became a challenge for the power and motivation of people. Tehima’s storytelling is beyond comparison, she is compassionate about her expression and explanation and she gives reader goosebumps and shocks. She is beyond comparison when it comes to exposing and stand for a cause.

Find more reviews on Reading Lately @latelyreading. The connection between the religion Islam and democracy in Pakistan explained with a family history of writer Shahan mufti. The influence of culture in the newly created democratic nation drives the religion under different languages and ethnicities. The influence of the west is also explained how this interesting cocktail works for the people of Pakistan. An environment and setting with so many influences is a challenge to live and fulfill all aspects and priorities of life. It all takes us to think about what the future is and where we stand. A good work by Mufti and history telling is no double excellent. Explaining religion, culture, influences, threats, and controversies together is a challenge and Mufti took it and fulfilled.

Find reviews on Reading Lately (@latelyreading). The story is based upon the history of seven generations of the Buendía Family in Macondo. The founding member José Arcadio and Úrsula, his wife, leave Riohacha, Colombia after José Arcadio kills Prudencio after a cockfight for suggesting José was impotent. One night of their emigration journey, while camping on a riverbank, José Arcadio dreams of Macondo, a city of mirrors that reflected the world. After the dream, he decides to establish Macondo at the riverside. After days of wandering the jungle, his founding of Macondo is not realistic. José Arcadio believes Macondo to be surrounded by water, soon after its foundation, Macondo becomes a town of extraordinary events that involve the generations of the Buendía family, who are unable or unwilling to escape and for years, the town is solitary and unconnected to the outside world, with the exception of the annual visit of a band of gypsies, which show the townspeople technology such as magnets, telescopes, and ice. The leader of the gypsies, a man, named Melquíades, maintains a close friendship with Jose who becomes increasingly withdrawn, obsessed with investigating the mysteries of the universe presented to him by the gypsies. Ultimately he is driven insane, speaking only in Latin, and is tied to a chestnut tree by his family for many years until his death. Macondo becomes exposed to the outside world and the government of newly independent Colombia. A rigged the election between the Conservative and Liberal parties is held in town, inspiring Aureliano Buendía to join a civil war against the Conservative government. He becomes a revolutionary leader, fighting for many years, he signs a peace treaty with the Conservatives. He spends the rest of his life making tiny goldfish in his workshop. The railroad comes to Macondo, bringing in new technology and many foreign settlers. An American fruit company constructs a banana plantation outside the town and builds its own segregated village across the river. This usher in a period of prosperity that ends in tragedy as the Colombian army massacres thousands of striking plantation workers, an incident based on the Banana Massacre of 1928. José Arcadio Segundo, the only survivor of the massacre, finds no evidence of the massacre, and the surviving townspeople refuse to believe it happened. (Wiki).

Find reviews on Reading Lately (@latelyreading). Sajjad saw potential and power in the literature to transform our society. It can be used to convince, realize, and reshape people's minds and change the perspective by self-awakening. He believed in scientific thinking and want to see the changing in quantitatively. He wanted literature to be alive and part of life, and through this medium, he saw the potential to bring change in the subcontinent. The progressive literature movement contains fascinating vignettes of famous writers, such as Tagore, Munshi Premchand, Hasrat Mohani, and Faiz Ahmed Faiz. It is an unforgettable struggle of the writers, and the first conference of the Progressive Writers’ Association, which was chaired by Munshi Premchand, will be remembered. Great writers working for the progress of literature and, in fact, a whole society were sacrificed to bring change and betterment. Freedom was the aim, which is ultimately a key to progress and success. The progressive writer’s association (PWA) works towards this goal and brings massive change, which is remembered today and will be remembered. In the book, you will have the life-changing experience of knowing how this progressive movement was formed and sustained and how it affects our lives and literature today. A significant book to read for the clarity of the history of literature and transformation. Top Recommended

Rumi's Daughter is an epic strong novel about a girl Kimya, who was sent from a rural village to live in a Rumi's house to study and learn. She was of a mystical mindset and had a great tendency to pursue her line of interest. She learned under Rumi's guidance and finally got to meet a strange man called Shams to whom she married later on. It was tough and challenging for her to set herself in Shams's lifestyle because Shams was spiritually absorbed in the love and longings of God through spiritual connection. With all this struggle, Kimya died, and Shams disappeared. Maufroy's storytelling is like absorbing one's mind under deep folds of memories. Her characters indulge the reader in a thought-provoking process and create stickiness in the novel. It took you far away to live in Konya and became part of Kimya's life. It feels like you lived-in characters, and you remember them as a memory.