Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History is a long-awaited study. This book has been anticipated not only as an important scholarly intervention but also as a distillation of Naved’s ...

In 2020, when theaters shuttered worldwide, Ghazal Azarbad, a seasoned theater actor, found herself at a crossroads. With her primary source of livelihood abruptly cut off, she went on a journey of ...

The renowned singer talks about introducing the Spanish guitar and bass to ghazals; his wife, Mitali Singh, tells us more about their musical journey together. Bhupinder Singh and Mitali Singh are two ...

THE word ghazal is derived from an Arabic root and it means ‘to talk amorously to women’. According to some scholars, ghazal also means ‘a doleful cry of pain uttered by a deer when surrounded by ...

The most popular expression of poetry in Urdu and Persian, the ghazal, is known as much as a poetic form as it is as a genre of music. The ghazal has roots in seventh century Arabia and gained ...

Ali Shir Navai (left) exposed Persian ghazals to the extinct Chagatai language and Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah (right) was an early practitioner of Urdu ghazals in India The trajectory of the ghazal is ...

He adds, “The trauma and ecstasy she experienced in life reflect in her voice and renditions. I can’t replicate that, but I have tried to understand her feelings and reproduce them in my voice, ...

Ruba Ghazal was elected without opposition as Québec Solidaire’s “female co-leader” at the party’s national convention last November. Alongside 2012 Quebec student strike leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, ...

Snapped season 18 episode 7, featuring the chilling case of Ghazal Mansury, reaired on September 22, 2025. The episode reveals how a daughter’s deep resentment escalated into a violent and ...

The return of a stolen Baby Jesus from Deep Pond Farm in Taunton shows the power of social media. The owner's response shows ...