It’s with pleasure that I officially announce UrbanDuniya’s makeover; the beautiful new look, filled with pictures and colours, better reflects the spectacle of the duniya and my passion for what I do.
UrbanDuniya’s new look!
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News and Opinion
Know your headgear! Different types of Muslim veils
The deluge of sensational misinformation about Muslim women’s headscarves continues as debate rages in Western countries. We attempt to set the record straight on the five most common types of veils, and maybe debunk some myths too.
The Start Of An Era: 20 years on, Friends still entertains
It was twenty years ago today that the first episode of Friends, the American TV show that became a cultural force for a generation, premiered in the United States.
پاکستان کے لئے ایک محبت خط
کیوں میں پاکستان سے محبت کرتا ہوں. اردو میں، سب کے لئے پڑھنے کے لئے.
Why I love Pakistan; in Urdu, for everyone to read. Happy Independence Day Pakistan!
To leave, to grieve…
Society spends so much time sanctioning, categorising and condemning different kinds of grief that we usually overlook the importance of mourning.
A love letter to Pakistan
“Pakistan gives me the opportunity to be myself, in my own skin, and to be happy. And I have fallen head over heels, in storybook-fabled love with it.”
“The Aussie Charm”
Hiba Arshad is a Lahore-based writer who felt compelled to pen the following piece about UrbanDuniya’s founder and lead writer Tim Blight and his work with UrbanDuniya and Pakistan.
Lahore Cinema Experience
A year after visiting a cinema in Pakistan for the first time, it appears that the Lahore cinema experience is very much a manifestation of the present social and cultural climate.
Lahore Orange Line MetroTrain: An Integrated Solution?
The Punjab provincial government last week announced the Lahore Orange Line MetroTrain project, but will it fit with Lahore’s wider public transport strategy?