Excerpts of Mahmoud Darwish: The Legacy

Mahmoud Darwish, the name that has resurfaced in the minds of people since the ongoing Israel-Palestine situation, was a poet and a cultural icon who was born in 1941 in…

Nizar Qabbani and the Delicacy of Pain

“The finest souls are those who gulped pain and avoided making others taste it.” This quote by Nizar Qabbani struck something very deep inside – not just the immediate picture…

From Ancient Agony to Modern Misfortune: Tracing the Evolution of Tragedy

What is a tragedy? “To be or not to be’’. In the postmodern world of today, with advanced technology and complexities, where life has become synonymous with suffering, tragedy is…

A GATHERING OF TOOP AND PESHAWAR CIRCLE: EXPLORING” THE DARK SIDE OF JOURNALISM” BY Dr. IRFAN ASHRAF AT PESHAWAR LIBRARY.

  In the modern era of technological advancement, "The Order of Pen" (TOOP) shines brightly as a source of inspiration and artistic expression within the literature realm. Through its steadfast…

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The Impact of Psychological Trauma – A Utilitarian Approach

We work, we work, we work all day all night, our evenings are meddled in corporate conversations and - we're full of spite, we try with might, to fulfill Bentham's…

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A Must-Read Horror Short Story – For Sci-Fi Geeks (Creepypasta)

Science fiction is a genre that shows promise when it comes to deconstructing the notion: Science and Arts are poles apart. Short stories (and other pieces of literature) written in…

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TOOP’s Collaboration With Peshawar Circle – 32nd Book Circle (A Sociopolitical Debate)

The Order of Pen (TOOP) collaborated with Peshawar Circle on the 12th of this month (August). It was a mellow Saturday and the collaboration was centered around a book discussion,…

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Chasm of Literary Transience

In the world of reading and writing, we have always observed that a certain 'gap' must exist between the one who's penning and the one who's reading. This gap has…

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The Beauty of Comparative Literature

Comparative literature is the academic discipline in which people read of tropes, ideas and all in all plots, in juxtaposition with other tropes, ideas and plots, esp. those that belong…

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Comprehending The Character of An ‘AntiHero’

The notion of an Antihero is not a topic of conventional discussion in the contemporary literary spheres. With the rise of the idea of 'Multiple Realities' in the postmodern realm…