Faraz Talat

Faraz Talat

Faraz Talat is a medical doctor from Rawalpindi and an ardent traveller who writes frequently about science, social politics and international relations.

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The drawing room is an obsolete space

Why do we still have one?My house has a drawing room, and it does not make sense.Perhaps I’m wrong. What I have, is a folding four-door panel on the side of the entrance hall, behind which I a

Apr 28, 2017
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Real estate, and the ideology of cancer

Edward Abbey may have been one of the most important American essayist of the 70s, and possibly the most underrated. It is difficult to imagine the post-Regan United States – the flag-bearer of ne

Apr 8, 2017
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Don’t state the obvious

Missing people, patriots and the protection of social mediaOn 4th January 2016, Pakistan ceased to be an azad (‘free’) country to the spouse of Ahmed Waqas Goraya. Ahmed was reportedly one

Jan 19, 2017
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On ‘white-acting’ desi people

The racism problem we hardly acknowledge Visiting friends in the United States is always a thrilling experience, and there are always new lessons to learn. As our car drew cl

Dec 23, 2016