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The Cult of Look-at-Me: The Self-Promotion Pandemic
Let me be clear from the start: I’m not against self-promotion. If you’ve built a company from scratch, written a brilliant book,...


The Cult of Look-at-Me: The Self-Promotion Pandemic
Let me be clear from the start: I’m not against self-promotion. If you’ve built a company from scratch, written a brilliant book,...
Imran J. Khan
Aug 14, 20255 min read


The Philosophy of Mr. Nobody: What It Means to Truly Choose
“ Every path is the right path. Everything could've been anything else. And it would have just as much meaning.” Imagine a future where...
Imran J. Khan
Sep 9, 20215 min read


The Paradox of Wellness Syndrome
How has the idea of wellness penetrated so deep into the cultural mainstream of the modern society? The obsession of contemporary society...
Imran J. Khan
Aug 12, 202113 min read


How adult ideologies shape the representation of children on big screen.
Representation is a way of presenting certain social values such as ethnicity, gender, nationality, or belief to a targeted audience....
Imran J. Khan
Mar 29, 202112 min read


The rise of Social Media and end of 'the audience'
Media studies have always been closely associated with audience studies. It is due to the fact the media is reproduced or challenged...
Imran J. Khan
Mar 29, 202112 min read


The Evolution of Qawali - A journey from the shrine to the stage.
Qawwali as a distinct form and style of performing Sufi devotional music has seen an unprecedented popularity in recent times. It has...
Imran J. Khan
Mar 28, 202110 min read


The idea of Blasphemy in Muslim scriptural sources and its interpretation in fiqh.
In the Islamic traditions, blasphemy has always remained a condemnable act. In the Qur’an, though the exact modern Arabic term for blasphemy
Imran J. Khan
Mar 28, 202110 min read


Revolt against traditional religious authority in Islamic history
A history of prominent figures who used poetry as an artform to rebell against traditional religious authority.
Imran J. Khan
Mar 28, 202117 min read


Angaray - A book that brutally infuriated the clerics of the Indian subcontinent.
A collection that brutally inflamed the egos the religious authorities and raised a huge outcry, especially among Islamic circles.
Imran J. Khan
Mar 28, 20219 min read
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