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Hamza Sarfraz

Hamza Sarfraz

2022 in Books — What was going on here?

Some brilliant speculative fiction, some nice history, a few delightful ethnographies, and a couple of disappointments.

Dec 27, 2022

2022 in Books — What was going on here?

Dec 27, 2022

Hamza Sarfraz

Obi-Wan Kenobi — An Idealist in a Cynical World

“Obi-Wan is a great mentor, as wise as Master Yoda and as powerful as Master Windu”

Jun 29, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi — An Idealist in a Cynical World

Jun 29, 2022

Hamza Sarfraz

Stop Using Cliches for Pakistan Cricket

Calling Pakistan ‘unpredictable’ does not do justice to the good cricket they play to achieve success at the global level.

Oct 29, 2021

Stop Using Cliches for Pakistan Cricket

Oct 29, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

The Transformative Protagonist — A retrospective look at Eren Yeager

The protagonist of Attack on Titan makes the story what it is.

Aug 12, 2021

The Transformative Protagonist — A retrospective look at Eren Yeager

Aug 12, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

World History, Modernity, and Islam: Lessons from Marshall G.S. Hodgson

Marshall Hodgson’s work on Islam and world history provides us insights that are relevant even today.

Aug 1, 2021

World History, Modernity, and Islam: Lessons from Marshall G.S. Hodgson

Aug 1, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

Book Review: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire is indeed a powerful work on the pitfalls and advantages of memory, set in a fascinating scifi world.

Jun 27, 2021

Book Review: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Jun 27, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

Book Review: The Utopia of Rules — On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy by…

David Graeber’s 2015 books is a timely read for its insights.

Jun 8, 2021

Book Review: The Utopia of Rules — On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy by…

Jun 8, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

Revisiting Fantasy Classics: Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, and three critiques

Tolkien’s work and assumed influence on the genre can be critiqued on various fronts but what he offers is no less valuable.

May 28, 2021

Revisiting Fantasy Classics: Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, and three critiques

May 28, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

Berserk and the Ultimate Fight — A tribute to Kentaro Miura

May 25, 2021

Berserk and the Ultimate Fight — A tribute to Kentaro Miura

May 25, 2021

Hamza Sarfraz

The Moral Metaphors of Fantasy

By now, Ursula K. Le Guin’s legacy as one of the greatest speculative fiction authors in history is secure. She passed away in 2018 but the…

Oct 21, 2020

The Moral Metaphors of Fantasy

Oct 21, 2020

Hamza Sarfraz

Hamza Sarfraz

I write about anime, speculative fiction, history, pop culture, and occasionally society and politics. Day job as a policy researcher. Sometimes I review stuff.

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