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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.

14 min readDec 27, 2022

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2022 in Books — What was going on here?

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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”

8 min readJun 29, 2022

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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.

7 min readOct 29, 2021

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Stop Using Cliches for Pakistan Cricket

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Hamza Sarfraz

The Transformative Protagonist — A retrospective look at Eren Yeager

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

8 min readAug 12, 2021

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The Transformative Protagonist — A retrospective look at Eren Yeager

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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.

6 min readAug 1, 2021

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

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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.

2 min readJun 27, 2021

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Book Review: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

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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.

4 min readJun 8, 2021

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

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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.

8 min readMay 28, 2021

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

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Hamza Sarfraz

Berserk and the Ultimate Fight — A tribute to Kentaro Miura

9 min readMay 25, 2021

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Berserk and the Ultimate Fight — A tribute to Kentaro Miura

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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…

6 min readOct 21, 2020

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The Moral Metaphors of Fantasy

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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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