Revolutionary Papers

Revolutionary Papers is a transnational research collaboration exploring 20th century periodicals of Leftanti-imperial and anti-colonial critical production. Read More

Munema Zahid

Munema participated in the Revolutionary Papers Classroom initiative and co-authored a teaching tool titled Al Fatah (The Victory), a weekly Urdu-language socialist periodical published out of Karachi, Pakistan. She is a third-year English major at LUMS, with a minor in Comparative Literature. Her research interests include feminist sexual politics, South Asian literature, revolutionary women’s poetry, and works on the 1947 Partition. She also writes on women’s access to digital spaces for local news outlets.

Journals presented by Munema Zahid

The journal Al-Fatah (“The Victory” in Arabic) published in Karachi, Pakistan from May 1970 till approximately July 1990. The periodical was produced in Urdu in the two decades it was distributed and became a major supporter of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The journal Al-fatah was largely socialist in terms of political inclination and critical of […]