Urdunama: 'Aurat' and Some Poetry Celebrating Womanhood

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Urdunama: 'Aurat' and Some Poetry Celebrating Womanhood

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Mar 6, 2022

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In this episode we look at some of the poetry written to celebrate womanhood. Tune in.

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Mar 6, 2022

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Bollywood tunes make compulsive hummers out of us. But wait, do you know the meaning of every word you hum? Especially the ones in Urdu? Urdunama, with @FabehaSyed, takes one word at a time and we slice and dice it for you.

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Urdunama: 'Aurat' and Some Poetry Celebrating Womanhood

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