As news of Noam Chomsky’s failing health makes the rounds, a journalist and peace activist from Pakistan shares some of her learnings from interactions with a trailblazing public intellectual whose moral compass has impacted the world

Zia Mohyeddin who died recently at a ripe age, was many things: an actor, a leader of Pakistan’s progressive movement and a theatrist. He would be remembered for reciting Faiz’s poems and taking his message and beliefs all over the world.

The trauma of Kashmir in the larger context of the fight for democracy and human rights.