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# Haroon Khalid

Author | Journalist | Communications Specialist | Educator | Storyteller 

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- [About Haroon](https://haroonkhalid.com/2021/04/20/about-haroon/) - Haroon Khalid has an academic background in Anthropology and has been a travel writer and freelance journalist since 2008, traveling extensively around Pakistan, documenting historical and cultural heritage. He has written for several newspapers and magazines, including Al Jazeera, HuffPost, TRT World, Scroll.in, TheWire.in, Dawn.com, The News and Express Tribune. His first book A White

## Pages

- [NOW AVAILABLE](https://haroonkhalid.com/) - Haroon Khalid’s latest book, From Waris to Heer, is now available for purchase. Buy a copy in India, UK (Kindle), and Australia (Kindle).
- [Articles](https://haroonkhalid.com/articles-2/) - Canada Is Wasting the Talent of Immigrants It Invites Here - Just Ask Your Uber Driver, The Walrus. September 19, 2025. River of Love, Outlook Traveller. February 20, 2024. Lahore Resolutions! The News on Sunday. December 31, 2023. From Khalistan to tourism dollars: Pakistan’s love-hate ties with its Sikhs. Al Jazeera. November 25, 2023. How
- [PROJECTS](https://haroonkhalid.com/projects/) - Qissa A storytelling platform founded by Haroon and Anam Zakaria to document and spotlight oral histories of immigrants to Canada. Podcast Check out this latest podcast to get some behind the scenes stories from Haroon’s book. Videos Check out these short videos based on Haroon’s writings. Theatre As part of the 75th anniversary of Partition, Haroon
- [](https://haroonkhalid.com/about/) - Haroon Khalid has an academic background in Anthropology. He got his undergraduate degree from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Social Sciences with a focus in anthropology and history, and graduate degree in Anthropology from The University of Toronto. He has been a freelance journalist since 2008 and has written over 350 articles, for
- [Contact](https://haroonkhalid.com/contact/) - Reach out to Haroon on haroonkhalid1984@gmail.com Twitter Linkedin Instagram
- [walking with nanak](https://haroonkhalid.com/walking-with-nanak/) - What Guru Nanak's Babur Bani tells us about his philosophy
- [From WARIS TO HEER](https://haroonkhalid.com/from-waris-to-heer/) - I am the story of the perennial lovers, Ranjha and Heer. I am the story of Waris Shah, of Bulleh Shah’s dhammal, the rise of the Sikh misl and the fall of the Mughal Empire. I am a story told in two parts, in two different narrative styles. On the one hand, I am the story of a
- [talks & presentations](https://haroonkhalid.com/events/) - From Waris to Heer, a book discussion hosted by The Literary Club, GNDU, Amritsar. April 12, 2024. From Waris to Heer, a presentation for The Muktsar Dialogues. March 17, 2024. Unveiling the layers of faith and culture with The Honest Critique. September 18, 2023. Religious syncretism in Pre-Partition and Pre-Colonial Punjab and non-Muslim history and
- [Books](https://haroonkhalid.com/books/) - Books Short Book Anthology Translation
- [SEEKING NANAK](https://haroonkhalid.com/seeking-nanak/) - The eclectic mix of personal essays, poems and scholarly articles and the teachings of Guru Nanak that form this volume have come from contributors of not only the Sikh community in India, Pakistan and the diaspora, but also from people belonging to other faiths who have been touched by the mystique of the faith of
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- [The bus that didn't stop](https://haroonkhalid.com/the-bus-that-didnt-stop/) - As part of the 75th anniversary of Partition, Haroon Khalid collaborated with Anam Zakaria and playwright and actor Corrine Jaber to write the play, The Bus that didn’t stop. The play was presented by NAPA Karachi in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut at NAPA in August 2021. Directed by Corinne Jaber, the play features Samina Ahmed,
- [Videos](https://haroonkhalid.com/videos/) - What happened when Manidoons Collective made a request to only have BIPOC critics review their play? A short story of Pakistan’s sacred trees How old is Lahore? What Guru Nanak’s Babur Bani tells us about his philosophy.
- [Beyond the other](https://haroonkhalid.com/beyond-the-other/) - A project Haroon Khalid did for Faiz Foundation as part of their Freedom of Religion and Belief Project. The book explores stories of religious syncretism from South Asia – stories of friendship between Muslim Sufis and Sikh Gurus; of Muslim poets who are included in the Guru Granth Sahib; Hindu and Sikh shrines that are
- [wHERE THE GODS DWELL](https://haroonkhalid.com/where-the-gods-dwell/) - The great temples of the Indian subcontinent are uniquely fascinating spaces. Steeped in mythology and history, they are windows into a complex, often contrary culture. Where the Gods Dwell delves into the ‘(hi)stories’—history and mythology—of thirteen architectural marvels that have inspired awe, and not only in the hearts of the faithful. Every essay in this book is
- [Nanak Sang Turdyian (walking with nanak)](https://haroonkhalid.com/walking-with-nanak-in-punjabi/) - Punjabi translation of Walking with Nanak (Nanak Sang Turdyian), translated by New York-based Punjabi poet Tarlok Bir and published by Autumn Art. The book is available on amazon in India.
- [Imagining lahore](https://haroonkhalid.com/imagining-lahore/) - An anecdotal travelogue about Lahore - which begins in the present and travels through time to the mythological origins of the city attributed to Ram's son, Lav. Through the city's present - its people, communities, monuments, parks and institutions - the author paints a vivid picture of the city's past. From its emergence under Mahmud
- [the enigma of pakistani identity](https://haroonkhalid.com/the-enigma-of-pakistani-identity/) - Much before Pakistan came into being as a distinct geographical entity, it was an idea. On coming into being, this idea of Pakistan had to be translated into a concrete identity that united a people who, though brought together by religion, were divided by language and culture. The Enigma of Pakistani Identity discusses how this
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- [a white trail](https://haroonkhalid.com/a-white-trail/) - The formation of Pakistan and the search for an Islamic identity are inextricably interlinked, says journalist Haroon Khalid. Of the wider issue of global politics, he reasons, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism has been a side-effect. And religious intolerance places the minority communities of the country in a precarious position. They have to come to
- [in search of shiva](https://haroonkhalid.com/in-search-of-shiva/) - Hidden within the rising tide of Islamic puritanism and extremism in Pakistan there is another world of Islamic religiosity which does not look towards the Middle East for its religious identity but is instead rooted in the cultural beliefs of South Asia. Comprising traditions that have their roots in the antiquity of the Indus Valley
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