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ISSUE 754 | SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 EYE SPY Your favourite celebs and socialites hit the towns glossiest events 8 THE WEEK THAT WAS Our round-up of the hottest outfits this week 40 FASHION SHOOT: THE SAPPHIRE MAN 54 Introducing the super fly Adnan Malik as brand ambassador for Sapphire's incredible new menswear line #TRENDINGNOW Hello, yellow! 66 STYLE CRUSH: KHUBAN OMER KHAN 72 This talented and gorgeous lady is a total class act PLAYING DRESS UP WITH SEHAR UMAR 78 Now that's what we call ab fab! MY KARACHI Salima Feerasta AKA Karachista has a tête- à-tête with Team Janaan 84 RISING STAR Watch this space: Turhan James is the next big thing! 88 EDITOR’S PICKS Everything you need to know about what's hot in your metropolis this week 92 WEEKLY HOROSCOPES What do the stars have in store for you this week? 94 40 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk www.sunday.com.pk 18 - 24 September 2016 41 66 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk www.sunday.com.pk 18 - 24 September 2016 67 72 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk www.sunday.com.pk 18 - 24 September 2016 73 WHAT SEPARATES SAPPHIRE MENSWEAR FROM THE REST OF THE MARKET? WAS IT A CHALLENGE TO TRANSLATE YOUR SIGNATURE AESTHETIC TO THIS LINE? KHADIJAH: Sapphire, as with it’s womenswear range, will specialise in fashionable affordable and functional quality clothing for men. I believe there is no one brand Sapphire Man, I didn't really know that they did menswear in Pakistan that embodies all that. There is either a or wanted to enter that market. I had also just met smattering of foreign labels with back seasoned Khadijah a few times socially and had gotten along with collections, or local brands that lag in design or quality or her. Most people are both. My personal aesthetic is classic intimidated by her, perhaps a and clean, which I think will translate combination of her height, her well for menswear. undeterred focus and strong personality, but I found her HOW DOES ADNAN EMBODY very amiable, hilarious and THE SAPPHIRE MAN? with a vision and general world KHADIJAH: Adnan complements and view very much in line with resonate with the brands ethos and mine. And in the last few image. Sapphire is a brand for a new months, having worked in this generation of eclectic Pakistani’s who project, I have been incredibly are doers; they are hardworking, impressed by the brand, it’s confident, uninhibited and ready to vision and how it’s run. take on the world. Undoubtably, Adnan epitomises all that. With a degree in HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE film from the prestigious Vassar college THE MENSWEAR MARKET and a career in both directing and IN PAKISTAN AND WHAT acting, he's not afraid to push IN YOUR OPINION DOES boundaries, do the unconventional and SAPPHIRE BRING TO follow his passion. He's not just a good THE TABLE? looking face, he's someone with depth ADNAN: The menswear and purpose, and that's what Sapphire men are all about. market in Pakistan is incredibly limited. A lot of us do end up shopping abroad for Western casual wear, which is TELL US ABOUT THE START OF THIS PROJECT: honestly, something I don't want to do anymore. I think ADNAN: To be very honest, when I was approached for there's some really solid formal tailoring happening here, 74 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk and just some decent options for casual wear, both Eastern and Western, but what I see Sapphire bringing is a whole other kind of intelligence and savvy to the market. With Eastern wear, they are keeping it classy. Their clothes are well tailored, inventive in the details, but inherently masculine and very neat. And in the Western wear, the first collection that we shot was very cool, very rugged, very masculine, with a hint of retro. I think it's the first menswear brand that will bring out very distinct, well- conceived seasonal lines in both Eastern and Western wear, backed by incredible marketing campaigns, and will rival the kind of mens fashion we shop for at Zara, Massimo and H&M (and dare I say, with better quality). WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THIS CAMPAIGN? KHADIJAH: The heard of zebras running across the Savannah plain was a sight I will never forget. ADNAN: The best thing about our little Sapphire Family is exactly that, that we are a family, a crew of like-minded people who believe in working hard. Everyone who has been a part of putting these campaigns together is very good at what they do, and yet we all like to unwind and in big, with an international ethos, and I love their have a good time together as well. Besides the core team marketing vision. They don't believe in cutting corners, at Sapphire, Nadir Firoz Khan and Maha from NFK are willing to put money behind their vision and are Photography have been an absolute treat to work with. consistent. When I see a brand with that kind of ethos Both are old friends, and people I have immense respect (which his very much in line with my way of thinking), I for professionally. automatically want to be associated with it. Just traveling to Namibia itself was so memorable. I love to travel, and I have a really strong connection to WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR SAPPHIRE MENSWEAR? Africa; it's the cradle of civilization, and it makes me KHADIJAH: Sapphire menswear will ultimately provide a nostalgic for the way the world was meant to be. I think complete range of wardrobe choices for the modern we were all moved by the landscape and the wild life! I Pakistani male. This will include essentials, footwear, think Sossusvlei (the valley of death) where we shot Rabia accessories and clothing. We will have quality, functional Butt, was just incredible. What a place! And I loved the everyday wear as well as experimental clothing for our long drives through the empty red desert, with amazing fashion forward consumers based on global trends. playlists on, with all of us contending with our own thoughts, and the occasional hilarious barbs coming from WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK Rabia or Khadijah. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN? KHADIJAH: Two movies I grew up watching - Out of WHAT INSPIRED THE SAFARI THEME? Africa and Born Free. KHADIJAH: I wanted to reintroduce the safari suit-trend. An old school good looking man preserving wildlife against WHAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL SOUNDTRACK the surreal African backdrop makes for a perfect visual. FOR THIS CAMPAIGN? ADNAN: We had some great music playing throughout WHAT MAKES SAPPHIRE DIFFERENT FROM the trip, but it would really, and obviously, have to be OTHER PAKISTANI BRANDS? "Africa" by Toto! A whole new resonance in the red desert! ADNAN: The vision behind it. I have worked with many fashion brands over the years, and there are some really YOUR FAVOURITE LOOK FROM THE good ones, but Sapphire seems to have a holistic vision. COLLECTION: They are organized, have long-term goals, and invest in ADNAN: I've never worn a onesie before, so that was the people they believe in. Nothing feels whimsical or unique. But I would have to say I love their pants: pleats, half-baked, and that's rare in Pakistan. They want to come skinny and cropped near the ankle! J www.sunday.com.pk 18 - 24 September 2016 75 78 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk www.sunday.com.pk 18 - 24 September 2016 79 80 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk NATIVE OR VISITOR? Bilal: Native. Armeena: Visitor. Ali: Visitor. WHAT IS THE QUINTESSSENTIAL KARACHI EXPERIENCE? Bilal: Crabbing – there’s nothing like going out on the water and then eating freshly cooked masalaydar crabs in the sea air. Armeena: You tell me! I guess it would have to be either Hawkes Bay or Espresso. Ali: Fez night at Sindh Club – I’ve never actually been but I’ve heard a lot about it. WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN YOU WANT TO LET YOUR HAIR DOWN? Bilal: My Dad – he’s the ultimate person to chill out with. Armeena: My mum – she’s my best friend. Ali: My best friends – Bee Khan, Asad Saifullah Khan and a few others I can be myself around. ULTIMATE DESI FOOD JOINT: Bilal: Barbeque Tonight – I know a lot of people 84 18 - 24 September 2016 www.sunday.com.pk say Kolachi but you can’t beat BBQ tonight. Armeena: Kolachi – their Peshawari Karahi and Malai boti is unmatched. Ali: Nawab on Zamzama – their food is stupendous. FAV. RESTAURANT: Bilal: Espresso is one of my all-time faves – whether it’s for breakfast, coffee or a proper meal. They’ve got a great menu and they’re so consistently good. Armeena: It feels like I’m always working when I’m in Karachi so I don’t get to eat out nearly enough but I like Xanders, Sakura and Mews. The coffee has to be good because I feel like I live on coffee. Ali: There are so many great places in Karachi – Okra, Café Flo, Pompeii, Fuschia. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE GOVERNOR FOR A DAY?: around. We’ve also met some amazing people all around Bilal: Is Governor really a powerful position? I’d rather be Karachi and had some incredible new experiences, particu- Chief of Army Staff if I really wanted to bring about change.
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    Wesleyan ♦ University Global Cultural Flows and the Post-9/11 Secularization of Sufi Music of Pakistan By Muhammad Usman Malik Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eric Charry A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Middletown, Connecticut May 2015 Abstract Global Cultural Flows and the Post-9/11 Secularization of Sufi Music of Pakistan explores the development of Sufi music of Pakistan since the events of September 11, 2001. It involves the association of Sufi music with contemporary social concepts and issues, the rise of non-ritual Sufi compositions and non-hereditary Sufi musicians to popularity, and the increasing presence of Sufi music on social media and regional film and TV. I call these transformations the secularization of Sufi music of Pakistan. I demonstrate that the secularization is happening due to disjunctive global flows of ideas, money, and media. I present four case studies to substantiate this claim. The first concerns Punjabi Sufi musician Sain Zahoor’s unusual movement from obscurity to stardom. This change is driven in part by certain US policy initiatives to modernize the Islamic world to address Muslim violence against the West. The second, Zahoor’s composition “Allah hoo” (God is) from the Pakistani film Khuda Ke Liye, concerns how this new transformation of Sufi music is constructing a liberal Islamic perspective in the context of global Muslim feminism. The third examines the transformation of jugni, a popular Punjabi genre, into a Sufi genre, attributing it to the multinational Coca Cola corporation’s attempts to construct a multicultural Pakistani identity.