https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-manifesto 2026-10-03T22:21:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Khajistan_Bazaar_Events_SculptureCenter_775601bb-391a-4ac1-87e9-2211733b0c99.png?v=1778956585 Khajistan Manifesto Khajistan logo featuring a red pigeon with bold Persian script on green background https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/top-30-lollywood-club-dance-classics-sensual-sultry-and-sinful 2026-06-19T13:14:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Khatarnak_a6_60012a2f-ca4a-427a-90e2-1f6cb3c17be5.jpg?v=1769973367 Top 30 Sensual, Sultry, and Sinful Lollywood Club Dance Classics Vintage black-and-white scene of people dancing in a lively club, Khajistan archive style. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/pitcher-and-dust 2026-06-19T12:23:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/pitcher-and-dust-khajistantm_5e811f39-bbb4-43ad-b107-76ca94cf9f13.png?v=1769973366 Pitcher and Dust Vintage photo of a man and woman sitting on grass in a garden, Khajistan archiving https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/kharabaat-archiving-male-sexual 2026-06-19T12:53:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/kharabaat-archiving-the-male-sexual-culture-of-lootis-in-iran-khajistantm_9e978034-e3c5-4862-9738-0be87191bd25.png?v=1769973366 Kharabaat: Archiving the Male Sexual Culture of Lootis in Iran Tattooed men posing together in a relaxed indoor setting, Khajistan archive documentation. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/punjabi-stage-show-shartiya-mithay 2026-06-19T13:18:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/PAPER_TRAIL_OF_WAR-2_f7adbf98-83bc-4474-a75d-76ab3c07a958.jpg?v=1769973365 The Humor and Heartache of Punjabi Stage Show Shartiya Mithay Collage of vintage South Asian film actors on a pink background with 'Shartiya Mithe' text, Khajistan archive style. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/1970s-lollywood-club-culture-where-lust-danger-and-deception-collide 2026-06-19T12:25:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Untitled_Instagram_Post_-4_520x500_520x500_520x500_4417ebcd-3327-45c8-bc10-421856fd136e.jpg?v=1769973364 1970s Lollywood Club Culture: Where Lust, Danger, and Deception Collide Vintage Khajistan archival photo featuring three women and one man in retro attire, sepia tone. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/a-review-of-american-war-propaganda-leaflets 2026-06-19T12:26:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/the-paper-trail-of-war-american-war-propaganda-leaflets-by-khajistan-press-khajistantm_b3a40fdf-d119-407e-a794-f936f05bd792.png?v=1769973364 The Paper Trail of War: American War Propaganda Leaflets by Khajistan Press Paper Trail of War cover with cartoon military figure, review of American war propaganda leaflets by Khajistan Press https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/saad-khan-of-khajistan-featured-in-dazed-mena-100-as-a-visionary-archivist 2026-08-16T22:05:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/PAPER_TRAIL_OF_WAR_520x500_520x500_938fc1d7-147a-479b-98e1-5c9dd2278d27.jpg?v=1769973365 Khajistan in the Dazed MENA 100 Bald man with beard and sunglasses in dark blazer poses in front of colorful painted backdrop, DAZED logo above https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-digital-archive 2026-06-19T12:27:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Untitled_Instagram_Post_-6_5ee2d6d1-f0a2-4875-aec7-669f99eb6482.png?v=1769973381 Khajistan Launches Khajistan Digital Archive Man in traditional clothing holding a pistol, standing by wall clock, archive.khajistan.com label https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/book-launch-event-of-american-war-book 2026-06-19T12:28:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/SEOon_Pashto_and_math_grade_1-2.pdf_f3a831e2-a6e9-4cc5-9364-25797551bdab.png?v=1769973367 Book Launch: American War Propaganda Leaflets: 1990–2022 by Khajistan Press at Printed Matter, NYC Khajistan Press book cover titled 'American War Propaganda Leaflets 1990-2022' with illustrated figures and multilingual text https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/book-launch-kharabat-vol-1-by-khajistan-press-at-reference-point-uk 2026-06-19T12:50:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2025-03-24_at_8.16.18_AM_1_7a800474-5066-404d-a412-0a246e8bb9a1.jpg?v=1769973366 Kharabat Vol. 1 Launches in London, Paris & NYC Khajistan photobook page showing collage of men in diverse poses, one on a classic motorcycle https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/spasial-program-by-khajistan 2026-06-19T12:22:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screenshot_2025-06-27_at_11.05.55_PM_f2bd620e-8b46-4608-a23e-87003ae62350.png?v=1769973365 Banned Media in the Basement: Khajistan at SculptureCenter, NYC Colorful Khajistan framed artwork on floor with bold Urdu script and expressive figures https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/spasial-program-by-khajistan-at-sculpturecenter-nyc-gallery-guide 2026-06-19T03:18:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screenshot_2025-06-27_at_9.07.51_PM_99a3e9ee-8a46-4dbb-84fd-5befad9a5b79.png?v=1769973378 A Gallery Guide to Spasial Program by Khajistan at SculptureCenter, NYC Khajistan gallery with yellow walls, vintage South Asian posters, red rug, and yellow benches https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-presents-sun-jul-13-2025-1-5pm 2026-06-19T03:18:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Still_Jamil_Dehlavi_The_Blood_of_Hussain_1980.-2_5e517391-f910-4b60-bd64-26015f34b839.jpg?v=1769973366 Film Screening: The State-Funded, State-Censored Cinema of Jamil Dehlavi at SculptureCenter, NYC Black and white scene of a woman standing among vultures in a barren landscape, Khajistan archive https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-s-sunday-program-loose-leaflets-lahore-and-the-lure-of-escape 2026-06-19T03:19:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/SEOon_BloodHussain_subtrack2_Asif.00_40_38_08.Still010_ca8c967a-da50-4ff7-aa64-3fd07301ea8f.jpg?v=1769973364 Khajistan Propaganda Showcase & Film Screening: World Ka Centre at SculptureCenter, NYC Man with short dark hair sitting indoors, holding a glass, archival Khajistan image https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-presents-5-year-anniversary-screening-of-showgirls-of-pakistan 2026-06-19T12:22:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screen_Shot_2020-02-13_at_12.51.10_AM.jpg?v=1769973363 Khajistan Presents: 5 Year Anniversary Screening of Showgirls of Pakistan at SculptureCenter, NYC Khajistan archival photo of woman with bold makeup and ornate white and gold dress, selfie style https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-collection-pakistani-popular 2026-06-19T03:20:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screenshot_2025-07-25_at_5.40.36_PM_6f7b68dc-9a32-4665-9e8f-19f5723834d6.png?v=1769973367 The Khajistan Collection of Pakistani Popular Culture at University of Pennsylvania Collage of South Asian women in colorful dresses on vintage film poster with 'LOFER' title, Khajistan archive https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/spasial-program-by-khajistan-closing-event 2026-06-19T03:20:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screenshot_2025-06-27_at_10.36.30_PM.jpg?v=1769973364 Khajistan Presents: Closing Night of Spasial Program at SculptureCenter, NYC Vintage Pakistani movie poster with dramatic action scene and Urdu text, displayed on concrete wall at Khajistan. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-press-middle-east-archive-at-the-ny-art-book-fair-2025 2026-10-05T11:49:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/banned_censored_and_overlooked_audiovisual_and_print_media-5_ff23b44f-c22e-4ea6-a55d-563ae76420b2.png?v=1769973366 Khajistan Press & Middle East Archive at the NYABF, 2025 Khajistan logo with a brown bird, Urdu text, and Middle East Archive typography on black background https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/screening-of-showgirls-at-redstone-theater 2026-06-19T03:14:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/REEMA_COVER_08a02961-7544-49fd-8846-d41f5aeafca7.jpg?v=1771184451 Screening of Showgirls of Pakistan at Museum of the Moving Image Woman in ornate traditional attire smoking, dramatic lighting, rose petals falling, Khajistan archive https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/zinda-laash-asia-society-new 2026-06-19T03:14:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/SEOon_Zinda_Laash_advance_advert_f6392150-315b-4b1f-aee3-14bfc38cb229.jpg?v=1769973366 Screening of Zinda Laash (1967) at Asia Society New York Vintage Zinda Laash horror movie poster with dramatic portraits, bold Urdu and English text, retro style. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-press-at-press-play-book-fair-smut-of-the-middle-world-volume-1-pakistan 2026-06-19T03:15:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/pioneerworks_Photo_by_Pioneer_Works_on_November_20_2025._May_be_pop_3acf9831-af6d-4760-95f2-23e4b719e7df.jpg?v=1771189065 Khajistan Leads the Program at Pioneer Works’ Press Play 2025 Book Fair in Brooklyn Khajistan x Pioneer Works yellow tote bag with Urdu text, eagle photo, and Press Play graphic https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/karachi-after-midnight 2026-06-19T03:16:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/2_9564955c-f9fe-47fb-88c2-85c51c412455.jpg?v=1771242138 Karachi, After Midnight Vol. 1 Launch at Printed Matter, NYC Person reading 'Karachi, After Midnight' book in a cafe, Khajistan archive theme https://khajistan.com/blogs/keep-this-alive-1/digitization-of-khajistan-s-early-2000s-sexploitation-pakistani-films 2026-06-19T02:46:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Preserving_Pakistan_s_Early_2000s_Sexploitation_Cinema-4_eb9ad0e7-9296-4420-ab86-d97a33c70d2a.jpg?v=1769973389 Emergency Preservation of Pakistan’s Early 2000s Sexploitation Cinema Archival film reels in labeled bags, preserving early 2000s Pakistani cinema, Khajistan project https://khajistan.com/blogs/keep-this-alive-1/copy-of-an-urgent-call-to-digitize-pakistans-early-2000s-sexploitation-cinema-dec-01-061507 2026-06-19T02:49:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Preserving_Pakistan_s_Early_2000s_Sexploitation_Cinema-5.jpg?v=1778440704 Khajistan Completes Digitization of 1,000+ Urdu Children’s Books Digitizing 1,000+ Urdu children's books, illustration of children reading Quran, Khajistan archive https://khajistan.com/blogs/keep-this-alive-1/khajistan-launches-emergency-digitization-of-202-u-s-propaganda-leaflets-dropped-on-japan 2026-06-19T02:49:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Preserving_Pakistan_s_Early_2000s_Sexploitation_Cinema-8.jpg?v=1769973388 Khajistan Seeks Preservation Partner for 202 U.S. Propaganda Leaflets Dropped on Japan Collage of preserved U.S. WWII propaganda leaflets over Japan with bold yellow title text, Khajistan archival theme. https://khajistan.com/blogs/keep-this-alive-1/khajistan-announces-preservation-and-digitization-of-200-turkish-erotic-film-posters 2026-06-19T02:50:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Preserving_Pakistan_s_Early_2000s_Sexploitation_Cinema-10_49cc657c-5703-40a0-b909-7cac603b3ae5.jpg?v=1769973388 Khajistan Seeking Preservation and Digitization Partners for Historic Erotic Film Posters Collage of Turkish vintage film posters with bold yellow text about archiving and digitizing cinema history. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-acquires-three-rare-telefilms-by-bilal-hasan-minto-and-faisal-rehman 2026-06-19T03:16:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Copy_of_Madrassa_Thumbnails-3_8707beec-fde3-4de0-8461-f0b08fd679b7.jpg?v=1769973365 Khajistan Acquires Three Rare Pakistani Telefilms from the Early 2000s Collage of scenes from lost Pakistani telefilms, archival Khajistan project, Musharraf era https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/traffik-1989 2026-06-19T12:51:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Copy_of_Madrassa_Thumbnails-5_093984af-cba6-4e1f-9a4b-142eac4aabe7.jpg?v=1769973364 Traffik (1989): What Comes from the Earth Is Not Evil Collage of four film stills from Traffik, Britain 1989, with green background and yellow text. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/they-are-killing-the-horse-madness-faith-and-control-in-zia-s-pakistan 2026-06-19T12:51:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Copy_of_Madrassa_Thumbnails-4_23116bf5-3564-40ff-9e27-a3ddecba7579.jpg?v=1769973364 They Are Killing the Horse (1979): A Film They Tried to Bury Collage from Pakistani film 'They Are Killing The Horse', 1979, with candle, woman, ladder scene, hand. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-bazaar-comes-to-bayt-almamzar-dubai 2026-06-19T03:18:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/619713826_17917255872255477_1727162381431721154_n_1e2229d8-0f1a-4b4b-b978-a8aaa861032e.jpg?v=1773759708 Khajistan Bazaar Comes to Bayt AlMamzar, Dubai Vintage magazines and photo prints displayed in a glass case at Khajistan Bazaar, Bayt AlMamzar. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-press-cancels-karachi-reading-of-karachi-after-midnight-vol-1 2026-06-19T03:19:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Bayt_AlMamzar_Post___01_06_26-13_d9850d87-5471-4e58-b385-356365b5ec9d.jpg?v=1773759707 Khajistan Press Cancels Karachi Reading of Karachi After Midnight, Vol. 1 Yellow graphic with bold black text announcing cancellation of Karachi after midnight reading event, Khajistan branding at bottom. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/saad-khan-in-conversation-with-mona 2026-06-19T03:16:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/monachalabi_Photo_shared_by_Dazed_MENA_on_January_13_2026_tagging_m.jpg?v=1773759708 Saad Khan × Mona Chalabi | Dazed MENA https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/karachi-after-midnight-vol-2-launch-at-printed-matter-nyc 2026-06-19T12:22:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/IMG_1597_ec8db75a-338a-43b8-886f-f222eb21fafc.jpg?v=1772124816 Karachi, After Midnight Vol. 2 Launch at Printed Matter, NYC https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/takeaways-from-a-student-master-thesis-on-khajistan 2026-06-19T03:19:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/696a1bd8e7d78426eb6e1c28906ff8df.jpg?v=1772464777 A Graduate Study of the Khajistan Digital Archive https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-announces-bay-area-screenings-of-showgirls-of-pakistan 2026-06-19T12:22:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/SOP_021120.00_25_10_10.Still020_2_be145d14-7ed2-425a-a5be-0cbbfb7d01cf.jpg?v=1773869894 Khajistan Announces Bay Area Screenings of Showgirls of Pakistan https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/pioneer-works-announces-khajistan-owi 2026-06-19T03:20:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-12_at_16.51.59.jpg?v=1778627220 Khajistan: Office Of War Information (O.W.I.) Exhibition at Pioneer Works https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-hyperallergic-feature 2026-08-16T22:14:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Screenshot_2025-06-27_at_9.07.51_PM_d56578e5-cb3f-4009-baec-68b45f4e3a50.png?v=1786932170 Khajistan in Hyperallergic — The Detritus of Censored Culture Spasial Program at SculptureCenter — yellow walls hung with South Asian film posters, red rug, yellow benches https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-office-of-war-information-o-w-i-exhibition-guide 2026-06-19T02:56:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-12_at_16.51.58.jpg?v=1780178708 Khajistan Office of War Information (O.W.I.) Exhibition Guide https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-s-office-of-war-information-in-the-guardian 2026-05-16T10:40:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-12_at_16.52.00.jpg?v=1778942343 Khajistan’s Office of War Information in The Guardian https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/inside-the-archive-eastern-film-october-1971-a-cinema-in-denial 2026-06-19T19:53:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/Easternfilm_Oct_1971-11_590cc992-7802-4b25-95d9-ab76fd86ba24.png?v=1781377821 Archive Forensics: Eastern Film (October 1971): "A Cinema in Denial" https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/archive-forensics-1 2026-06-19T19:47:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/1930_01_08_Eldonya_Elmosawara____-7_854f10c7-d6c1-4de4-88e5-0072ac63da44.png?v=1781437681 Archive Forensics: Al-Dunya al-Musawwara (Issue 34, 8 January 1930) – The Illustrated World https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/archive-forensic-firdusi-no-5-november-1978-a-censorship-in-collapse 2026-06-19T19:42:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/0001-3953541513861311313.png?v=1781910459 Archive Forensics: Firdusi No. 5, November 1978 — In That Suffocation, If Only They Had Let Us Be Firdusi No. 5, New Series — cover, 6 November 1978 https://khajistan.com/blogs/archive-forensics/a-warning-from-inside-the-dera-khwaja-sira-desi-culture 2026-07-15T16:32:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/kdc-dlg1-archive-forensics-house_ac8a4b44-bcf3-4764-916f-a79399949172.jpg?v=1784127501 A Warning From Inside the Dera — Khwaja Sira Desi Culture Khajistan Archive Forensics: A warning from inside the dera. Khwaja Sira Desi Culture. https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/no-myth-here-khajistan-in-pioneer-works-broadcast 2026-08-16T22:14:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-12_at_16.51.58_36299e3e-faea-44f9-99dd-ae109abdcdf8.jpg?v=1786931987 No Myth Here — Khajistan in Pioneer Works' Broadcast Khajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/khajistan-press-at-the-ny-art-book-fair-2026 2026-08-28T16:03:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/nyabf-2026-key-art-1080.jpg?v=1787946634 Khajistan Press at Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, 2026 Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair 2026 key art, September 24–27 at MoMA PS1 https://khajistan.com/blogs/announcements/the-reading-room-opens-at-recess 2026-09-28T23:40:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0529/9883/2285/articles/recess-opening-2026-v3.jpg?v=1788043982 Khajistan Portal Opens at Recess, Brooklyn The Khajistan Institute for Advanced Research and Necessary Development reception room in the house yellow and green — the pigeon in atom orbits over KHAJISTAN in heavy caps, balloons on the floor