Taymour Soomro

Philosophy of the Foot cover by Taymour Soomro
Credit: Marion Deuchars

Essays and Stories

Philosophy of the Foot cover by Taymour Soomro
Credit: Marion Deuchars

A Journey Into Norway’s Endless Night – T Magazine

On the Svalbard archipelago, during the months without sunlight, one starts to see strange things in the dark.

More Than Just Power and Oppression: Six Books About Patriarchs – LitHub

Taymour Soomro on Stories of Resistance, Loneliness, and Inheritance.

Athena and the Grand Reveal – The Southern Review

Figs, dead dolphins, jazz and betrayal on the Amalfi Coast.

A Sublime Port – Ninth Letter

A eunuch with dementia and a wily concubine in the Imperial Ottoman Harem.

Philosophy of the Foot – The New Yorker

Footwear, inheritance and desire in Karachi.

The Contract Law of Pakistan – Oxford University Press

A comprehensive description and analysis of the law on contract in Pakistan.

Selected Journalism

Farming, tribal disputes and climate change in rural Sindh.