The title is, as you may have guessed, borrowed from Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming. The third line (The falcon cannot hear the falconer), when isolated from the overt political context of the poem as a whole, metaphorizes the loss of communication. To build on that analogy, the department (the falconer) and the students (the falcon) have lost, to a great extent, their sense of communication. This is not to say that there is no sound to hear, but simply that the latter cannot hear it. 1 The purpose of the magazine, therefore, is to restore that lost sense of communication. Beyond the obvious association, however, the reason why we have decided on a Yeats poem is because of his ambivalent attitude toward politics. He was political and apolitical at once. Much like Yeats himself, The Falconer will carry within itself multitudes; and within those depths, readers may find a political undertone to the magazine as well.

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This magazine has been a few months in the making now, and seeing it materialize, one page at a time, has been one of the great joys of my life. I would like to wholeheartedly thank the people who started on this journey with me and have proven to be, time and time again, the best team one could ask for. Zonera Asim, the Sub-Editor, for not giving up and working twice as hard as any of us. Manal Fatmi, the Content Head, for being resilient in her decision to not settle and only pick the best of the best. Amtul Qamar, the Design Lead, for giving shape (literally) to the most abstract of ideas (and doing that effortlessly). I would also like to thank M. Yousha for always making himself available for the magazine and helping us pan out this magazine.

With that, I give you the first issue of The Falconer. We hope you choose us, support us, and help us do justice to our mission. The road that lies ahead is hurdled with uncertainties; but with your continued support, even the rockiest of paths, would be but a meadow for us to tread through.

Your Editor, Moaz Ahmed Khan