"This is nothing if not an impressive venture ... the journal is a slick, professional 124 pages worth of thought and discuddion on its selected subject."

"As Parvez Hasan said, one of Pakistan's greatest needs is "inducing people to first think, then to write, and then to publish." It's going to be a long journey, and one that may never really end, but Bayan is a step along the way."

" Neelam Hussain, the spirit behind Simorgh...remarked at the Bayan launch that our universities ceased to function as universities years ago...And it's for this reason, to provide a space for research and discussion outside the university, that Simorgh has published several books..."

"One can't deny that the second issue of Bayan opens with a bang."