Front Matter Vol 19 (II) NUML JCI December 2021 “A woman’s tongue is a double-edged sword”: A Linguo-Cultural Analysis of Yoruba and Punjabi Proverbs Understanding the Impact of Social Networks on ESL Proficiency Appropriating through Crippling: A Study of Intersubjective Modes of Production in Naguib Mahfouz’ Midaq Alley English across Borders: Exploring Register Variation in South Asian Newspaper Editorials Reading Reluctance: An Analysis of Mistrust between Adherents of Fundamentalism and Liberalism with a Focus on Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist