feminism… I love my husband and blah blah blah…. 31 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 One thing that time on this earth took from me was the unnecessary "Awww" moments. I have become resistant to the sappy and the mushy. I've become used to the…
covid… Through the looking glass of life and illness, I watched humanity carry me through a pandemic! 17 Dec 202017 Dec 2020 Sometimes the narrative changes. It completely flips. The whole reality of reality goes up in a wisp of smoke and all that's left is a skeleton of experiences, lived and…
covid… 20 things that we should not say after 2020 24 Oct 202030 Oct 2020 1. Dark skinned women are beautiful: from a dark skinned woman to my light skinned sisters, please stop with these patronizing comments. I'm comfortable in my skin without your benevolent…
feminism… Why listening is important! 17 Sep 2020 When I started growing up as a Pakistani woman with non-Pakistani ways I realized that my fellow countrymen and even some family members had a great love for filling in…
feminism… Why do we say she wasn’t dishonored? 11 Sep 2020 Something came to my mind after reading all the posts and as my husband and I come across another red tape against rape reporting and what not. Don’t want to…
feminism… The aluminum foil and other popular themes of her marriage! 31 Aug 20206 Sep 2020 The aluminum foil: Curse be on me that I wasn't taught the basic art of cooking by my mother. I land in my marriage unarmed and without any back up…
humanity… Resilience is sometimes not a choice. 29 Aug 202030 Aug 2020 I won't lie, I hate the narrative that has associated itself with Karachi about its resilience. It has started to grate on my nerves and sounds like nothing but a…
feminism… Sex, love and other natural disasters. 22 Aug 202023 Aug 2020 As I broke up with yet another boyfriend, one of my good girlfriends commented, "Wasn't there anything to salvage this one?" I'm a serial breaker-upper. I have had longer no-relationship…
burnout… As I waited at the station, Patriarchy said, “It’s your problem”. 19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020 Some online and real life conversations provide so much substrate for this blog that I'm indebted to all the people who engage with me and exchange ideas. They give me…
humanity… Am I a patriot or a nationalist? 13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020 This has become a debate that is probably occupying more space in my head than it should. Really because I've tried to separate the two and have found both to…
My mind as a woman 