humor… Quirky Pakistani 2 30 May 202031 May 2020 "Honey I heard some music from your room last night. Were you singing?" "Yes, Mom! I was rapping." "No,no! We are brown people. We don't rap". "But I'm very good.…
fiction… The music in his chaos 11 May 202011 May 2020 Somehow the drudgery that life had become felt like the sole purpose of his existence. The clockwork routine, the nonexistent friendships, the empty wallet and the unattractive wife, all seemed…
pakistani… Not a Tariq Jamil fan but can’t see usurpation of freedom of speech. 25 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Thanks to Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistanis have been successfully conditioned to listen to politicians and religious leaders without question. This has led to the blind eye towards the heavily documented rape culture…
feminism… The girl who said “No”! 22 Apr 202022 Apr 2020 I envied that girl and I'm sure most of you do too. Ultimately I became that girl and honestly, life is so much better now. No is such a non-feminine…
feminism… 5 questions that the Rishta brigade will ask so learn the answers. 20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 The Rishta brigade has so many rote questions that I'm amazed at girls and their parents not providing the answers to these conventional ladies beforehand. It would save time. It…
humor… Quirky Pakistani 7 Apr 2020 Pakistanis are a rare breed. Genetically linked to the Arab brethren but culturally quite similar to their Indian pals. The irony is that we have inherited the stoicism of Arabs…
feminism… Pretty girl, strong woman 20 Mar 202020 Mar 2020 SCENE 1: As she sat across from her prospective husband she wondered if he found her pretty. He had looked at her with interest and then had looked away. He…
feminism… My double life….. 28 Feb 202029 Feb 2020 Growing up in a South East Asian country was a great experience. It also was confusing because the double standard is real. And there's a double standard for almost everything.…
burnout… Out of the frying pan…… 13 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 As soon as she entered home from a grueling day at college, she heard Amma's voice, "Nazia! You have no time to waste. Just get the dinner ready. Your aunt…
humanity… If only she had a son….. 12 Feb 202012 Feb 2020 Recently news broke out of a daughter finding her mother in her own filth, locked in a studio apartment , famished and disoriented. What led to this? The poor elderly…
