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…
feminism… I was 18 and hustling….. 11 Feb 202011 Feb 2020 A teenage boy got married to his girlfriend in Pakistan. With his parents' blessings. What's that now? The new sex ed, chauvinism? But people are generally happy with this news.…
fiction… An overnight marriage 26 Jan 202027 Jan 2020 As she sat in her marital bed thinking of the future with anticipation and fear, she wondered if her makeup still looked like it did when it was freshly done…
