fiction… Janu, Jani, Jaan and the Pakistani arranged marriage bride. 27 Aug 202029 Aug 2020 As you sit there fluttering your eye lashes at the man who is going to be your keeper from now, you sense another pair of eyes, unflutteringly looking at you.…
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…
feminism… Working moms have it different, not easy. 24 Jul 202025 Jul 2020 So true story! I'm a feminist. Which means I champion all women. Yes, even the misogynists because even those women haven't had it easy. They've had it just as tough…
feminism… How internalized misogyny is transgenerational trauma in the Pakistani society! 21 Jul 202024 Jul 2020 Many women, countless women, women of all walks of life in Pakistan and actually in the world are coming out of their societal conditioning to conform to another conditioning that's…
humor… Quirky Pakistani 2 30 May 202015 Aug 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…
My mind as a woman 