humanity… Thirty days that Kashmir has been on lock down 5 Sep 20195 Sep 2019 It has been thirty long days for Kashmiris. When this initially started, it looked like it would resolve in a few days and some form of communication was going to…
social issue FRIENDS…far from reality 4 Sep 20195 Sep 2019 I didn't watch FRIENDS when it initially came out in the 90's. I wasn't a TV person but did have enough friends to know of the phenomenon when I was…
feminism… Vulnerability! Strength or weakness? 3 Sep 2019 As some of you know that I haven't been blogging for a long time. Only a few months. Actually a few months shy of a year to be precise. So…
humanity… Why can’t we not celebrate occasions that others are? 2 Sep 201911 Oct 2019 I've lived in the USA for many years now but I grew up in Pakistan. And don't think this post is about cultural assimilation, acculturation or appropriation. It has got…
feminism… DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Model: 2020. Make: Pakistani. 2 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 The Pakistani list of the requirements of an ideal daughter-in-law is extensive and generic. There isn't much variation unless you count the occasional height specification rethinking (depending on your son's…
feminism… Breaking down feminism for the Pakistani woman 1 Sep 201920 Oct 2021 I wouldn't have written this if Pakistani women didn't have the most warped ideas about feminism. And if they didn't question its relevance and significance everyday. And if they just…
humanity… Remove superlatives! 29 Aug 201931 Aug 2019 Dear people! Stop using the term "lower class" for our economically disadvantaged class. This type of expression reeks of privilege and haughtiness. Because I'm a small-time blogger and read many…
humanity… Dear blogger! You started it. 27 Aug 201931 Aug 2019 I recently had the opportunity to read a blogger's detailed account on homosexuality. The blogger of course explained it in the light of Islam. She chose to pick out Freudian…
feminism… Mrs. Khan! 26 Aug 201931 Aug 2019 To say that I was surprised at what a woman said on national television, while in company with other women, about how divorce rates are higher than before because women…
feminism… The tears in her eyes…… the grip on her arm….. the silence in the air. 23 May 20192 Oct 2019 Masjid is my place to make friends. I love the camaraderie, love, common values and the bond. It's not everyday that I find people with similar backgrounds and customs so…
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