burnout… Work is a four-letter word! 16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And…
consumerism… Silent feminists! 23 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 I’m at a convention for engineers. These are all Pakistani women. With their nice Chanel and Hermes bags. They look wealthy. Age is defied by them. When you have money,…
feminism… Objecting to sexualization of women isn’t an extreme measure by women. 14 Nov 2021 When social media accounts say “sexualization of women should be on the terms of women” they forget that women categorically do not want to be sexualized. I believe these accounts…
feminism… Trophy wife….. what’s not to love about it? 26 Sep 202127 Sep 2021 Of many patriarchal slurs that women put up with, Trophy Wife is another. It’s not only shameful to the woman who is branded with it but it’s also derogatory to…
feminism… Marriage is a pit stop. 28 May 202130 May 2021 On a women’s only forum I was again reminded of how many women see marriage as the destination that it proves to be so rarely for most of us. Each…
all’s fair… A child born through marital rape…. Nighat and Bilal’s story. 9 May 202128 May 2021 There are so many nuances to Nighat’s character that it would be hard to dissect them all in one blog post. She has lived a life of overt patriarchy and…
feminism… Women physicians in Pakistan will be an extinct species in the years to come. 20 Apr 202122 Apr 2021 I recently had the opportunity to read a blog post by a non-physician. It was about the hardships of a physician's life and how they're perceived to have a great…
feminism… The subtle art of seduction… a Pakistani woman’s dilemma with the society she’s born in. 16 Apr 202118 Apr 2021 My land of pure is finally openly misogynistic. It has come out as rape apologist and takes pride almost in being oppressive. Pakistanis follow their own brand of conservatism that…
fiction… Relationship advice that led to…… 16 Feb 202121 Apr 2021 After yet another heated "discussion" with the man I call my husband I decided that it was time to take some definitive action. We couldn't go on like this. This…
pakistani… Nationalism that masquerades as patriotism! Why Pakistan continues to teeter on the brink of social depravity? Implementation of the Just Culture instead of knee-jerk social media reactions to bring a change. 5 Feb 20217 Feb 2021 Patriotism and nationalism, in my opinion, exist on the two ends of the same spectrum. Conventionally, patriotism is the pretty picture of nationalism. It's more acceptable, celebrated and revered. Nationalism,…
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