Uncategorized A brief history of human achievements and my wait for the Rooet-Hilal Committee to announce Chaand for Eid. 3 Apr 2023 “Did they see it yet?” I asked my already irate mother as she fluffed the pillows on the various couches in the living room. She obviously seethed but didn’t answer.…
Uncategorized 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL IN 2023 23 Feb 2023 I have an appeal to all the people out there who live in an alternate realm of reality! 100 days of school this year haven’t really been even close to…
Uncategorized Valentine’s Day 2023 2 Feb 202314 Feb 2023 I’ve been so neglectful of any day of significance so far in my marriage of decades that missing another day wasn’t an option. My husband is patient but I do…
feminism… I wouldn’t be here if….. 21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022 A lot of people ask me if I knew my husband before I got married. I sometimes lie, sometimes lash out with the truth and sometimes leave enough nuggets of…
burnout… My age and the havoc it can wreak. 31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022 “How old are you, dear?” The oldest of the three women asked, her yellowing teeth bared, reminding me of barracudas in the Australian reefs. How old am I, I stare…
feminism… Humor…Comedy…when does it stop being funny? 29 Mar 202229 Mar 2022 “What’s the most desirable quality in a man for you?” “He gotta be funny, Dad”, I didn’t miss a beat, “If he can’t make me laugh then I’m not even…
Uncategorized Why do we keep talking about Amir Liaquat Hussain? Because this is a feminist issue. 11 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 While you might think that what Amir Liaqat Hussain is doing for decades is just to garner some publicity, there is another fact at the foot of it all. He…
Uncategorized What must every woman do everyday? Dissent!!!! 31 Jan 20223 Feb 2022 I stood at the train station watching many trains rush past me. I vaguely wondered what was for dinner. I flicked that thought off of the edge of my brain.…
Uncategorized Abuse and the loneliness of the “empowered” woman! The shame that the abused carry….. 27 Dec 20216 Feb 2022 A lot of the things that white feminism taught us have continued to be foundations of current feminist movements. Many people who have viewed women differently since the arrival of…
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,…