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…
feminism… I don’t want a protector. I want safety. 7 Apr 2021 Online conversations around rape are so infused with excuses for the rapists that I don't think we realize it. This is the thing with cultural values. They're sweet and toxic…
fiction… Quirky Pakistani 4 4 Mar 202124 Dec 2021 "Mom! There's a guy". "What do you mean?" "Errr. That there's a guy". "Like a guy guy?" "What's a guy guy?" "Is he a man?" "What do you think a…
love… Places I breathed….. 17 Feb 202117 Feb 2021 Someday when I'm old enough to write a book of my craziest memories I vow to write about the effect my various homes and houses have had on me. How…
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,…
feminism… A fight broke out when I posted…… the dilemma of civil discourse on women-only groups 3 Feb 20215 Jun 2021 Women-only groups have existed on Facebook under different mission statements. Some are for a sisterhood. Some exist for beauty, fashion and the like. Some are literary and scholarly. You name…
feminism… I love my husband and blah blah blah…. 31 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 One thing that time on this earth took from me was the unnecessary "Awww" moments. I have become resistant to the sappy and the mushy. I've become used to the…
My mind as a woman 