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22nd March, 2013
The mother/sister/daughter mantra
But the childless woman; the woman whose father has died and has no brother to ‘protect her honour’ — well, she’s fair game, isn’t she?
But the childless woman; the woman whose father has died and has no brother to ‘protect her honour’ — well, she’s fair game, isn’t she?
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18th October, 2012
The negligent Pakistani
They say that the Taliban are to blame for the attack on Malala; this oversimplification is blatantly indicative of who is really responsible.
They say that the Taliban are to blame for the attack on Malala; this oversimplification is blatantly indicative of who is really responsible.
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18th October, 2012
Malala vs. Vanilla
The girl in critical care has done us a favour; she has forced the ‘leaders’ to choose their place across the line.
The girl in critical care has done us a favour; she has forced the ‘leaders’ to choose their place across the line.
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17th October, 2012
Malala and Goliath
With images of Malala on every chowk, newspaper, profile picture and TV channel, for the first time in my life I have started to like Pakistan.
With images of Malala on every chowk, newspaper, profile picture and TV channel, for the first time in my life I have started to like Pakistan.
17th April, 2012
Expatriates, adoptions and a change in the offing
“Amna and Aneesa have brightened up our world, and we feel privileged to be able to provide for their needs.”
“Amna and Aneesa have brightened up our world, and we feel privileged to be able to provide for their needs.”
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13th February, 2012
Voices from the debris
‘If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation’ is an African Proverb…
‘If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation’ is an African Proverb…
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4th February, 2012
Being bipolar in Pakistan
I suffer from a disability called bipolar disorder, something that 2.4 per cent of the global population suffers from. For most of us, it is…
I suffer from a disability called bipolar disorder, something that 2.4 per cent of the global population suffers from. For most of us, it is…
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5th November, 2011
Unmarried at 30: Handling the stigma with grace
Author’s note: As is often the case in real life, things don’t pan out the way we would like it to be, which leads to …
Author’s note: As is often the case in real life, things don’t pan out the way we would like it to be, which leads to …
17th January, 2011
The woman who stole my heart
A Pakistani girl selling vegetables talks with a customer on a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. – Photo by AP.…
A Pakistani girl selling vegetables talks with a customer on a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. – Photo by AP.…
