So I keep telling my husband that Pakistan is a pretty liberal place, in my attempt to convince him that there is still hope for the country. That is, liberal for a Muslim country. Yes, I know, all kinds of atrocious things...
When I first came to Cambridge three years ago, my first thought was “How do people even live here?” A quaint little town, it seemed to be stuck in time. It was as if I had stepped back into history. So the buildings were...
Cherry Hinton Road
In recent months, a number of stories have surfaced about kids from disadvantaged backgrounds securing top positions in local exams. Now there is no denying the achievements of these students or that they deserve appreciation for...
I came across two awesome images today. The best thing about them is their ambiguity, that they can be interpreted in multiple ways. Definitely good material for a creative writing class. The first is from here: The first...
The biggest threat to feminism is women’s attitudes themselves. Yes, it is true. At the mention of feminism, mass rolling of eyes may have ensued. Many actually seem to think feminism is a bad word. “Kaafi feminist hai”...
And here I was doubting the choices I had made. It’s only after I completed my bachelors, masters and then another qualification to boot which required three exams and close to a thousand hours of studying, did I realize my...
Karachi is a city of paradoxical coexistence. The immense diversity of this city, the existence of so many different social classes and ethnicities, fills me with immense pride. Agreed, there is a very dark side to this...
The incumbent government has successfully eliminated poverty. Let me clarify. Eliminated only from official national statistics. Officially, there is no recent data on poverty. A few days ago, I was in need of recent poverty...
Much is being said and written about the issue of dual-nationality on an everyday basis recently. What puzzles me is the often repeated argument in support of the “right” of dual nationals to hold public office or to vote –...