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Thank you Zimbabwe, your determination was truly heroic
It ended in a way that it should not have; with logistical problems and the unpredictable weather having the final say. But even during these anticlimactic moments, the impact of the series will not be...
View ArticleHas the Islamophobia network in America taken a new turn?
Since the tragedy of 9/11, Islamophobia has been persistently on the rise in America. The anti-Muslim rhetoric from the far right and the new atheist community continues to serve as fuel for the...
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Children’s Day: They belong in schools, not factories
Some of us are liberals while others are conservatives; some of us are righteous Muslims while others are humanists. We have created labels and have given birth to unnecessary clashes, but what most of...
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Don’t ask for a soda can on United Airlines if you are a Muslim
A few days ago, I came across a post on Facebook by Tahera Ahmad. I was left dumbfounded. Tahera Ahmad was an ordinary Muslim passenger on board a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Washington DC....
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Forbes’ list of influential women: Are Pakistani women not good enough?
We are a nation of contradictions. We are a nation that goes to watch Bollywood movies on the weekend and during the weekday, we like to blame RAW for terrorism. We are a nation where everyone has high...
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From Lahore to London – From Karachi to Kensington
London held a host of activities highlighting Pakistan and the cultural vibrancy it has to offer to the world. This weekend saw the launch of Suzali, a platform showcasing Pakistan’s most well-renowned...
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India’s unhealthy obsession with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
A mammoth $46 billion project, stretching over 3000 kilometres from Gwadar to Xinjiang, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has the potential to make Pakistan’s economy grow by leaps and...
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When copying designs becomes a norm in the fashion world
Committing plagiarism under the guise of inspiration seems to be the new norm for fashion designers these days. And Pakistani designer Nida Khurram is no different. Keeping in mind the latest trend of...
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Will the Budget 2015-16 be merciful to the common man?
Zeenat Bibi lives in a small city in interior Sindh; she works as a housemaid to make ends meet. Every year she works harder and secretly hopes that her life will get better this time around. She hopes...
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Pitch Perfect 2 is not so perfect after all
Having a commando situation in the opening scene with one of the biggest celebrity cameos Hollywood can pull off (President Barack Obama and his wife), the movie Pitch Perfect 2, directed by Elizabeth...
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Dear American Media, the Israel-Palestine conflict is your doing
Dear American Media, I'm just asking you to tell America what’s going on in Gaza. Reveal without decreasing Palestinians to dehumanised numbers and rough generalisations, as have oppressors all through...
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We need to stop exaggerating minority victimhood in India and Pakistan
I had written in an article on this very forum some time back that many Indians and Pakistanis validate their deep-rooted nationalist prejudices by exaggerating the problems of the religious minorities...
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Can he change from Azhar Ali ‘the batsman’ to Azhar Ali ‘the captain’
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is the governing body that controls this country’s cricket system. We often ponder on the reasons behind our cricket performances being unpredictable, but we don’t...
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Ode to the Muslims of Burma
I saw some godly men, In trance they lined and took their turn. Rose ye all from slumber when, They’d left in haste, ye houses burned. Now curse thee men that left this trail, And woe, in silence,...
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My life is rich and full, even without marriage
Tiny love story, “And what do you do?” so many have asked. “I tell stories,” the girl said. One by one they’ve walked away, not understanding the language she speaks. Until one day… “I tell stories,”...
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Even after one year, Mehwish remains an IDP
Mehwish is a nine-year-old girl who lives in Haider Khel, a small village in Tehsil Mir Ali, North Waziristan. She has a younger brother named Akash and a widowed mother and grandmother. She is...
View ArticleWho is trying to disconnect Kashmir from the world? Why attack cellular towers?
The unusual series of attacks on cellular towers in different parts of Indian-administered Kashmir Valley has already resulted in the killings of two civilians. And furthermore, the way these attacks...
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My nani’s achaar – Pakistani-styled vegetable pickle
Before the arrival of mass produced, ready to use jams, pickles and chutneys, everything was prepared at home. In the early 80s, my nani- (maternal grandmother) prepared achaar (pickle), murabbay and...
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When did rape become the cure to homosexuality, India?
If you thought burning women, throwing acid on their faces, bombing their schools, shooting them for going to school, cutting their noses, shaving their heads, marrying them off to holy texts or...
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World Environment Day: Are Pakistanis dirty or simply lazy?
Imagine driving through the busiest street of a major metropolitan city in Pakistan. What would you see? Buildings, vehicles, street vendors, a crowd of people? Obviously. But alongside this, you would...
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