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The Intern: An unorthodox chemistry in a unique placid movie
Director cum screenwriter Nancy Meyers, who previously directed female-oriented movies and comfy comedies such as Private Benjamin (1980), Baby Boom (1987), What Women Want (2000), Something’s Gotta...
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It took me a real life experience to understand the importance of early...
It was the summer of 1999 when Pakistani cricket fans were eagerly hoping our cricket team would bring home the second World Cup from the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. That night, I was not watching...
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The importance of the Battle of Karbala and our ignorance towards it
With the Islamic month of Muharram upon us, I wanted to take the opportunity to implore Muslims (and whomever might be interested) to check out some of the events happening in their municipalities on...
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Hafiz Saeed is not Nawaz Sharif but as a citizen of Pakistan he has the same...
Punjab Home Department has released a report stating that two Pakistanis are the next target of RAW, India's intelligence agencies. The first gentleman, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, is known to the...
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From Mehdi Hassan to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tanya Wells does renditions like...
“Music has no boundaries. No matter what language, genre, rhythm, it can always find a way to everyone’s heart.” Watching the English singer Tanya Wells sing the ghazal virtuoso Mehdi Hassan’s ‘Duniya...
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I am a Jew and he was my Muslim Uber driver
I walk out of my SAT test and turn on my phone. I see that four more Israelis have been stabbed. This has become our sad new normal. I then proceed to order an Uber taxi home. Within a minute, I get a...
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Is it fair for England to blame pitch conditions for their performance?
Historically, cricket pitches in Asia had the tag of ‘lifeless’ and ‘flat’ associated with them. They’re usually considered as batting paradises where scores of 500 are considered as decent and taking...
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Will legalising homosexuality encourage incest?
(Authors note: Before forming judgment, I urge readers to read this article to the end.) After the United States Supreme Court legalised homosexual marriage across America, those in favour of equal...
View ArticleIf Pakistan boycotts the World Cup, it is only Pakistan that will suffer
We live in a time where our very existence is offensive to some people. It is hard to imagine how much cricket has been used as a weapon for political folly. It is absolutely outrageous that our team...
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Canadian election: I finally saw the beauty of democracy and the power of the...
It is a strange night for me here in Toronto. The Canadian Federal Election just finished and it is calm. There are no cries claiming it was rigged. There are no complaints of ambush at polling...
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How can I complain about men staring at me when I’m not wearing my dupatta?
“Hawa mein urtaa jaaye mera laal dupatta malmal ka!” This takes me back to a cherished childhood memory. My twin sister and I would use Ammi’s dupattas and sing this song, while dancing clumsily on our...
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What the Ankara bombing means for Turkish politics and the West
As the Russian intervention in Syria intensifies the chaos in Turkey’s neighbourhood, Turkish politics are becoming more unstable. The two explosions that went off in the capital city of Ankara took...
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The Mean Girls of Afghanistan
Recently, Afghan Americans tuned in to see the Instagram famous Afghan girl, Durrani Popal, an employee of DASH, the infamous clothing store owned by the Kardashian sisters. In the slew of...
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My time, I knew, hath now come
In lonely accomplishment, and crestfallen muse, I endeavoured to build my mind anew. To tamper emotion, and temper, and brute, I sought in Truth, that art known to few. For knowledge to passion, is...
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More power to the women and less to the stupid dupatta
Recently, I came across an article that seemed to propagate the indispensable role of ‘dupattas’ in our ‘cultural dress code’. I was amused by the fact that the article, which stressed on preserving...
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Does Netanyahu hate Palestinians so much that he is blaming them for the...
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, always the very popular man in the Muslim world, had a revelation to share with the universe a few days ago. He stated that the very man responsible...
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The sentiments of Karbala do not only belong to Shias
I would firstly like to inform my readers that I am a Muslim, a Hussaini at heart. I believe that Imam Hussain (RA) was the grandson of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He was the one who had gifted us our...
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A chocolatey affair with this decadent gateau au chocolat – it demands to be...
Get ready for the ultimate chocolate affair with this decadent gateau au chocolat; it demands to be loved. When it comes to a showdown of desserts, no matter how fancy a dessert may be, it can never...
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Karbala is a call for empathy, a call to stand up against injustice
Today, conversations on religion, religious beliefs and notions even peripheral to religion are quickly associated with extremism, conservatism and terrorism. Therefore, I would like to begin with a...
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Why are we criticising ISPR?
“Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less”, George RR Martin could not have penned it better. The narrative making the rounds is that there is a civil-military imbalance, and...
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