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Shahid Afridi: The face of sexism?
In the land of the pure, apparently, one cannot be a man and a feminist at the same time. The two seem to be mutually exclusive. Usually, this disconnect is attributed to the misconception that...
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The Rachel Canning case and why Pakistani parents should be worried
Whoever is raising children in this present age can only applaud the decision taken by the judge in the strange New Jersey case of 18-year-old Rachel Canning suing her parents for kicking her out of...
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The problem with our drama industry and its depiction of Pakistani women
The troubled image of modern Pakistani women conjured up by Pakistani dramas is extremely distorted and single dimensional. Stories, it is said, are a subtle yet are the most influential way of...
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Pakistani media should learn something from India’s Satyamev Jayate
Hypocrisy is one of Pakistan’s most wide-spread epidemics. The channel, which defamed and criticised a respectable educationist for ‘corrupting the youth’ of Pakistan by imparting sex education,...
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A FRESH! prespective at the Amin Gulgee Gallery
This evening I attended the launch of an unusual art exhibition in Karachi at the Amin Gulgee Gallery. It was called ‘Fresh!’ – 64 artists under 30, and showcased the art of yes, you guessed it, 64...
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Five strange things all Pakistani fauji’s do
In countries like Pakistan, army officers are treated with a special kind of respect and having a fauji (soldier) friend is considered to be an honour. I am sure many people know what it feels like to...
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Pakistan beyond Bin Laden
In her most recent article in The New York Times, Carlotta Gall, has shunned the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military establishment of Pakistan in an attempt at assessing the troublesome...
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Jehangir Aziz Hayat and the Pashtun rock scene, finally uncovered!
A few of the bands that I grew up listening to were U2, Nirvana, Matchbox Twenty and Lifehouse, among others. The genres of these bands included rock, alternative rock, post-grunge and elements of...
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The psyche of a Pakistani cricket fan and the shameless vanity of passion
To understand the psyche of a Pakistani, you first have to understand what it means to love and hate at the same time. This is not semantics. It is truly a reality. To understand the degree of pain our...
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Don’t tell me to ‘stop being negative’ about Pakistani affairs
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been mocked for raging on the blogosphere about Pakistani matters. And many like myself have been repeatedly prescribed a ‘positive attitude’. These patronising...
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Pakistani sports channels and death by advertising
As I write this, Umar Gul has just bowled out a Bangladeshi batsman. Gul screams in celebration, begins to jump with his fists in the air and then there’s Rameez Raja with a cup of tea in his hand....
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Pakistani dramas: Trade in your jeans and career for some chooridars and a...
Imagine a scene from a typical Pakistani drama. On one side, we have a shareef (innocent) damsel in distress and a prince charming, who is too busy admiring his good looks to actually use his brains...
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Travelling on a Pakistani public bus is never boring!
I am sure many of you have travelled on public buses in Pakistan or know someone who has gone through the ordeal. In case you haven’t, allow me to enlighten you of what the rest of us have to go...
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Why are Pakistani women obsessed with their weight?
I should make it clear from the beginning that this unhealthy obsession with weight is not limited to Pakistani women but is the universal truth for women everywhere. We are either too thin or too...
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4 uncanny similarities between Bollywood and Pakistani politics
It won’t be a lie if one were to say that both, Bollywood and Pakistani politics have become extremely commercialised. While the former is an industry and the latter is a system, both have experienced...
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U-19 World Cup: Is inconsistency part of Pakistani culture?
There are times when certain characteristics become symbolic of a particular country. That is, these characteristics are exhibited by the general masses as well as their leaders and institutions; hence...
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A social pariah even in Maryland – all because I am Shia
After almost two years, I returned to my old home town in Maryland. It was a small town and when I had lived there, nearly 40 Pakistani families resided in the area; most of them were from Punjab and a...
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Delhi Colony blast: The true face of Pakistani media
I heard the bomb blast that was reported more than 30 minutes ago. I live close to Delhi Colony. I’m not sure how many innocent citizens have lost their lives or how many are injured. They say four...
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A mosque named after Mumtaz Qadri? Well done, Pakistan!
I was spending a lazy afternoon lounging in the Osama bin Laden library, bemoaning the dire lack of buildings honouring our local murderers, when my Smartphone informed me of this fascinating new...
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Every Jew is not a Muslim enemy!
At the very outset of this blog, I would appeal to the readers to be open-minded. To label, without any basis, all Jews outspoken in favour of tolerance to Muslims or vice versa, of having some hidden...
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