Biryani And Bereavement: Exploring The Strange Nexus Of Food, Family And Funerals
When my paternal grandfather died, I was old enough to have fragmented memories of his death, but young enough so ...
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Tag: patriarchy
Why Pakistani Women Have Marched Despite the Backlash
“She is like a son to us,” said the proud parents of a daughter independently supporting her family. In Pakistan, ...
What Law Enforcement And The Criminal Justice System Can Do To Make Women Safer From Harassment
The current influx of cases of harassment of women has raised questions on our social values and the criminal justice ...
Am I The Only One Who Didn’t Know Why Men’s Day Existed?
At 5:03pm on November 19 2021, a friend at work casually mentioned: “Today is International Men’s Day.” The response my ...
On That August Shame And Our Cultural Rot
The symbolism could not be starker. The illustrious occasion of Independence Day, the hallowed venue of Minar-i-Pakistan, the site of ...
Reclaiming Pashtunwali: Pashtuns Need To Redefine ‘Honour’ As A Gender-Equal Idea
Hardly a day goes by without a headline featuring a woman being killed in Pakistan. Oft-reported cases include violence committed ...
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Generals and Judges
Last Friday, Ayaz Amir, a respected columnist/tv commentator,...
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