Pakistan has seen this script before, only now the tools are more vicious. While journalist Gharidah Farooqi was in Islamabad doing her job during a major diplomatic weekend, part of the online crowd was busy turning her into content, slicing up her image, policing her clothes, and pushing AI-made filth into the bloodstream of public […]
Misogyny
Hania Aamir clarifies that it is not an ‘ex vs ex’ debate
Pakistani actor Hania Aamir clarified her stance and stated that she spoke against misogyny and cyber-bullying on Instagram and that she was not speaking against men. In a long post that she posted on Instagram, which seemed like a response to her ex-boyfriend Asim Azhar, the Ishqiya actor stated that it is important for her […]
Sheikh Rashid tries to downplay PM’s misogyny
Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday referred to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan as “Firdous Sahab”. (Mr Firdous) Talking to the media, Rashid said, “I do not think I am capable for [handling] the Ministry of Information. Firdous Ashiq Awan is a great and experienced minister. I sometimes […]
Domestic violence and misogyny are intertwined
Since an image of a blissful marriage is one of the primary indicators of respectability in our culture so tendering a matrimonial advice may be a minefiled. When a friend hints at the disturbing attitude of her husband you may not be able to know that whether it was an inconsequential argument or you need […]
To ‘manhandle’ misogyny
Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Mustafa Kamal is yet to recover from the acrimonious divorce after a one-night stand with Muttahida Quami Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar. While he had used an opportunity to react to allegations hurled by Farooq Sattar during his U-Turn to and from politics, Kamal took his […]