Hina Hafeezullah Ishaq

There was a Facebook post shared by a child, which expounded upon the virtues of wishing a ‘Merry Christmas’ by Muslims and its basis in Islam. I must say that I am certainly heartened by the wisdom imparted and intend to use it in all my legal arguments henceforth! Apparently, ignorant me did not know […]

“Earn $ 3,000 weekly free online jobs without any investment to earn dollar home-based form filling jobs, working from home, more details to follow our website.” This particular advertisement and many like it are flooding the internet and the print media. After reading it, my first thought was to say good-bye to my immediate profession, […]

As a child and a young unmarried adult, I longed and fantasised about having a chimpanzee as a pet. These longings and fantasies were laid to rest upon the arrival of my children, though they were occasionally resurrected to weigh the merits and demerits of raising children and chimps! Courts in New York have been […]

This week, students from the University of the Punjab (PU), belonging to the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT), caused mayhem in Lahore. According to media reports, trouble had been brewing for the past couple of months. The PU administration had been trying to get the male students to vacate a hostel that had been earmarked for girls. […]

The new advertisement ‘Reunion’ by Google is simply superb. However, I dare say, it will never pass the Bechdel Test, if it were to be judged on that! The cinemas in Sweden have introduced a category ‘A’ rating for movies that pass the test for absence of gender bias. The Bechdel Test, which is described […]

I was on my way to see a friend recently when my driver, hesitant at first, informed me that he had been cleaning his room and had discovered two pieces of paper, weighed down under the bed. The papers appeared to be some sort of taweez (spell) to him. When I asked him whether he […]

I do not know your name/Nor for which battle you died/I do not know your home/Nor the tears, that were cried/I do not know where you rest/Nor the promises broken/I do not know your uniform/And, your fears, lay unspoken/But, I know your spirit exists/That your courage is admired/And your sacrifices honoured/By each soul that’s inspired/And, […]

I have a confession to make. I had not seen a single Harry Potter movie or read a single Harry Potter book until the summer vacation this year. And that too after a gun pointed at my head, read ‘emotional blackmail’ of humongous proportions by my daughter, a diehard, totally obsessed, Harry Potter fan! Well, […]

A national newspaper reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), after following “due process” through a “two-member” inquiry committee to “investigate” allegations of sexual harassment levelled by five female members of the Multan Cricket Club (MCC) against the management, has banned them from playing “any form of cricket for six months”, and they will be […]

There are days. And then there are more days. Sometimes, I feel that such days have the ability to suck the essence of life out of me. These days weigh down heavy upon my heart and soul, leaving me to wander in a land seeped with blood, where the terrifying whirlwinds carry the agonising shrieks […]