Nabiha Shahram

In our Internet obsessed world, the focus and attention is diverted all the time. An average person divides his 5-minute span, between working on a task, chatting with friends (via watsapp, instagram, snap chat and managing tweets) and interacting with social environment. Kids are also taken over by gadgets, unlimited television programs and games. This […]

  While looking outside the foggy window from our air-conditioned cars, we indifferently pass by the slum areas. Seeing half naked kids with muddy hair and unwashed faces does not wrench our hearts. The child sitting right next to us in our car and the one outside on the road belong to the same human […]

From the ultra-sound room, the pregnant woman accompanied by her mother-in-law came out with a melancholic face. ”It’s a baby girl”, murmured rather grumbled the mother-in-law to her son. This news left the family in absolute dejection and depression. This is a usual scene outside the ultra sound clinic or a gynae ward. A married […]

An abused child is the one who is threatened or actually harmed physically, emotionally or sexually. Child abuse and parental negligence are two faces of the same coin. Sexual and emotional abuse is the hardest to recognize. Children get victimized due to lack of awareness .The molester takes advantage of this ignorance and take further […]

The joy of meeting people, chatting with them is slowly and gradually replaced by throwing lavish invites to formal dinner/lunches, theme parties and extravagant give aways. In my memory lane if i stroll down, our dining room (called khanay wala kamra simply) glimpse brings the aroma of Aloo-gosht cooked by my mother accompanied by few […]