Radio Pakistan joins the Bandwagon of Tech on August 11, 2021The way we access information and entertainment has changed drastically. None of us are time or location bound anymore and the incredible fluidity of digitization has reformed the experience of all audiences. I recently downloaded the app by Radio Pakistan and wanted to review it from a user’s point of view. It is refreshing to […]
Making way Through the Stigma of Infertility on August 3, 2021Humans have an innate desire to have off-springs and the inability to do so impact their lives psychologically and socially. Women experience an emotion of loss and impairment of quality life. This crisis affects the couple as partners, as individual, as family and as social members. Psychologically, it fosters negative feelings of low self-esteem, loss […]
Bans that fuel regression on July 5, 2021As the power dynamics of the world continue to shift, Pakistan stands vulnerable to many unseen and visible challenges. Meanwhile, war tactics and their manoeuvring by industrial powers have also evolved and may no longer be easily recognised by the general public. Today, technology is the key factor for success. Digitalisation and technology have, certainly, […]
Down with the patriarchy on June 26, 2021Womanhood, its perceived role and behaviour has been experiencing great glorification with its insidious roots in a patriarchal society. The roles of a mother-sister-daughter-wife are all entitled as the carriers of dignity and respect of a man. The concepts of ‘identity and ‘individuality’ seem irreconcilable in terms of women. The liability of honour, caregiving, compromise, […]
Men explain things to me on March 26, 2021I am borrowing this title from a book I read recently by Rebecca Solnit. It was a part of a book club virtual session held by U.S. Consulate General Lahore, Catherine Rodriguez. This title would bring back memories and instances for all women and girls. In offices, at market place at homes and most aspects […]