Rightsizing privilege on November 13, 2018“The thing that makes systemic oppression so difficult to discuss is that when you do, you have to acknowledge your role in it. Often this means having to admit that you are part of the problem. It is not a comfortable experience when you learn that you further or benefit from the oppression of others.” […]
A promise of hope, then the deluge on November 6, 2018 In Pakistan, it is seldom that a person has a feeling that things may actually be headed in the right direction. Fleeting that it proved to be, one rejoicedin a feeling of initial goodness! The acquittal of Aasia Bibi by the Supreme Court presented that rare moment when one dared say that a realisation […]
Times of pain, times of healing on October 30, 2018The withering of flowers The unceasing tears from the sky The lamps without light The shattered mirrors Dead is the music And the dance over Beyond the hovering clouds In the bosom of the night Resides the star of pain — Glimmering Jingling Smiling — Faiz Ahmad Faiz (“Phool Murjha Gaye Sarey”) Whenever the boundaries […]