Aurat March and the need for postcolonial feminism on March 16, 2019A few months ago I had a social media debate with a woman on the limits of classical feminism as I advocated for a more nuanced approach considering the Pakistani society. Soon after, I was accused of being a mans plaining misogynist and blocked. We saw the same intolerance on a larger canvas after the […]
Just war theory on March 5, 2019Tensions have been high between India and Pakistan since the suicide attack in Pulwama in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). But armed conflict has been part of human history for as long as humans have existed while also encouraging morally just and humane practices for people directly and indirectly involved. The just reasons and conduct before […]
Error in judgement on January 24, 2019PTI promised to be a tsunami of middle class that would usher in an era of development and social justice. Admittedly, six months are not enough to judge a government’s performance that has just come into power for the first time. But it is not wrong to say all we see so far are a […]