Pakistan is failing Zainab long after her death on June 12, 2018Zainab was raped and murdered. I wonder what was going through her mind in those last moments. What was her impression of the world and human kind as a whole? Whatever she imagined, it is surely a reflection of our society! It should be a mirror through which we reflect on our collective selves. These […]
No justice for Qandeel on June 3, 2018The establishment of justice is among the central concerns of a society. One meaning of justice is to create balance. The case of Qandeel Baloch represents many ways in which our society is out of balance. Firstly, Qandeel was the symbol of a woman who was challenging the oppressive, patriarchal, and cruel norms of our […]
Patriarchal economics of marriage on February 19, 2018The rampant discrimination and violence against women that goes unquestioned in our society stem from a deeply entrenched system of patriarchy. In this system, women’s lives, opportunities, their access to institutional spaces and their humanity are systematically undermined through legal, social, political and economic structures and attitudes. Instances of harassment, violence and abuse of women […]
Why segregation of the sexes is wrong on October 7, 2017Tania’s boss took to sending her late night messages from his private number. To start with these were innocuous enough but they soon became stories of his troubled marriage, how beautiful Tania was, and how much he would like to be with her. And then they became sexual in nature. Tania was polite at first, […]