Feminism and conformity on March 6, 2019Feminism is a highly contested ideology in Pakistan. People without understanding its essence seem to attack it and label it as a “man-hating” technique. Feminism, in brief, isn’t about hating men but about demanding equality of women. However, if women were indoctrinated, where does the issue of feminism exist? What would happen to feminist movement? […]
The Emerging case of Islamic Feminism on June 14, 2018To some liberals, Islam and feminism are not compatible terms. They believe that these two ideas contradict each other and that Islam impedes the freedom of women in our society. Till now, we have witnessed the first waves of feminism, that have since further broken down into various forms, including the recently emerging Islamic feminism. […]
‘Liberalism’ is on death bed. And we haven’t even started understanding it on June 13, 2018Quoting from a recent article at Foreign Affairs Magazine: “The world is now approaching a striking milestone: within the next five years, the share of global income held by countries considered “not free” – such as China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia – will surpass the share held by Western Liberal democracies. In span of a […]
The death of liberalism on June 2, 2018Liberalism is on its death bed. Those lamenting the decline in Pakistan’s democracy must understand the phenomenon of faltering liberal democracies worldwide. For instance, the rising tide of populism seen in Europe in context of Brexit and in the rise of populist parties in Austria, Poland and Hungary is a result of the changing ideology […]