DIY Desk
Original post: http://www.custommade.com/blog/diy-desk/ by J.H. Fearless Do Away with the Chair and Get Standing “I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it, and one […]
Original post: http://www.custommade.com/blog/diy-desk/ by J.H. Fearless Do Away with the Chair and Get Standing “I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it, and one […]
This post was originally published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. When we look back at our history, almost every country in the world has experienced some form of foreign […]
A slightly modified version of this blog was also published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. Over the past couple weeks, countless blogs and articles have been written about Imran Khan’s […]
Originally posted on Hayat Alvi, Ph.D.:
“Civilization” will never civilize itself until and unless the obstacles to proactive intellectual and rational thinking and questioning are completely eliminated. Here we are…
Pre-post: I am a student myself, and am constantly learning and educating myself, so I hope this post does not come off as ill-informed or offensive, as I am trying […]
Many of us have different opinions and notions about identifying and understanding what it means to be content — to be fully happy with the way our lives may have […]
A couple great women have inspired this piece, of which include my dearest friend Huma whose awesome blog and poem on the Peshawar Attack can be read here, as well as […]
Okay, so as some of you may or may not have known, I was invited to present (by my good friend, Ayesha Sultana) to present at a local event, earlier […]
Although it’s been a week since the brutal and unimaginable tragic attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar that took the lives of 145 innocent people of which over […]
I barely slept last night. I had one of the most restless of nights, where there was this odd, sinking feeling in my heart that something bad — really, truly […]
I wasn’t going to write about this, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt the need to express my views, only because the whole situation is […]
It’s near the end of the semester and I am swamped, and I mean SWAMPED! I have a major research paper (to be published in my university’s journal) to complete […]
This blog post was published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. Also want to add that this post was originally written on Saturday, November 1, 2014. However, I was waiting […]
As a new mother, I am often faced with the dilemma that I may not be doing things “right” in order to raise my baby in a healthy and proper […]
When I lived in the Middle East, prior to immigrating to Canada with my parents about seventeen years ago, I never knew that such a thing as homelessness even existed. […]
I’m sure most of ya’ll know and most probably have heard that stunning song by the lovely John Legend titled, “All of me.” Both my husband and I love that […]
There is no doubt that we, humans, are creative, especially when it comes to our coming up with new and innovative words and phrases. And while some of them sound […]
While there is no doubt that we, as ostensibly civilized human beings, have come a long way since the Civil Rights Movement back in the late 1960’s, there is no […]
When Professor Bruce Lincoln approached me about a year ago, with the message (and I am only sharing part of it): I’m writing to request permission to reproduce your striking […]
Over the past week, social media, especially Twitter, has been taken by storm with the hashtags #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft, in which exceptionally brave women, who suffered various forms of domestic […]
About a week ago, my husband, his close business partner and I visited our accountant. While my husband and his partner were inside our accountant’s office, I decided to slip […]
So, over the past week, I’ve been noticing that people on my friends list have been participating in what is known as the “10 books challenge” #10BooksChallenge over on Facebook. […]
While I am sure this topic has been written to death, I feel the need to share my own views on this now that I, too, am a mother. As […]
Originally posted on Dr. Bairavee The Sky Priestess:
No sir, I shall not grace you with a smile because you expect me to,Don’t you dare invite yourself to my table,…
I was playing with my one year old daughter on our living room floor when my phone, that was lying on the glass table beside me, suddenly buzzed […]
The clock is only a few minutes away from striking 12 am and I am already overcome with so many thoughts and emotions over the fact that my beloved baby […]
A version of this article was also published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. One of the biggest impediments to women participating, or being allowed to participate, in any form […]
A version of this blog post was also published on The Express Tribune Blog here. The whole world watched with a mixture of great shock, glee, anticipation, and disappointment as […]
With the holy month of Ramadan in progression, one can’t help but wonder how the North Waziristan internally displaced people (IDPs) are able to cope and keep up with this […]
A few days ago, I had some good friends over and the topic of relationships and mental/emotional stability came up. The friends, whose names I won’t mention for privacy purposes, […]
A friend I deeply admire and respect wrote this brilliant piece. In fact, it is so brilliant that it deserved a space on my blog. So, without further ado, please keep […]
This article is in response to a piece written by Muhammad Ammar Faizan for Roznama Express, that was published last year — on March 7, 2013 — titled Naya aurat […]
Yesterday, May 11th, was “Mother’s Day,” and while I am not big on celebrating these supposedly “special” days, I couldn’t help but ponder over the fact that on this specific […]
So, over the past few days — weeks, actually — I’ve been contemplating getting my 9-month-old daughter’s ears pierced. The desire to do it was triggered a few months ago […]
Honour your daughters, they are human beings like your sons. And educate them, and you will have wonderful daughters, wonderful sisters and you will have a peaceful and prosperous society. […]
Yup. Das right. I just found out late — very late — last night that a friend of mine (well, okay, he’s a little more than that, he’s actually my […]
By now, I am sure we are all tired of the deluge of comments, blogs, articles, statuses and tweets about Shahid Afridi, also fondly known as “lala” by his fans, […]
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day (IWD) and it seems like only yesterday that I had interviewed a few incredible Pashtun women and written my piece titled, Why Celebrate […]
A version of this article was also recently published on the Express Tribune Blogs here. After an indubitably glorious victory against India in the Asia Cup cricket match this past […]
Many of us — especially those of us who have yet to experience pregnancy — are often under the common notion that once your body grows and expands to accommodate […]
I first learned about, and was exposed to, the traditional practice of teknonymy during my visit to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, about two years ago. For those who are unfamiliar with the term […]
This blog post is in response to a despicable article written by Ejaz Haider titled, “Aitzaz Hasan and The Bomber.” Initially, I wasn’t going to bother responding to this unintelligent […]
Yesterday, my Facebook newsfeed was flooded with pictures and news of a 15-year-old boy, from the north-west region of Pakistan, more specifically the Shia-dominated Ibrahimzai District in Hangu, who risked […]
A couple months ago, I was very fortunate to receive an email from Simran Kaur Lohnes – owner and representative of a new business called Afghan Black Cat, based out […]
Once again, another year goes by – and that too in just a blink of a second – and thus begins a new year, a new chapter, that allows us […]
I received this great email in this listserv (Pashtun Peace Forum [PPF]) that I am currently a part of, and I felt that it needed to be shared on my […]
It was around late October of this year and I was taking two graduate classes, was a teaching assistant to 150 fourth year undergraduate students, and taking care of a […]
This post is a continuation of my initial post, which I wrote a few months ago, about my whole pregnancy experience. That post can be read here. However, because my […]
by Claire Davidson It seems like quite an outdated concept, but there are still thousands of women who are passive within their own sexual relationships; they allow the decisions about […]
Suffering In Silence No More I come from a society where when a woman gets raped, or sexually assaulted/molested in any way, she is more than often blamed, if not […]