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Reham Khan’s Domestic Abuse Allegations Might Just Be True

January 15, 2015by SesapZai 1 Comment

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 […]

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The #WhyIStayed / #WhyILeft Hashtags Are One Of Most Important Discussions About Domestic Violence We’ll Ever Have

September 12, 2014by SesapZai Leave a comment

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 […]

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Creating Unity With Circles (Part Two) – Empowerment/Disempowerment Of Pashtun Women

December 3, 2012by SesapZai 2 Comments

This is the second part of the article I wrote on the whole Circle process, which can be read here. However, in this post, I will be discussing the Circle […]

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The Plague Of Marital Rape

October 26, 2012by SesapZai 4 Comments

My sis-in-law wrote this excellent article on an extremely important topic that I feel is often shoved under the carpet and is hardly talked about much, due to its highly […]

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How To Deal With Toxic People

July 8, 2012by SesapZai Leave a comment

I came across this amazing article on a really great blog I am currently following called Cauldrons and Cupcakes. It’s about dealing with people who are negative or have a […]

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“Acid” — A Poem By Les Smith

March 29, 2012by SesapZai 3 Comments

Words can’t explicate how great and powerful this poem is! I’ve been very blessed the last week or so, as I’ve had some really intelligent, inspiring, enlightening — not to […]

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Acid Attacks On Women In Pakistan

February 27, 2012by SesapZai 13 Comments

My lovely sis-in-law really surprised me today — very pleasantly surprised, I must say — when she called me to read/edit something that she wrote. Not only is it well-written […]

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Dowry As A Form Of Violence Against Women

October 22, 2011by SesapZai 2 Comments

When I was first considering topics for my thesis project, I decided to do some research on a number of different themes pertaining to women and oppression. Of course, the […]

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Are Women Partly To Blame For Their Own Oppression?

March 27, 2011by SesapZai 8 Comments

Often the word “feminism” is misunderstood. The word, itself, holds absolutely no weight, especially if we use it to simply “bash” on men for the way they oppress and mistreat […]

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