In my field of research work, I often either meet with or hear stories about women — Pashtun women — who’ve been victims of violence and abuse, usually in the […]
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 […]
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, […]
As the brunt of May 11’s momentous elections still lingers on and many Pashtuns everywhere, especially within Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, cheer and celebrate PTI’s rather staggering win in the region, there are […]
Originally published on The Express Tribune It was in 2009 when the world first learned about Maria Toor Pakay – the brave, talented 22-year-old Pashtun female squash player, who hails from the […]
Each morning I wake up, I dread reading the news. I dread it because I know I will come across something dreadfully distressing. The word ‘news’ itself, to me, has […]
A few weeks ago, there was a very interesting discussion on Twitter about the tradition of walwar (bride price) in the Pashtun culture – especially in the tribal regions of […]
The Pashto version of this article I wrote can be accessed here *** Just as we were mourning the tragic (and brutal, I must add) demise of Pashto singer Ghazala Javed, […]
Okay, my dearest readers! Here is a little (well, it’s not really little, but you know what I mean) excerpt from the epic research paper I am currently working on […]
