The Ashes Of My Freedom
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to […]
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to […]
As a little child growing up in the Middle East — Saudi Arabia, to be more precise — I was often told, time and again, by my parents, aunts, uncles, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Working as a Pashtun female is not easy in any field,” said one of my Pashtun Journalist friends, Sana Safi, when I’d asked her what it was like working as […]
Northern Pakistan is more than often plagued by natural disasters, whether triggered by natural hazards or human behaviour or by the interaction between the two, which affects millions of people […]
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 […]