Sara Rehman Nov 29, 2022 1 min read School in a box is an initiative by UNICEF. In the aftermath of a disaster, the major goal of the School-in-a-Box is to facilitate the resumption of regular educational activities. The contents of the “School in a Box” provide the essentials for any educational setting. Books and […]
Ali Zulqarnain Nov 10, 2021 2 min read For a long time, Bollywood has been justifying harassment and crimes against women. Bollywood’s idea of romance is to pursue a woman continually, touch her inappropriately, grab her, obstruct her path, pass inappropriate comments on her, make her uncomfortable while grouping on her with your buddies and […]
Zunaira Mubeen 2321S026 Aug 5, 2022 2 min read Mahagul and Zain are a newly married couple enjoying their life. Soon they get to know that Mahagul (Mahi) is pregnant. Mahi gave birth to an intersex baby. Their families want to give that baby to the trans community but Mahi wanted to raise him as […]
Sana Khan Jul 23, 2022 4 min read Updated: Jul 25, 2022 For the Greek mythology geeks out there, the only saving grace of the 2004 movie “Troy” – aside from an armoured and glamorous Brad Pitt – was its graphic cinematography, and nothing else. Based on Homer’s great epic Iliad, Troy should have been […]
Amna Shahzad Oct 25, 2024 4 min read Amidst the chaotic refugee camps widespread across these war-torn conflict driven zones, a beacon of hope fosters the most vulnerable and effected refugee kids who have a relentless pursuit to attain education. For those children, education seems like a distant dream and learning is an epistome of […]
Usama – 21020262 May 8, 2021 2 min read My first memory of violence goes back to when Benzair Bhutto was assassinated in 2007. I could not comprehend why a group of angry men would try to set my school on fire if someone they loved had passed away – shouldn’t they be mourning, I […]
26110027 Nov 15, 2023 2 min read Although ‘The Dark Knight’ offered a narrative into Gotham city from the eyes of the protagonist Batman, there are many peculiarities about the “antagonist” of Joker that catch the eye- the most prominent being scars on his face forming a ‘permanent’ smile. With the disfigurement being hard to […]
Aqsa Manzoor 24090082 Aug 21, 2021 2 min read Before the British rule, India had its own education system, such as Madrassas and Pathsala for Muslims and Hindus respectively. But with the intervention of British rule in India, along with many other changes, the legacies of traditional schools of learning were breached by British policies […]
Mahnoor Mahmud 24020387 Jul 30, 2022 2 min read Feminism. A subjective term. Simply put, feminism has come across as an idea to challenge the everyday gender-based inequalities and injustices that women have to face. However, it is serving and challenging different aspects of society. The sociopolitical demonstrations under the banner of Aurat March, and […]
Mishaal Pasha Nov 28, 2024 3 min read Education, in a world that is too often torn asunder by conflict, is a means not just of personal advancement, but healing, empowerment, and restoration of dignity. “The First Grader” (2010), inspired by the true story of Kimani Maruge, who enrolled in primary school at 84 years old after the introduction of free universal education in Kenya, is a poignant […]
zenababid-23020417 Dec 6, 2022 2 min read Pakistan has approximately 3 million Afghan refugee population of which 1.3 million are registered (EUAA). These refugees include children of school-going age who lack access to public education due to a number of factors. It should be noted that 22.8 million Pakistani children are out of school which […]
Areeba Rasheed Oct 7, 2024 2 min read Ah, Bollywood— song-and-dance routines, melodrama and larger-than-life characters who often make you feel like your life is a poorly scripted movie. Today, let’s dive into a Bollywood movie so dense that even Emile Durkheim would need a drink. Enter our beloved Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh—the cinematic blockbuster […]
Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghan girls have faced devastating setbacks in acquiring education. The Taliban ban on girls’ education beyond sixth grade has kept millions of girls out of classrooms, putting an entire generation’s future at risk. Despite this upsetting reality, the quest for girls to acquire education has led […]
Laiba Naeem 25020290 Nov 29, 2022 2 min read Advertisements play a huge role in reinforcing stereotypes. Take a broader look, how are women portrayed in advertisements? Most of them revolve around women applying fair and lovely or winning their mother in laws heart by a certain cooking oil or dishwashing soap. Even in 21st […]