Fiza Jaffer Nov 10, 2023 2 min read “We’re afraid of asylum seekers; we’re afraid of migrants; we’re afraid of Muslims. And when we are afraid, we go quiet because we expect someone to take care of it. And that something becomes militarized security. Military security needs a particular type of masculine identity. It builds […]
Mahnoor Gul Nov 28, 2024 3 min read As this course begins to end, I find myself shocked that we have not talked about the role teachers play in educating students in conflict areas. We mention it occasionally, but a real deep dive into their circumstances and decision-making. I want this blog post to serve […]
Sana Waqas 23100292 Jun 30, 2022 3 min read Updated: Jul 3, 2022 Over recent years, China has been accused several times of committing genocide against the Uyghur Muslim population living in the region of Xinjiang. Reports state that China had subjected Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslims to mass detention, surveillance, and torture and is […]
Ali Haider Yar Khan May 9, 2021 2 min read Disclaimer: Embedded link contains potentially disturbing image, viewer discretion is advised. 22nd November 1963, Dallas, Texas. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while waving at bystanders from his motorcade. Although caught on camera by multiple people, the Zapruder Film provides us with the most clear […]
Ali Khan Dec 6, 2024 3 min read “I tell my story not because it is unique but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.” These words by the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, described the feelings of thousands of Pashtun girls without a chance to get an education. The […]
Areej Tauheed Jul 31, 2022 1 min read This cartoon depicts a post- “happily” ever after a conversation among the five leading Disney princesses, as each frustratingly shares her marital struggles. Beauty’s husband- the Beast- is (unsurprisingly) aggressive, Cinderella’s husband, Prince Charming, is shiftless, and Snow White’s husband produces many kids. Still, he does not […]
Sabeeh – 24020369 Aug 5, 2022 2 min read The Pakistani Rishta Culture is extremely toxic for women, and men often have a role to play in making it toxic. But, here’s a sketch from Danish Ali that takes a look at the Rishta Culture on a lighter note:- Basically, the video shows how men’s […]
Abdul Moeed Sep 30, 2024 2 min read Education is often deemed as the great equalizer or the balancer that helps shaping minds and bringing them from “darkness” to “light”. However, this is not true when it comes to conflict torn areas where teachers as impartial figures have a dual role to play, i.e. by […]
laibarizwanmehr Jun 30, 2022 2 min read Ever since Balochistan was integrated into Pakistan, it has faced marginalization on social, economic, and political levels. Despite being the largest province and a gold mine for the country’s gas exports, it acquires little to no state investments for its development and the welfare of Balochis. Continued economic […]
Zunaira Mubeen 2321S026 Aug 1, 2022 1 min read Shan always come up with different ideas in term of advertising their products, they are promoting diversity, family system, equality in society ,breaking stereotype, defying gender roles but this time they depict rights for working women. This advertisement educates us about the fact that (we already […]
Iman Asif Dec 4, 2022 2 min read Balochistan is the southwestern province of Pakistan. Despite being the largest and most resource-rich, Balochistan remains the most underdeveloped province of the country. The state of education in the province is rather miserable. Almost 45% of the settlements do not have a school facility. Where there are […]
Ali Khan Oct 25, 2024 2 min read In today’s world, education is frequently seen as a tool for empowering people and a path towards equality. The general consensus is that education, by its very nature, upends social hierarchies that have been formed and gives everyone a chance to overcome their circumstances. However, despite its […]
Mariam Umar Khawaja – 24020210 Dec 4, 2022 2 min read Since the early 2000s, thousands of Balochis have been forcibly abducted by the Securtiy Forces operating in the area. According to HRCB data, since 2016, at least 3,738 people have been forcibly disappeared. The majority of these enforced disappearances have been those of students. […]
Dua Zahra Dec 3, 2022 2 min read A loud beating of the drum pierces through the loud street sounds, rising above the noise of the honking vehicles and bustling people. The passersby, some returning students, some women, stop, the vendors desert their stalls and drag their customers along to gather around a group of […]