Minahil Zahid Nov 29, 2024 4 min read Growing up in Lahore, a constant childhood memory was the school bus. The cheerful honk of the bus, a reminder for me to rush outside and join my friends to go to school. For me and thousands of other children, the school bus represented routine, socialising, and […]
The First Grader: A Testament to the Transformative Power of Education in Post-Conflict Societies (EDU353) Education, in a world that is too often torn asunder by conflict, is a means not just of personal advancement, but healing, empowerment,… Contrasting Educational Models: The Influence of Militarized vs. Private Schools in Pakistan In Pakistan, educational institutions are categorized into streams, […]
Mahnoor Mannan Dec 11, 2022 3 min read I finally watched Joyland tonight with a friend. A beautiful movie that I recommend to everyone. Please watch it if you get the time and the chance. One key thing that the writers and actors have been stressing throughout the promotion of the movie: there are no […]
26110027 Nov 29, 2023 2 min read Updated: Dec 1, 2023 The infantilization of women has been a topic of conversation for some time now. This problem is accentuated in the South Asian context. The dominant culture projects an image which deems “childlike” characteristics desirable in women. While this isn’t very evident, if you delve […]
Khadija Arshad Nov 19, 2024 3 min read Updated: Nov 27, 2024 When we think about education we often think about what is explicitly taught, maths equations, historical dates, and scientific theories. But beneath the surface, a silent curriculum exists, an invisible set of lessons conveyed by the way schools operate, the stories that textbooks […]
Insha Merchant 24020045 Jul 4, 2022 1 min read Women who are often seen as rather victims of violence and are likened to peace, fragility and physical weakness are occurring in a different roles suddenly. Although the stance stands, terrorism or violence in any form either perpetrated by men or women is undeniably condemned, however, […]
Aliya Asim Nov 30, 2023 1 min read In Sudan, the conflict has kept a staggering 19 million kids out of school for almost six months now. About 1 in 3 children in the country, around 6.5 million, couldn’t go to school due to violence, closing over 10,000 schools in conflict zones. Another 5.5 million […]
250900690 Jul 1, 2022 1 min read Around the end of 2021, 89.3 million people were displaced, with an estimated 36.5 million individuals below 18. Indeed the number has reached heights given the Russia and Ukraine conflict that has emerged in 2022. The hike in these numbers calls for many reforms to be made for […]
25020450 Aiza Aftab Butt Dec 10, 2022 2 min read Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a comedic sitcom that displays its plot through a police station as a primary setting. The diverse nature of B99’s cast in respect to representing various ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual identities as well as body types, and lastly, gender. A most […]
25110004 Jun 21, 2024 3 min read Kids growing up in the early 2000s absolutely loved the cool girl quartet, however this show was one to raise many parents’ eyebrows. There was always some sort of hesitation in parents allowing their child to grow up watching the “baddie” persona show (as can be observed by […]
25020450 Aiza Aftab Butt Dec 9, 2022 2 min read The 1990’s blockbuster Indian rom-com has certain apparent and underlying problematic notions that perpetuate the audience to think in a biased manner. It centralizes on three friends and their university life followed by a love triangle that ends with Anjali leaving town as Rahul chooses […]
Faizan Qureshi Jul 6, 2022 2 min read What should’ve been a somber remembrance of the most violent and horrific act in Pakistan’s history and memory was brazenly converted into a national spectacle on the 16th amid no sense of shame or respect. Knowing the nature of the course things in Pakistan tend to take […]
Ummekalsoom Shah Dec 2, 2022 3 min read Agha has the same disability as the star Kid! While watching an Indian Film, “Tare Zameen Par,” my 15-year-old cousin shouted this sentence for his 12-year-old brother. For a moment, I was stunned to listen to this, and ultimately, my focus shifted toward the film’s theme. The […]
Zaina Nauman Afzal Jun 21, 2024 4 min read Imran Riaz Khan was once again arrested early this week on his way to perform Hajj, and while he was clad in ihram, no less. As an individual who has ‘disappeared’ at the hands of the government for over 4 months and, in the words of […]