Myra Shahab Nov 13, 2022 3 min read When Malala Yousafzai was shot at by members of the Taliban in Swat Valley in 2012, a plethora of emotions surrounding women’s education and the right of girls to access education became the front page news. With that, I clearly recall the stereotypes that emerged surrounding the […]
Burhan Hasnain 25020257 Nov 26, 2023 2 min read As Russia’s conflict with Ukraine persists, the toll on the country’s educational system is far-reaching. Beyond the physical destruction of schools, the war has unleashed a wave of consequences that transcend borders, leaving a profound impact on the lives of students like nine-year-old Milana Minenko (Novak). […]
Tabeer Tamsal Nov 4, 2023 3 min read Marketing through advertisements is one of the most successful strategies. It is a powerful medium with a large audience that affects not only our consumption habits but also our views, values, and opinions in everyday life. It might, however, act like a double-edged sword because it has […]
Zain Alizai 24020168 Jul 4, 2022 2 min read In today’s world where globalisation has allowed an almost surveillance-like real-time insight into every country due to interconnected forms of fast media, perception and optics matter a lot, especially when it’s largely oppressors trying to mend their image post or mid-conflict. One example is that of […]
mominakhalid Oct 26, 2024 3 min read In the world of Bollywood, few films have tackled the intersection of identity, Islamophobia, and media stereotypes as boldly as My Name is Khan. This 2010 film tells the story of Rizwan Khan, a Muslim man with Asperger’s syndrome, as he journeys across America in a post-9/11 world […]
Sana Murtaza 24090077 Dec 14, 2020 2 min read The Hate U Give follows a young girl named Starr Carter, as she learns to navigate a world, and the systems within it, that have otherized her and those she loves as a black people. Viewers are given insight into the black experience, specifically the struggles […]
Soundtrack for this article: Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, The Nut Cracker by City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Metamodernity by Vansire, Peer Gynt Suite No.1 by Edvard Greig Get ready for a dive into the scholarly realm – or at least, my attempt to bring academia into focus. We embark on this intellectual journey with a […]
Aimen 23110094 Aug 2, 2022 5 min read I remember my experience watching the magnanimously popular Amir Khan starrer Dangal for the very first time: I was inspired by the story of these two young ladies and their driven father who stopped at nothing to achieve their goals of becoming wrestlers despite immense societal pressures, […]
Aqsa Manzoor 24090082 Jul 3, 2021 1 min read Although Bollywood is not the right place for messages of body positivity, I still expect the industry to retain some level of political correctness with the growing cancel culture. However, the giant industry continues to disappoint and in this blog I’ll be expressing my opinions about […]
26110333 Nov 1, 2023 2 min read Updated: Nov 26, 2023 We are living in the 21st century yet the unconstrained conversation around periods or women’s menstrual cycle remains a taboo. In the recent, wave of feminism when women’s sanitary healthcare products could have preemptively availed the chance to ramp up the awareness campaign concerning […]
Umar Shahzad-23020308 Dec 11, 2022 1 min read Updated: Dec 11, 2022 Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was the blockbuster of the new century. With a star-studded cast with Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, and Kajol, it was a dream come true for most people. I was star-struck by all the dancing, cinematography, and exhilarating […]
Muzna Amina 24090015 Jul 6, 2021 3 min read Nearly two weeks ago, I came to know that a female teacher in a private school, not too far from my home, had hit one of her student’s eye with a pen and that the poor boy had, as a result, lost vision in one eye. […]
Abdullah Yousuf May 9, 2021 3 min read Education, often viewed as the emblem of hope for developing nations, is the frontline of attack during sustained periods of conflict. By destroying the very foundations of a nation’s hope, those leading the charge of violence achieve their ulterior motives. The impact of conflict is greatest on […]
JAVARIA AHMAD 23020267 Dec 4, 2022 2 min read The Single National Curriculum (SNC) was introduced in 2020 in Pakistan with the aim of providing all children “a fair and equal opportunity to receive high quality education.” The SNC attempts to bridge the social gaps between children through a common curriculum, medium of instruction, and […]
