Mubashir Mémon Jun 7, 2023 2 min read Rated 7.7 on IMDB, Bulbulay is one of the most popular television shows of all time in Pakistan, and even if you’re not a viewer yourself, it’s likely that you recognize names like Mehmood Sahab, Nabeel, Khoobsurat, and Momo. It’s almost certain that among your acquaintances, there […]
24020242 Dec 2, 2022 4 min read Updated: Dec 3, 2022 Written by critically acclaimed author, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, is a science fiction book that is situated in the world of Panem (the city of the bourgeoisie), surrounded by thirteen districts that live in conditions of abject poverty. While the book has become […]
Annum Shehryar Nov 30, 2023 3 min read Since protests have been going on against the discrimination and inequality faced by the black community in America and different regions across the globe, let’s look into our own black community in Pakistan. The Sheedis or Siddi, are descendants of African migrants over centuries in South Asia. […]
University campuses have long been used for debates on global conflicts and sites for demonstrations and protests. Students usually use their freedom of expression to take sides and express their opinions on war crimes, conflicts, genocides, and other political issues at local and international levels. With little intervention from people outside the campus. However, debates […]
22110330 May 8, 2021 2 min read Set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraq-Turkey border, the film gives us a glance into the lack of guidance and vulnerability of children displaced by conflict. In the hopes of bringing an end to Saddam Hussein’s regime, the refugee camp residents await the US invasion. However, […]
Afiya Qureshi Dec 5, 2022 2 min read It seems to be a global phenomenon that the politics of a country impacts education. Irrespective of a country’s level of development or prosperity, political intervention in the education sector can be observed as a continuous pattern across several countries in the world. It can be a […]
The Nazi pursuit of complete censorship began in 1933, ending only when the regime fell. Although many in the twenty-first century would like to believe that such extreme censorship is a thing of the past; stark parallels can be taken between the Nazi regime and the Pakistani state, particularly regarding their love-hate relationship with the […]
Hiba Shaikh Jun 9, 2023 2 min read Growing up, I was charmed by an amusing fiction of entertainment: the Princess Diaries, Ugly Betty, She’s all that and much-loved Indian TV series and movies like Jassi Jassi Koi Nahi, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. What do these gems share in common, […]
Mahnoor. Aug 19, 2021 2 min read https://religiondispatches.org/how-not-to-rescue-muslim-women/ The article eloquently describes the ‘paternalistic’ nature of Western feminism and it’s ‘white savior’ complex. The western media and human right groups have come to sensationalize this view of Muslim women as being oppressed, victimized and discriminated against by their religion and the traditional societies they live […]
Khadija Nasir Jun 17, 2023 3 min read TW: mention of eating disorders We’ve all heard of famous beauty pageants like Miss World, Miss Asia, Miss Universe, etc. They are competitions of beauty and confidence that focus mainly, if not only, on their contestants’ physical traits. While the entire concept of competing to see who […]
250900690 Jun 30, 2022 2 min read Updated: Jul 5, 2022 In a study of the role of education in post-conflict peacebuilding perspectives from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are noted, that it has recently given renewed attention to its education sector, premised on the realization that accessible, quality and inclusive education is crucial to bringing peace and […]
Zara Zafar 24090048 Dec 14, 2020 2 min read With the growing importance of the ‘virtual world’, the importance linked to social media has somehow managed to increase at an even faster rate than it was before. It no longer just serves as a means of communication and connectivity but has somehow formed a rather […]
Regarding popular cinema and media presentation, one finds themselves engulfed in various ideas and presentations of multiple groups of individuals and how, according to societal standards, their lives and sense of self should be laid out. One often comes across different versions of gender performatitvty. Sometimes, it is presented in glorified manners, while others lay […]
The Media Policy Project is part of the LUMS School of Education undergraduate course EDU 274 and EDU 353. This project aims to create a space for students enrolled in EDU 274 and EDU 353 to share multiple thoughts, queries, emotions and information regarding the role of media in issues related to education, gender and […]