Sharmeen’s win & women’s rights
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has won a second Oscar and the prime minister has promised legislation to eradicate the scourge of ‘killing for honour’. The stage has thus been set for a…
Real pain
AS luck would have it, I streamed A Real Pain the night before Kieran Culkin received an award for his supporting role in Jesse Eisenberg’s film about two cousins visiting…
Family at high noon
FREE of the burden of defending and explaining government policies and actions, Khawaja Asif spoke candidly about his own party. In a recent interview, he agreed the senior leadership of the…
Brighter future
THE depression from a layered smothering of citizens — Covid and floods, to inflation and utility bills — is at a stage where it overwhelms our capacity to cope with…
Honour or dishonour?
WHERE did the term ‘honour killing’ come from? What is so honourable about conspiring to kill a female family member if she chooses to marry of her own free will?…
The death of joy
The ludicrous ban on the film ‘Joyland’ by the Punjab government shows us the desire of authorities to cast darkness across Pakistani society. Joyland is the first Pakistani movie to…
When women write
‘Womansplaining’, edited by Senator Sherry Rehman, is an anthology of thought-provoking essays – written by some of the most remarkable women – ‘navigating activism, politics and modernity in Pakistan’ The…
Countering violence against women
Though there is a perceptible shift in mood after every act of violence we get to know about, the recent incidents of violence against women in this country have sparked…
Culture Pop: Songs of freedom
Tomorrow Pakistan will be 70 years young. I love my country deeply, but let’s be honest: despite its scenic beauty, the Pakistani nation has not aged gracefully. We remain stranded…
Culture Pop: Rape and power
In all the hoopla about a sitting prime minister’s disqualification there are some stories that may lie forgotten by the wayside. This is one story that shouldn’t be. Rape is…
