In light of recent events happening in Pakistan, including the Minar e Pakistan incident and Noor Mukadam’s case, one thing is clear that we as a society blame victims far more than we blame the actual criminals. Let’s end this culture of victim blaming and call it out when we see it! Here is my […]
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To all the men out there who get a kick out of making indecent jokes about your married life, this one is for you. I know you want to make people laugh. You want to capture the room with your wit. Lighten the mood during gatherings. Make people’s day with your tremendous humour. But for […]
Recently I’ve been noticing that whenever my mom asks me to do things for her – like wash the dishes, go out to get some groceries, or even the tiniest favour like get her a glass of water – she always makes it a point to say ‘thank you’ to me. It baffles me when […]
A woman was gang-raped in front of her children at a motorway in Lahore. She called the police for help when her car broke down and while waiting for them to arrive, this horrid incident happened. The rapists forced her and her two children out of the car at gunpoint, and proceeded to rape her […]
Featured Art by @ thedaftdraft https://thedaftdraft.com/ When a man smokes, it’s a bad habit (buri aadat). But when a woman smokes, she’s a bad woman (buri aurat). Smoking is harmful no matter what your gender is. Then why are women always being significantly more condemned for it? Why does it only become everyone’s business when […]
During my morning social media scroll I came across a story that truly made me reflect. It was a captivating and very well written piece of work, so I do recommend reading it fully, but here is a gist of it: A pregnant woman with 2 kids is evidently upset as her husband is packing […]