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Musings of a 'full-time' mum
A few days ago while chatting with a complete stranger during the course of a long train journey, I was asked: Are you a full-time mum?The question left me speechless, but not because I was offended...
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Iftar Special: Mediterranean delights
A better part of my day is spent preparing for evening iftar specials, and as my children hover in and around the kitchen anticipating the iftar menu for the evening, I find myself getting inspired by...
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Sexism in conversation: On being 'raped' in football
It happened again. After Germany beat Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2014 semi-final, remarks on how 'Germany raped Brazil' were everywhere.Does a rapist ‘win’ the person he rapes? Likening a sports...
View ArticleWar and Flight: Why planes are being attacked so often
It has been just a month and a week since the attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. When that happened on June 8, few in the world paid attention. Pakistan and its unceasing generation of...
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US health reform: Ripple effects for Pakistan
I recently travelled to Dallas, Texas to attend the annual meeting of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. I looked forward to learning about how techniques and processes related to emergency...
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Pakistan ka matlab kya?
67 years after independence, Pakistanis still chant on their streets: Pakistan ka matlab kya? (What was the purpose of creating Pakistan)?” The answer, obviously, is: Islam. Pakistan was created for...
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Akbar Ali - another tale of Pakistani talent shining in India
-Photo by Hassan RanaThough it was the first time I met classical vocalist Akbar Ali, it felt like meeting a long-lost friend, with whom one could talk to about anything for hours and it seemed like...
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Hitler quotes will not help the Palestinians
As the death toll in Gaza mounts and Israel shows no signs of relenting, netizens across the world have taken to the internet to express their outrage or support for 'Operation Protective Edge'....
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Paramedics in Gaza: Risking it all
Dr Mads Gilbert.Israel’s relentless attacks over the past three weeks have left their victims desperate for help, with the death toll among Palestinians now exceeding 500, the injured over 3,000, and...
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Will Pakistanis ever resign out of principle?
He was called a symbol of integrity and leadership by Canada’s leading newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Canadians, from coast-to-coast, praised him for resigning his position as one of Canada’s top...
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The truth behind Karachi's Freemasons - II
Akhtar Balouch, also known as the Kiranchi Wala, ventures out to bring back to Dawn.com’s readers the long forgotten heritage of Karachi. Stay tuned to this space for his weekly fascinating...
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Street cricket in Pakistan: A personal history
Just as most South American footballers usually grow-up playing the game on beaches and cramped thoroughfares, Pakistani kids get their first taste of competitive cricket on the streets.‘Street...
View ArticleTaxes on solar panels: Say bye to cheap electricity
Pakistan has been blessed with one of the highest solar irradiation figures in the world; thus, making solar energy a feasible and logical part of the country’s fuel mix.Most sane and mindful...
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The Pakistani slaves of modern Greece
In Ancient Greece, the region known as Laconia, or Lacedaemonia, belonged to the kingdom of Sparta. As the annals of historical chronicles reveal, the Kingdom of Sparta fought the Kingdom of Athens in...
View ArticleGreed and desire: The new face of Ramazan?
Remember everything your parents, grandparents, maulvi sahab and Islamiyat teacher taught you about Ramazan? Now try and forget it please because there seems to be no room for those teachings anymore...
View Article800,000 displaced, the rest is white noise
Even as a child I always had this niggling issue that while men had all the glory of martyrdom, women and children got a raw deal.Read the account of any warfare – modern or old. The stories of the...
View ArticlePakistan ka matlab kya - II
Continued from 'Pakistan ka matlab kya?'“Neither the Muslim League Working Committee nor I ever passed a resolution [called] 'Pakistan ka matlab kya' — you may have used it to catch a few votes,” said...
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Mohatta Palace: A tale of love lost
Akhtar Balouch, also known as the Kiranchi Wala, ventures out to bring back to Dawn.com’s readers the long forgotten heritage of Karachi. Stay tuned to this space for his weekly fascinating...
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Food Stories: Sheer Khurma
All memories associated with Ramazan and meethi Eid are joyous, filled with love, laughter, eidi, family, friends and the mandatory Sheer Khurma. My mother made the most delicious Sheer Khurma every...
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Ahmadis, seared to the wall
“Saaday vuss di gal nayi” "It is not something that we can control”, was what the SHO of the local police station said to the Ahmadi men, watching the burning down of their fellow community members’...
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