America has a complicated history of racial violence. Questions of race, white supremacy, and the divisive nature of politics have recently come to the fore again with the rise of racially motivated acts of violence. In May of last year, the Black Lives Matter movement spread worldwide, and millions of people took to the street […]
The Pandemic of Covid-19 has disrupted virtually all aspects of our life. From who we meet to how we greet; everything has undergone a process of alteration. One of the biggest changes to our lifestyle has been the rapid shift in our modes of communication, from in person family gatherings to online court hearings, which […]
On this International Women’s Day, I would like to write an open letter to my community. I don’t feel safe walking alone on the street outside my home. At times, I wear my abaya and joggers, and head outside for a walk. Sometimes during the day and sometimes at night. But most times, after about […]
Mental health, in Pakistan, is often overlooked and relegated to being an inconvenience. Alienating people struggling with their mental health perpetuates unhealthy stereotypes of mental illness. The stigma around seeking help, therapy, or medical help, leads to people not having adequate support systems. Inevitably, this feeds into a vicious cycle where the individual is left […]
If someone asked me to converse with one woman from the past for an hour, it would undoubtedly be Fatima Al-Fihri. The conversation would be as follows: It is 859 AD. I sit across from Fatima Al-Fihri, a visionary woman beyond her time and founder of the first-degree awarding university in the world. As the […]
