Shamila Ghyas
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Maria Toorpakai: The girl who squashed the Taliban
In the midst of all the negativity and misery around the world, if you look hard enough, there will always be that one story that will make you smile, give you → Read More
Junaid Jamshed: The style icon who gave voice to our generation
Leather jacket and jeans was what Junaid Jamshed wore when Vital Signs burst through the charts in a country recovering from the baton swinging dictatorship of → Read More
Why the world needs secularism
The most dreaded and feared word in Pakistan these days is secularism. If some poor unsuspecting soul even mentions it by mistake, virtual knives, swords, and → Read More
Pakistanis are the most peaceful people in the world. Anyone who disagrees is part of a global conspiracy...
Every time something bad happens in our country, and after we are done blaming others for it and have run out of excuses...oh, sorry I dont mean excuses, I → Read More
We can save Nabeel from the false blasphemy accusation. Or do we want another murder on our hands?
When we saw the huge number of people out giving their respects at the funeral of Mumtaz Qadri, we were astounded at the size. When it came to our favorite → Read More
#SaveNabeel: The Christian teenager's life is in danger over false blasphemy allegation
A few days ago we heard about a young teenaged boy named Nabeel Masihfrom Chak 66, Bhai Peru, District Kasur. He was arrested and charged under Sections → Read More
#SaveNabeel: The Christian teenager's life is in danger over false blasphemy allegation
A few days ago we heard about a young teenaged boy named Nabeel Masihfrom Chak 66, Bhai Peru, District Kasur. He was arrested and charged under Sections → Read More
Blasphemy law: Nabeel Masih, a Christian teenager, has been arrested for liking the Kaaba's picture on Facebook
Its the year 2016, and one would have thought that by now things like blasphemy would have been a thing of the past. For centuries it was used and abused by → Read More
Banning burkinis contradicts the very idea of secularism that France upholds
Recently the Mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard made the decision to introduce a ban on the burkini at the French Reviera. The ruling itself says: Access to → Read More
Qandeel Baloch's life underscored societal hypocrisies. Her death has laid them bare
Note: Strong language. Readers discretion is advised There was yet another murder that took place in Pakistan in the name of honor recently. It wasnt a girl → Read More
Dhaka attack: Speak against jihadism now, or be killed later
7 ISISterrorists stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery caf chanting Allahu Akbar in Dhaka late Friday night with a single intent: to kill all non-Muslims. Do keep → Read More
Is Kaukab Noorani a scholar or a religious goon?
Kaukab Noorani Okarvi came on TV and said that anyone who talked about Ahmadis or the blasphemy law should be killed (shot). His words were: ussi muqaam par → Read More
Blood does not cleanse honor
What exactly is honor killing? It is when the offender (93% of the times a woman) has committed such a grievous crime that her family or community can no → Read More
I support the Council of Islamic Ideology
Lets make one thing clear, I am on the CIIs (Council of Islamic Ideology) side. They have personally taken up the responsibility to protect women, and we all → Read More
Blasphemy law: Why aren’t false accusers ever punished?
The year was 2009 when Christian Asia Noreen, better known as Asia Bibi got into an argument with a group of Muslim women after she drank water from their → Read More
You might fear the label, but if you believe men and women deserve equal rights – you’re a feminist
After reading Fifty Shades of Gray, we never thought wed read a more nonsensical piece of writing. But hats off to Umnia Shahids articles, we were proved → Read More
Will Bilawal be the new voice for minorities?
As always chaos ensued on social media yesterday. Not when the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Pervez Ashraf said PPP broke the neck of Ahmadis. For → Read More
RIP Prince – One of the most uniquely gifted artists of all time
Fans, friends, family and fellow musicians were shocked on Thursday 21st of April as news spread about the death of music legend Prince. He was found dead in → Read More
If only some men understood that the dignity of a woman is her own and not theirs…
All the religious groups in Pakistan got together a few weeks ago as one voice to raise their concerns about the Womens Protection Act of Punjab. One would → Read More
The M-word that you're not supposed to say out loud
ecently, students at BNU Lahore protested against the stigmatization of the M word that should not be mentioned because it is supposedly every females dirty → Read More