The Politics of Translation

How power, privilege and language decide which stories travel the world.

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Fashion’s Selective Freedom

How culture, modesty, and bodies are embraced—until they aren't.

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Beyond Biryani and Bazaars

Why South Asian literature deserves depth — not spices, silks, and stereotypes.

Zarmeen Abbasi 6 Min Read

Karachi and Liveability Labels

When global rankings erase histories, and cities are judged without context.

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Judged Beyond the Grave

A woman’s death sparks not grief, but collective moral policing.

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Section 295 Still Kills

Protecting religion or fuelling injustice through fear, mobs, and misuse of the law?

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Article 36: Protection of Minorities:

Provision: Protection of Minorities The State shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of minorities, including their due representation in the Federal and Provincial services. Meaning: Article 36 commits the…

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Unspoken Love Stored Like Mango Pickle

By: Noor ul Taba

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Phenomenal Woman

BY MAYA ANGELOU

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Zabta

By Habib Jalib

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Born to Rule, Really?

A country that is either thought of as mediocre or inferior, compared…

Aaroosh Khan Aaroosh Khan 7 Min Read

The BRICS Illusion

Multipolarity is defined as a global system where several powerful countries or…

Anooshey Adnan Anooshey Adnan 6 Min Read

Narrative Is National Property

For decades, the global internet was effectively American in governance and catered…

Anooshey Adnan Anooshey Adnan 8 Min Read

Diplomacy without a Flag

The world today is often spoken of as if it were a…

Amir Noorani Amir Noorani 7 Min Read

Glitches in Digital Pakistan

Behind laptops and promises, youth are still left unemployed and…

Zainab Zubair Zainab Zubair 5 Min Read

Lessons Before Lockdown

How One Family Chose Homeschooling Years Before It Became a…

Hasan Ajmal Hasan Ajmal 6 Min Read

Were We Ever in the Picture?

Two years after the U.S. banned race-conscious college admissions, international…

Fizza Waseem Fizza Waseem 6 Min Read

Equivalence: Costly, Confusing, Unfair

Pakistani graduates abroad battle government delays and questionable degree recognition…

Shamama Khizer Shamama Khizer 4 Min Read

Chai, Class, and Contradiction

When roadside romance masks systemic neglect of working-class lives behind…

Zarmeen Abbasi Zarmeen Abbasi 7 Min Read

Fiction Against Historical Erasure

How censored societies use literature to preserve memory, truth, and…

Afifa Shahid Afifa Shahid 7 Min Read

When Saarees Resisted Tyranny

Zia’s regime censored art; artists responded in defiant, glittering rebellion.

Hadiya Iqbal Hadiya Iqbal 7 Min Read

Urban Memory, Fairy-lit

The wedding is over: why are the lights still up?

Aymun Raza Aymun Raza 4 Min Read

Where is Pakistani Horror? 

From censorship to self-doubt, a genre built to unsettle remains…

Dua Faisal Dua Faisal 8 Min Read

The Politics of Birthday Texts

A birthday wish, or a ticket to meet social expectations? Are we…

Saleha Nabeel Saleha Nabeel 5 Min Read

Behind the Embroidered Curtain

In recent years, desi fashion has made staggering aesthetic leaps: palatial bridal…

Shahbano Sultan Shahbano Sultan 7 Min Read

Grief Doesn’t Make News

Pakistani media has often been dubbed superficial, presenting a one-sided perspective of…

Anooshay Ahsan Anooshay Ahsan 5 Min Read

Trigger Before the Truth

Fate plays a funny trick sometimes, hitting you when you least expect…

Umaiza Shakir Umaiza Shakir 16 Min Read

Royalty Reimagined

There’s something oddly familiar about the opulence of Bridgerton—its pearl-laced corsets, the…

Anasha Khan Anasha Khan 4 Min Read

Spectacle Over Substance

As the use of streaming platforms spreads across the globe, so does…

Rizwan Hassan Rizwan Hassan 7 Min Read

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