Rafia Zakaria

A different reality

A different reality

Enterprising individuals are creating and presenting content that is different from what is on television. Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:54pm
Deportation nation

Deportation nation

The Trump administration can effectively "disappear" its political opponents who are not US citizens. Updated 15 Mar, 2025 08:58am
Against women

Against women

The resentment that many Pakistani men feel towards women who demand their rights and refuse to submit is palpable. Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:45am
Rise of far right

Rise of far right

This new Europe is uninterested in equality or human dignity. Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:22am
Bromance on the brink?

Bromance on the brink?

Despite the support for Trump, the right-wing Hindutva establishment that props up Modi was essentially given a scolding. Updated 22 Feb, 2025 09:21am
Bureaucracy issues

Bureaucracy issues

It is hard to keep political appointees from destroying institutions. Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:56am
Rest in peace, USAID

Rest in peace, USAID

It seems every executive order from Trump is intended to change the landscape of the bureaucracy. Updated 08 Feb, 2025 08:58am
DeepSeek revolution

DeepSeek revolution

Grit and ingenuity can often trump throwing enormous amounts of money at everything. Updated 01 Feb, 2025 08:41am
Trump’s new world

Trump’s new world

It is undoubtedly going to be a new world under Donald Trump. Updated 25 Jan, 2025 08:49am
Misery theatre

Misery theatre

Why do we allow an emotional connection to be formed with those we do not personally know? Published 15 Jan, 2025 08:31am
The new colonisation

The new colonisation

The dominance of a single man and his particular vision of the world can result in disastrous consequences. Updated 08 Jan, 2025 09:12am
Tech lords of the world

Tech lords of the world

Even before its tenure in government, the incoming Trump administration has become beholden to billionaires. Published 01 Jan, 2025 07:40am
Days of rage

Days of rage

Anger around the world is growing as fundamental rights are snatched away from the people. Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:36am
The spell that spaces cast

The spell that spaces cast

A sense of serenity and wonder persists as the tourist wanders through courtyards full of fragrant orange trees. Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:32am
‘Thingification’

‘Thingification’

The question of how the identity of millions of Indians was constructed in the minds of white Europeans is worth considering. Updated 04 Dec, 2024 06:49pm
On coercive control

On coercive control

Women who face verbal, financial and psychological abuse are told that they are not abused at all. Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:46am
Buried and forgotten history

Buried and forgotten history

From maps and pickaxes, it is now possible to discover ancient relics from a distance, as in the case of a recent find. Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:57am
A vision to behold

A vision to behold

The salt in Doha’s air recalls a Pakistani city on another shore that has too often been erased or overlooked in the recollections Updated 06 Nov, 2024 11:09am