Shagufta Naaz
“It was a hot day, with temperatures rising to 40 degrees Celsius … A baby buffalo and an old woman were taking...
Published 22 Sep, 2013 09:24am
The Cuckoo’s Calling, is a classic detective novel that will find favour with everyone who enjoys a good whodunit ...
Updated 22 Sep, 2013 05:59pm
According to the BBC, the UK police recorded at least 2,823 so-called honour attacks in 2000
Updated 08 Sep, 2013 02:52pm
Where a no-good, violent husband is better than no husband at all.
Updated 17 Aug, 2013 04:08pm
“The word ‘no’ doesn’t exist in my dictionary,” says Shabina Mustafa in
her characteristic no-nonsense...
Updated 04 Aug, 2013 09:59am
The world is a big bad place and naive girls need to be protected for their own good, we’re told.
Updated 17 Jul, 2014 05:17pm
Every girls been practising playing the dulhan all her life but when it comes to playing the wife, there is no script.
Updated 06 Jul, 2013 02:51pm
Saima manages to make, what could have been a boring litany of facts, entertaining in ‘The Arab World Thought of It.’
Published 21 Jun, 2013 04:44pm
Women are programmed to be sensitive about their age, but that doesn’t mean they can’t change the script.
Published 07 Jun, 2013 01:45pm
Commuting in any form or way is a hazardous occupation for women in our part of the world.
Published 24 May, 2013 01:13pm
“Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don’t waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.”
Published 10 May, 2013 05:11pm
Joking about a man’s second marriage underlines a wife’s deepest fears and insecurities; it’s a sharp reminder that her husband can instantly turn her world upside down.
Published 19 Apr, 2013 01:50pm
When did choice of clothes become a political/social/religious statement rather than just an expression of one’s tastes and personality?
Published 05 Apr, 2013 12:19pm
But the childless woman; the woman whose father has died and has no brother to ‘protect her honour’ — well, she’s fair game, isn’t she?
Published 22 Mar, 2013 02:28pm
It’s always boys who climb jungle gyms and ride bicycles and win races, where do girls feature in Pakistani advertisements?
Published 08 Mar, 2013 08:05am
An estimate of the basic minimum expenses for a middle class family of four with a household income of between...
Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am
Some of the greatest achievements in human history have come about through the services of dedicated individuals. ...
Published 06 Nov, 2011 07:19pm
“Women’s Day!” my very nice, very Pakistani male friend snorts. “Why in the world do you need a Women’s Day? Every...
Published 08 Mar, 2011 12:51pm
Do you sometimes feel everyone is trying to control your life; telling you what to do and how to do it? Well you’re...
Published 30 Jan, 2011 01:16pm
Some like their romance novels mushy; full of moonlight and roses. Others prefer the explicit details of what are,...
Published 15 Aug, 2010 12:00am
