Honour Killings of Women

by Khalid Sohail January 25, 2012 05:46

Honour killings are one of the most psychologically complex, sociologically complicated, morally distressing and legally challenging violent crimes against humanity.

Veena Malik: Breaking Taboos or Just an Attention Grabber?

by Raza Habib December 07, 2011 04:34
Once again our own, according to some “shameless vamp”, and to some the “ultimate liberal”, Ms Veena Malik is in the news.

What is Wrong With "Moderate" Muslim Mindset?

by Raza Habib August 31, 2011 19:47
Its the mindset of the MODERATE Muslims, which gives soft support to a small minority of the hard-line Muslims and allows them to flourish.

London Blitz

by Taimoor Ashraf August 25, 2011 18:15
If the riots that “awoke” Britain on August 7were not race riots than what were they?

Vocalist of Seven Languages Helplessly Dying in Agony

by MirAlam Said June 10, 2011 19:16
The top-class popular folk singer of seven Pakistani languages, Badshah Zareen Jan, is now helplessly waiting on bed in Peshawar for the angel of death to come and finish her agonies.

Arundhati Roy, Urban Middle Classes and The Fallacy of Their Liberalism

by Raza Habib March 11, 2011 17:34
The middleclass has strong dominance over education, corporate sector, bureaucracy and lately and perhaps most importantly media. Hence, the overall urban middleclass way of thinking and approach, at least theoretically, would tend to influence the national discourse.

Children of Single Parents

by Shoma Chatterji March 08, 2011 17:33

There is no ideal model for a family. But we know that the ideal is not one where status inequalities, discrimination and violence are perpetuated, especially against children.

Philanthropy Lagging in South Asia

by Riaz Haq February 24, 2011 20:38
Indian billionaire Azim Premji and Pakistani billionaire Malik Riaz Husain have recently made news by their generous pledges to help their disadvantaged fellow South Asians.

Forgotten Lives - The Plight of Gravediggers in Karachi

by Kiran BashirAhmad February 24, 2011 20:37
Picture this. It is a house in mourning. You are trying to explain the concept of death to a small child – death as the ultimate reality, the transition to a different sense of being.

On Cultural Identity

by Ahab Minhas February 19, 2011 02:05
As we (Pakistanis) move forward, we would do well to strive to develop a national identity of our own. And our identity should be rooted in our own history and heritage, even if this leads us to realize that our roots are very much Indian.