Call for Social Change :: Social Activism
Recent articles from the archives
Child Prostitution in Arizona
Sidra Omer Mar 22, 2007Although the Task Force is focusing its efforts on the supply, mainly prostitutes and pimps, there’s a practical problem of how to help these children.
Sex and Censorship in the Cinema
Abdul Mustafa Dec 7, 2006There is a growing trend in cinema, especially so-called Independent and World Cinema, to show real sex on screen. This trend is especially true in Europe and raises the interesting question of censorship and its value and place in a civilised society.
On Sexual Liberation, Extremism and Simple Hypocrisy
farrukh kamrani Sep 8, 2006Mr. Ishtiaq Ahmed’s article Convoluted Hypocrisy and Extremism published in the Daily Times on May 30, is a curious read affording us a unique opportunity to see the capacity some people have to retain and propagate wrong and distorted ideas!
My Summer of ’69
ahmad hayat Jun 20, 2006It all happened three years ago, not quite a long period, but to me it seems like it happened, perhaps, an hour ago. I seem to be stuck in a moment I can’t get out of...
Internet Relationships – Blessing or Curse?
Khalid Sohail Mar 9, 2006As a student of human psychology I feel that the mystery of internet relationships stimulates people’s imagination and they start the relationships where reality merges with fantasy
Could I Handle Two?
Atif Dec 7, 2005As I buckled down to receive simultaneous massages from two girls, my thoughts drifted back to the previous summer
The Ultimate Betrayal
sajal javid May 26, 2005She sobbed as he put his hands around her and whispered in a hushed voice, “Don’t cry honey, I am here and I love you, its ok! Don’t worry, I am here”, as his hands drifted all over her body making her cringe with revulsion.
Sultan Mints
Nadeem F Paracha May 12, 2005Yes, sir, she sure felt like living in a pornographic film. A film made by sex fanatics.
A Journey Through Our Conscience
sajal javid Apr 7, 2005Up to eighty percent of the thousands of women incarcerated presently in Pakistani jails are facing charges related to the Hudood Ordinance, and most cases involve women being charged with adultery after they have allegedly been raped.
America’s Moral Compass
Omar Mirza Jan 30, 2005The Western social contract is far more tolerant and fair than the Islamic social contract rooted in 7th century notions of intolerance.
Let’s talk to Mallika Sherawat’s Breasts
Farzana Versey Jan 4, 2005Does that reduce her in any way? Do you know of any woman who has got silicon implants to help in research or because she wants to be a well-padded mamma to her nursing infant? Was Paula Jones wrong in posing nude to support her kids?
The Porno Paradox
Rohit Gupta Dec 22, 2004Pornographic websites were some of the first to make the Internet a business, and they are still the largest conduits by which new users are exposed to the Internet. The same pattern is being seen in cell phones.
When Vagina met Viagra
Farzana Versey Dec 8, 2004The moment he puts you in his mouth, I can feel her anticipation. And we wait. When it works they say it’s because of you, for when it doesn’t they can say the same too!
Losing It
Fitaa Feeraz Dec 3, 2004The beloved Lahori culture known only for its eating and ‘Heera Mandi’. This is the city where I spent my youth. There is no denying here that losing it in Karachi can be quite different from losing it in Lahore, and a hell lot different from
Bus
Sucheta Potnis Mar 30, 2004What is it, she wondered, her eyes still closed. ’Feels like an elbow’ - the answer came up in her mind. ’Maybe the owner of the elbow doesn’t know it is there’, she thought.
That Whore
Urstruly Mar 29, 2004'Angraizi chummi?…ughh… that is gross' she raised her eyebrows 'you didn't tell me that…'
To Love or to Like?
Temporal Oct 15, 2003Cross gender and cross generation friendship is an under explored subject in literature and in movies. Yes, we have Sugar Daddies and Mammas and Trophy Wives and Girl Friends. But that is exploitative and not the norm.
So Far Away From Me!
K Anish Pokharel Oct 13, 2003in today’s world where people get their would-be spouse to sign an affidavit of compensation lest they cheat on them, chastity is indeed expensive!
Sex and the Saudi
Haroon Moghul Oct 12, 2003Imagine you’re a Saudi man, tired from a day of beating your Bengali worker...
Reproductive Health Education
Sadaf S Kamwani Sep 4, 2003Reproductive health education or sex education is considered as a taboo subject in our society. To know its reason for being called taboo, I took an interview of ten educated young people (excluding health professionals) regarding their understanding


