ORIGINALLY POSTED AT DAWN Conspiracy theories have always had high currency in our part of the world and ritual cynicism towards America is quite usual. Recent reports claiming the presence of CIA’s contractual army – Blackwater – in Pakistan have bolstered concerns within the Pakistani public about US involvement in this country’s affairs. It’s high time, … Continue reading »
Posted in September 2009 …
Racism: Social experiments-What Would You Do?
I recently came across a couple of videos showing a social experiment. These videos range from plotting scenarios in the mall ‘where actors are plotted to reconstruct a case of discrimination’. One of these videos include a clear case of racism towards colored people being harassed in stores while shopping. The most interesting part of … Continue reading »
Battling With Taboos
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE FRIDAY TIMES My good old school days are among the most cherished memories of my life. Back in those days, the most worrying thing in life was an incomplete homework or a pending assignment. Now as we grow up, responsibilities have piled up and the little things that meant the world … Continue reading »
Saad Khan: Death By Reality Tv
The death of Saad khan has slowly made its way to the mainstream media. I have been hearing that GEO and Dawn have recently covered it. Meanwhile there has been a lot of discussion,heated debates,questions and grief over the incident on twitter and Facebook. The news was first brought up by Farrukh Ahmed, his message … Continue reading »
Pakistan’s Disappeared Victims: An Interview With Amina Masood Janjua
When I first saw Amina it was in a documentary about the missing people of Pakistan, it was a fiery Amina shouting, pleading for help while the police dragged her son and hustled him in to a waiting van. Ever since then that image has never left my mind. An image of a helpless mother … Continue reading »
