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The Spectre and the Veil
Islamophobia, racial capitalism, and the gendered spectacle of Muslimness
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Zahra Haider
Justice For Noor
But at what cost? Who gets to die with dignity in Pakistan?
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Ep. 17: Street Fighting Man: The Life and Times of Tariq Ali
In this episode, we plunge into the incendiary brilliance of Tariq Ali—a lifelong contrarian, eloquent dissenter, and literary provocateur.
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Wasaya
God Wears Lipstick in Karachi
a love letter to a city I didn’t choose, but that chose me anyway.
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On Death, and Return
“Every soul shall taste death.” — Qur’an, Surah Al-Imran (3:185)
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Not Your Wife
An essay on unlearning, reimagining, and coming home to a new kind of marriage
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10
Beauty is a Leash
notes on the politics of desire and patriarchy's chokehold
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Help Build a Digital Archive of Feminist Resistance 🌷
✨ Pakistan’s feminist history is rich, rebellious, and powerful—however, much of it has been erased, fragmented, or lost to time. ✨
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Elite Dogs
What dogs reveal about class, loyalty, and betrayal in Pakistan
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ZERO POINT
ZERO POINT
prose, poetry, personal essays, and a podcast on philosophy, political theory, patriarchy and Pakistan.
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