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What makes a good Muslim
Who gets to define what is local and organic and what is foreign and intrusive?
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Women and their space in national narrative
The popular model of women that gets space in the national narrative is not only misogynist but also very classist.
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Gender-neutral Pakistan, a distant dream
Gender sensitisation will fail if we do not radically alter the stereotype images of women in our textbooks, media.
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This Ramazan, everyone is a beggar
What gets my goat is that tv is perpetuating a culture where people think asking others for money or begging is fine.
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The frivolous and inane
The Punjab Assembly discusses matters that are irrelevant, can in no way be passed as matters of government interest
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An unrealistic code for elections
Limiting election expenses is a very commendable step by the ECP, it must also come up with ways to implement it.
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Pervasive misogyny
Shiekh Alauddin’s rant against female MPAs openly mocks women, calling them a group that violates sanctity of House.
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Social mobilisers
Shabana, Nazira are those people who not only have courage but challenge others to call upon their reserves as well.
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Fate and fatalism
Is fate stopping us from taking charge of our individual and collective lives, preventing us from changes that we need
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Why such poor coverage of health?
Pick any newspaper, 90 per cent of news about children’s health relate to polio, success, failures, political mileage.