Blogs from Bushra Maheen Rahman
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Are you an SMS junkie?
"Fraandhip" requests, constant forwards and back-and-forth texting. Are text messages taking over our lives?
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A six year old with an STD
A little girl entered my clinic. She was diagnosed with genital herpes. Who could sink so low as to infect her?
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9 reasons why I am not a Twilight fan
Twilight may have girls swooning over strong, silent Edward and professions of true love. But I'm not buying the hype. The series insults intelligent women everywhere.
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Life in a hostel: The hate list
You are young, free and away from your parents. Life at a boarding school must be perfect! Think again. There is a mean warden, bunkbeds and suspect cafteria food.
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Returning to a Swat I can't remember
As I head to Swat I can't bear to look at 'khooni chowk'. This is not the valley I remember. A bullet-ridden Swat is something my mind refuses to register.
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8 questions you will be asked if you live in Peshawar
An introduction can be exasperating if you happen to live in Peshawar. Questions I am asked sometimes amuse me, and at other times make me wonder about how naïve some people can be. They include how come you speak Urdu, do you go out and are there Taliban in Peshawar?