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ففتھ جنریشن وار فیئر اور ہماری حواس باختگی
Originally published in Hum Sub on February 19, 2019. Read the original. بریکنگ بیڈ ٹی وی سیریز کا نام تو آپ نے سنا ہی ہو گا۔ اس میں ایک کردار ایک شاطر وکیل سال گڈ مین کا ہے۔ سال کا بڑا بھائی چَک بھی ایک بہت مشہور وکیل ہوتا ہے۔ لیکن اسے الیکٹروفوبیا ہوتا ہے…
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کیا حقوقِ نسواں کی بات کرنا لبرل مردوں کی سازش ہے؟
Originally published in Hum Sub on December 30, 2018. Read the original. بیٹیاں ہم سب کی سانجھی ہیں اور ہماری ذمہ داری ہے کہ انہیں ایسی دنیا ورثے میں دی جائے جہاں وہ اپنی صلاحیت کے بل پر انسانی ترقی کی بلند ترین سطح پر پہنچ سکیں۔ جہاں انہیں اپنے جسم پر شرمندہ نہ ہونا…
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Moon sighting: Discussing scientific perspective with astronomer and scientist Salman Hameed of Hampshire College, Massachusetts
Akif Khan and Salman Hameed discuss the topic of moon sighting, the method through which the start of months of the Islamic calendar are identified. Khan jokes that it could also be called “moon fighting”, as announcements about the sighting of the moon (or not) can make the beginning of holidays rather chaotic. They start by…
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The Midnight Crisis – Excerpt 2
Chapter XVII Cowardice I have a big hole in my heart. I can’t fill it with anything. I have tried. Trust me Valeria. I really did. You will always be a stupid Raphael. Always! I don’t know. But I missed you. You didn’t miss me. You are just a creepy jealous asshole. I’m…
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In the name of father
Originally published in The Nation on August 12, 2018. Read the original. How can things be so relevant after long time? Ask Pakistan. The text of the founding father Jinnah’s one speech delivered three days before the foundation of the nascent country was not only the defining characteristic of democracy but a settling guideline for…
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Luck
It’s a common saying that luck did or didn’t favour me. You hear everyone blaming their luck all the time. But this concept of a supernatural force is nothing but a farce. There is no thing called luck. But yeah, there are chances and probabilities. It’s hard to understand that this can be the case.…
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All Pakistan Private Schools Association’s president writes book titled ‘I am not Malala’ – what could be more tragic?
Originally published in The Nation on November 13, 2015. Read the original. Just a couple of days ago, I saw this news of launch of a new book “I am not Malala – I am Pakistani, I am Muslim.” This was a rebuttal to the youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai’s book “I am Malala.” This…
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Is the human race really “evolving”?
Originally published in The Nation on April 17, 2015. Read the original. Today, the whole day, I had been thinking about these two propositions. One: trust everyone before they openly offend you. Second: trust no one before they prove to be loyal to you. Everyone will agree that the first one seems foolish while the…
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Charlie Hebdo-conspiracy theories and our denials
Originally published in The Nation on January 15, 2015. Read the original. All the conspiracy theorists had been sitting idle for some time. After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, they found another exciting opportunity to make new conspiracy theories using their fringe science and photoshop. Moon landing or 9/11, this market of conspiracy theories is never…
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Between the lines
Originally published in The Nation on January 9, 2015. Read the original. Despite having different reasons, both conservatives and liberal democrats are opposed to the 21st amendment. This shows how the amendment is confused, hasty, ironical and discriminatory. Spare my audacity and let me explain how. “Why not and what, if not this?” is the…