An Open Letter to Fatima Group
I had just returned from office and had resumed my usual place on the carpet in front of the heater; the TV was turned on at full volume so my beloved mom (now cozy in the recliner) can listen to the news from ...
Contemplation and the Quest for Knowledge
"Rumi tasawuf ka badshah tha!", one of my professors remarked during a particularly insightful lecture on the Philosophical Foundations of Research. Naturally (pun intended) I questioned,"What is Tasawuf?". H...
Tax Machinery in Hot Spot – A Rebuttal
An article was published in the "Business and Finance Weekly" section of DAWN newspaper on 27th August, 2018 by Mr. Khaleeq Kiani. The article caused quite the stir. I find the argument to be flawed at many lev...
Does the Devil in you wear Prada to Work?
Why do I ask whether the Devil in you wears Prada to work, you might ask. There was this epic movie centered around fashion called "The Devil Wears Prada" and it can be safely assumed that I got inspired by the...
Faux Feminism – Busting the Myths
It was around 24 centuries ago that Plato argued, according to Elaine Hoffman Baruch, "for the total political and sexual equality of women, advocating that they be members of his highest class, those who rule ...
The Fault Finding Mission – Why Man is Not Known by the Company he Keeps
The other day over lunch, me and my work friend were discussing, how people tend to judge you for having a friend who has different personality traits than you. For example, imagine one is an introvert and ofte...
Pep Talks in a Pub – with Walid Bakr
The woman closed her eyes shut so hard it hurt and for the millionth time she wondered if she should have taken something in preparation for the chaos that was about to occur so that at least she would not have...
New Year Resolutions – 2018
January 2018, the start of the New Year and as with every new year, nearly everyone decides on making New Year's resolutions. There is just something so profound about the new year that it motivates you to try ...
Existentialism and the Last Commotion – With Rama Kayyali
In its purest form, Existentialism has been defined as the belief in "existence before essence". Meaning thereby that a person, either man or woman, is known and defined by solely their actions. Existentialism ...
Is our Society Suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Society is defined as an organization of people living together in a certain environment under the influence of cultural norms and attached in the foundation to particular customs. In theory, one society is dis...