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Category: Thinkpieces

Partition, 70 years on

So much reading material is available on the formation of Pakistan that it’s hard for someone as clueless as me … More

70 years, Border ceremony, British Raj, Hindus, India, Islam, Lahore, Muslim, Pakistan, partition, partition of india, Sikhs

F**k Fair & Lovely

Well hi there! I wrote something about being a proud Pakistani recently, and I wanted to share it here, with … More

arab, colourism, confidence, diaspora, fair and lovely, identity, pakistani, self loathing, south asian

It’s a London Thing

I wrote something recently about the London Bridge terror attacks for MuslimGirl.com, which you can read now. I won’t expand … More

Election, london, London attacks, London Bridge, Oscar Wilde, poetry, quotes, Samuel Johnson, Solidarity, Unity, Yeats

Some South Asian Appreciation

I’ve spent my whole life idolising people who don’t look like me, from Britney to Beyoncé. And hey, who wouldn’t? … More

Aishwarya Rai, bae doe, Benazir Bhutto, beyonce, Britney, deeyah khan, diaspora, Hate Copy, IISuperwomanII, indian, Lilly Singh, M.I.A, Malala Yousafzai, Maria Qamar, Mathangi, Maya, minahil mahmood, pakistani, Rupi Kaur, sisterhood, south asian, south asian appreciation, women

How’s Your Heart?

Every 3 minutes in the UK, someone dies from heart disease. Every 6 minutes, someone in the UK has a … More

british heart foundation, bypass, charity, coronary disease, dechox, detox, diet, fundraising, heart attacks, heart disease, heart health, no sweets, stents, the bhf, UK

I’m Sad. Is That Allowed?

Sometimes I wonder if I genetically or chemically – although I suppose that would be the same element – have … More

aristotle, depression, instagram, mental health, money, philosophy, social media, stoicism, stoics, trump

Fifty Shades Of Grey is bullshit

I don’t buy books unless I’m sure. They generally have to pass a test – would I want to pass … More

50 shades of grey, ana, anastasia steele, BDSM, book review, christian grey, dakota johnson, domestic abuse, dominant, E.L James, feminism, fifty shades of grey, film review, Jamie Dornan, movie review, sexism, submissive

Russell Brand Live: Trew Musings

Russell Brand has been pissing some people off with ‘The Trews’ and I’ve been enjoying it. The YouTube series kicked … More

Biocentrism, book club, East London, Fox News, gig, Guantanamo Bay, Islamophobia, Israel, live, Michael A. Singer, Moazzam Begg, Palestine, review, Robert Lanza, Russell Brand, Sean Hannity, The Proud Archivist, The Trews, The Untethered Soul, Trew Musings, Trew News, youtube

Charlie Hebdo: People, Not Politics

As emotions continue to run high following the atrocious attacks in Paris last week the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo … More

1984, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, bbc, Charlie Hebdo, David Cameron, encryption, George Orwell, ISIS, Islam, Je Suis Charlie, LGBT, maz halima, Media, Muslims, Nigeria, Nineteen Eighty Four, Orwellian, Pakistan, Palestine, Survivors issue, UK, USA, whatsapp

Missing In Action No More

It’s funny how life runs away with you. I remember being 21 and starting this blog – I had just … More

5 Mag, blogging, M.I.A, writing

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