Empathy in Doses

The world that we live in often gives us, through 280-character posts, a very black and white perspective, but you cannot possibly be a hundred per cent dark or a hundred per cent light all the time; even empathy has to be given and taken in measured doses.

An Open Letter to the Chief Minister of Punjab

Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, Congratulations on your momentous achievement last night. Three years after the largest child sexual abuse scandal in Pakistan’s history was revealed to have been brewing in your …

#Enough

There is a relentless urge in me to keep pushing the boundaries of the systems we have had forced upon us. I cannot, will not stop and I do not …

Grave Digger

You don’t get paid much for anything, anymore. You’d think my job would be appreciated; who willingly spends eight hours a day with the dead? But, apparently, picking up the …

On Change and Contentment

They say the first thing someone notices about you is your shoes, so I wear old sneakers with frayed laces and flats with scuffed edges. And when I’m faced with …

Perfect Girl

I would make a perfect girl (If I were quieter, gentler, mild) I would make a better student (If I were compliant, agreeable, tame) I would make a better daughter …

Conversations with a Rishta Aunty

The wedding season has brought with it a drought of rishtas. It’s been three months since the last time you were approached about your daughter and then they had turned …

Creative Bursts

Have you ever had a sudden urge to do something so big, so amazing and so original that you feel as though you’ll burst if you don’t get it over …

It’s Just Not Sweet

“You’re insecure, don’t know what for…” “If you let me inside of your world, there’ll be one less lonely girl…” “You’ll never treat yourself right, darlin’, but I want you …

My Psychoanalysis of the Need to Psychoanalyze

The psychology of humans. So diverse and broad, I can’t even dive into the subject without taking a deep breath first. As an A’level student in my last year, I’m …