असमां जहांगीर, एक असली जांबाज़ महिला

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असमां जहांगीर नहीं रहीं. अचानक, लगभग हतप्रभ कर देने वाली, मौत (दिल का दौरा) ने उन्हें हमसे ऐसे समय छीन लिया जब इस क्षेत्र को उनकी सबसे ज्यादा जरुरत थी. जब युद्ध का उन्माद चरम पर हो और भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच नफ़रत की भाषा हावी हो, दर्जनों…

Facebook for escapists or escapees?

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There is no doubt that Facebook represents an alternate reality that many of us like to escape to. It gives one a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of people we cannot see face to face—because they are thousands of miles away; because they…

Life, uncertain and precarious

Aasha Mehreen Amin 0
As you enter Balukhali refugee camp for the first time all you will notice is the amount of dust that clouds your vision, settling on your hair, clothes, seeping into your shoes and even finding its way into your mouth. Through the haze an…

असमा जहाँगीर, तुम्हे सलाम !

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तुम्हारा कद बहुत ऊँचा नहीं, बल्कि देखा जाए तो दरमियाने से कम ही था; भीड़ में होती तो तुम अक्सर नज़र न आती . जब तक जलूस उस जगह तक नहीं पहुँच जाता जहाँ पुलिस या रेंजेर्स(पाकिस्तन की पैरा-मिलिट्री फ़ोर्स) उसे रोकते. तब तुम सबसे आगे होती, पुलिस…

Long Live Asma Jahangir

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By Marvi Sirmed If death is defined as the end of life, Asma Jahangir hasn’t really died. The larger than life, iconic defender of human rights and the most daring challenger of the status quo, Asma Jahangir breathed her last at her home…

NON-FICTION: INTEGRITY ABOVE ALL

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When a pioneering journalist pens her memoirs, you pay attention. Especially when she is Zubeida Mustafa of Pakistan, a long-time feminist and champion of social causes who, from her editorial perch at the daily Dawn, witnessed momentous…

Who’s afraid of laughing women?

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Written by Mrinal Pande As girls, our generation was often reprimanded for walking with long, manly strides or laughing out loud. Girls from good families were only permitted to giggle when teased by fathers, brothers and uncles or when…