Is chivalry an obsolete concept? “A few thousand years into civilisation and we still haven’t figured out how men and women should relate to each other” is Nighat’s first reaction as she rolls her eyes. A born and bred Pakistani now living independently in Canada, she feels that women really need to be very clear…
Powerful Women – On the Wrong Side of the Fence
“Women are not a carton of milk with an expiry date!” says Humaira Saleem, an advertising executive in true advertising style. But open any Women’s Magazine and most of the copy accompanying the luscious and sultry women in the ads is on the lines of “The secret of eternal youth, Fight what ages you most,…
a bit of inspiration – Charity Schools in Pakistan
Complaining, whining, more complaining. And why shouldn’t we? Bad governance, power cuts, rising inflation, deteriorating economy, bomb blasts, target killings…and did we mention the government? Amidst all these life-threatening situations, who has the time, money or energy to think of education, and that too for the underprivileged? Yet a small but powerful community of philanthropists continues…
Powerful Women – Guiding Force
Another article written a while ago - but the concepts are still as refreshing ad relevant even today.... Interview: Profile of Shireen Naqvi Drive down the Defence Phase II Commercial Area in Karachi, and you come across a small yellow shop with Backerei written on it. It appears like any normal bakery but there is…
Powerful Women – Saving Starfish
Saving the Starfish “The Mother Teresa’s of the world don’t agonize, they act Uzma Ahmed Khan “So what if you were in Kabul, where the electricity only comes for two hours”, says Dr Patricia Omidian, when people in Pakistan complain to her about how the electricity goes away for two hours at a stretch. “And…
A kaleidoscope of vignettes 