Saving the environment may not be one of the top priorities for many of those who are fueled with the drive to do something for the country. After all, why worry about water shortages and carbon footprints when sporadic violence and senseless killings dull major cities and the majority of the population doesn’t have enough … Continue reading
As published in the first issue of ‘Smudge- The Social Nudge’ Today, I stepped out wearing a men’s pinstripe dress shirt tucked into high-waisted ankle trousers, underneath which fierce purple gladiators stood their ground. A pair of oversized shades reminiscent of the 70s and a canvas Louis Vuitton tote acted as loyal companions while a … Continue reading
I love working out. If I’ve had a bad day, if I’m upset about something retarded or if I’ve just had one too many cookies, then there’s really nothing more I like to do than changing into workout gear and hitting the gym. It’s such a huge part of my routine, that I don’t know … Continue reading
I was sitting in the common room this morning, reading one of the many insightful works of al-Ghazali. It was a quiet time, around 8:20 am, and there wasn’t much activity going on in the hostel building, most of the girls were asleep or already in class. The only sound I could hear was the rhythmic swoosh … Continue reading
So I have a friend who has suddenly become infused with a lot of patriotic zeal and wants to “do something” for Pakistan. Now I am not saying that’s a bad thing but I just can’t help being sceptical about it. Scepticism (regarding Pakistan, the nature of its gov’t, the way its been carried out) … Continue reading
I had a very interesting class today. The course is called Foundations of Liberal Arts and its a philosophy course in the sense that we’ll be studying various renowned philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, al-Ghazali and Descartes to name a few) in order to learn and analyse what makes up “the true, the good and the … Continue reading
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It had been an ordinary Tuesday morning. I had woken up, late as usual, hurriedly dressed and walked quickly to school without bothering to look around at the leaves turning from forest green to burnt orange as they normally began to do every fall. It drizzled lightly that morning and a chilled breeze had wafted … Continue reading
- In the past 2 weeks, more than 150 people have been killed as a result of terrorist activities – 3 law enforcement compounds in Lahore were attacked on the same day, now known as the Bloody Thursday (Oct 15th) – 2 suicide bomb attacks took place in an Islamic university in Islamabad on October … Continue reading
Throughout the night, I’ve been hearing gunshots at arbitrary intervals. At first I thought there was something wrong with my ears, then I thoughht maybe I was just imagining it out of paranoia because of all the latest emails from the VC warning the student body to avoid going off campus because of the threat … Continue reading
