These interviews were conducted during start of the pandemic. Following interview is from Alisha Rizvi who belongs to transgender community. The i interview was conducted by Areej Hussain, who was volunteer of Corona Solidarity Campaign. Q1. What is solidarity and what do you mean by it? Solidarity means to be…
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مندرجہ ذیل انٹرویو، کورونا یکجہتی مہم کی ایک رضاکار اریج حسین نے، وباء کے آغاز میں خواجہ سرا علیشا رضوی سے لیا، جب عوام شدید مشکلات سے دوچار تھی۔ سوال ۱: یکجہتی کیا ہے یا یک جہتیی سے آپ کی کیا مراد ہے؟ جواب: یکجہتی مطلب ہم آہنگ ہونا، ہم قدم ،ہم زبان اور اک معاشرے میں…
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Anonymous There are many things about my school which infuriated me as I grew up and half the time it was because I was held back from doing many things because of my gender. The first time I felt an immense bout of anger was when a group of students…
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تیری برائیوں کو ہر ” اخبار” کہتا ہےاور تو میرے گاؤں کو ” گوار ” کہتا ہے اے شہر مجھے تیری اوقات پتا ہےتو چلو بھر پانی کو بھی” واٹر پارک” کہتا ہے تھک گیا ہے ہر شخص کام کرتے کرتےتو اسے امیری کا ” بازار” کہتا ہے گاؤں چلو…
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by Shah Rukn-e-Alam How many have you redeemed with your smile, how many with your words,In this icy land of rubble, and weeping statuesthat darken every heartand sharpen the daggers of it’s beholders,Bringing sweet harmony with your reckless creations,becoming the warmth of the sun,The spring of compassion,And from compassion joy,That…
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by Raza Gillani I studied at FAST – NUCES for around a year in 2013-14. I wanted to become a software engineer but ended up leaving the university to study politics at GC. Recently FAST passed this demonic notification. It has threatened students with expulsion and disciplinary action over some…
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Hassan Turi This article was under consideration for quiet long time while I was still working for Deliveroo but could not write due to my shift from part time work to full time work on Deliveroo and continue my job hunt post-graduation. Why working for Deliveroo ? Why not working…
Read more Deliveroo diary of a migrant worker in The Hague.
by Mehreen I don’t understand why we need check posts in the Cantt area in Lahore or really at any other place. Why isn’t the security of every citizen a priority when it comes to terrorist attacks or other potential threats? Oh right, we have never been equals. I confronted…
Read more We Are Not Treated Like Equalsمقسوم حسین کورونا کے دنوں میں جب سب کُچھ بند ہے، سبھی روزگار بند ہیں، تاجر اور مزدورطبقہ انتہائی پریشان ہے کہ دو وقت کی روٹی کہاں سے کمائی جائے۔موجودہ حالات کاجائزہ لیتے ہوئے میں سوچ رہا تھا کہ کورونا سے پہلے بھی اِس حکومت نے کسی بھیشہری کو نئی…
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by Sana Faizal Covid-19 disrupted the academic year, cancelled examinations and classes forcing universities and students to rely on apps like WhatsApp, Skype and Teams. This is an unprecedented moment for humanity, but we have no choice but to respond to this virus that has so completely changed our…
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(ع۔ح۔بخاری) دسمبر کی یخ بستہ شب انگڑائی پہ انگڑائی لیتے جدا ہونے کی منتظر ہے حیات کا ایک اور سال ہزاروں کج ادائیں مرے سر تھوپ چکا ہے مایوسیوں کے کہرہ ساز اندھیرتے میں لال صبح کی ہلکی سی جھلک دیکھی ہے یہ برس بچھڑتے بچھڑتے امیدوں کے دیے جلارہا…
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by Ammar Rashid One of the biggest scams in this age of neoliberal depoliticization is the institutional caricature of student politics that is the ‘Youth Parliament’. Are you a young adult, intellectually curious and interested in politics? Don’t join an actual student organization or political party that can impact real…
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