Ayesha AbbasiOne of the important needs of our time and age (in the Pakistani context) is the need for open…Tolerance for divergent ideas and worldviews runs at an all-time low, hatred for the ‘other’ at an all-time high.Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Ayesha AbbasiWith schools and colleges reopening after summer vacations, there are lots of back-to-school posts…Why? Because almost all the posts are complaints and moanings about having to face the drill of studies and examinations again. Each post…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Ayesha AbbasiI have always had what I considered “a healthy respect” for rules.Rules are necessary. They are the foundation on which the structure of society rests. They bring stability and predictability in our lives…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Ayesha AbbasiWe are all dreamers.It is easy to get so lost and engrossed in your dreams (and in your plannings and actions to make those dreams come true) that you forget…Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020
Ayesha AbbasiMuch of our life is spent waiting.Waiting at the doctor’s, waiting at the mechanic’s, waiting in the line at the grocery store.Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020
Ayesha AbbasiFor the love of chooriyan, and red chooriyaan at that. (translate: bangles)I often find myself questioning the notion of femininity. Questioning what it means to be feminine. Or what femininity entails.Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020