Some Sunday Imtiaz Dharker
Rarely a fan of poetry, I find myself seeking out the greats online and indulging in a poetic status outbursts …
Category Archives: Asia
Mother… Pakistan?!
Exchange between Man and I, last night: Layla: <excited> I bought three DVDs earlier! Man: <Secretly hoping to hear the …
Women, Know Thy Place!
Else you will be sent to the Obedient Wives Club: All of which prompts me to propose the Obedient Husbands …
The Last Jew of Kabul
A glimpse into a dwindled and nigh-lost Jewish community of Kabul: Zebulon Simentov, who chose to stay behind when his …
And God Made Woman…
This was dedicated to me earlier this evening: Zia Mohyeddin‘s voice is divine – almost usurps Stephen Fry in my …
Islamic Feminism Conference, Shimla
Since I love Islamic feminism and because events such as ‘Indian Muslim Women’s Struggles for Equality, Justice and Empowerment,’ hosted …
Happy International Women’s Day! (But Not if Britain Gets Its Way)
100 years since its launch, we are commemorating The Woman. Considering this year’s post, I rather hoped to move towards …
Owning the Night: Nature’s Last Patriarchal Frontier
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream …
Burka Woman
A rather adorable parody, by Saad Haroon: Via Saudiwoman.
I ♥ irkafirka
First there was Twitter, which allowed us to indulge in text-based peep-tommery from around the world. Now there is irkafirka, …
