Mehreen Omer

Mehreen Omer

The writer is a digital media scientist, a movie buff and a cultural critic. She tweets @mehreen_omer.

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The many shades of domestic abuse

Men need to strike a balance between their role as sons and husbandsWe are not able to understand it and we are not able to speak of it. Everyone speaks about physical abuse – the scars are very

Nov 2, 2017
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From the Bazaar to Wall Street

Documentary ReviewExploring Islamic finance  In the wake of the recent financial crisis of 2008, the western world became aware of an alternative financial system in the form of Islamic fina

Oct 11, 2014
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Book Review: Who Speaks for Islam?

What a Billion Muslims Really Think It had never been done before, and hardly a few believed that it really can be done. But Gallup has proved that it has already done it. It has literally polled

Oct 4, 2014
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Inequality For All

Documentary ReviewThe vicious cycle of a widening income gapIn his revolutionary documentary ‘Inequality for All’, the economist Robert Reich explores the reasons behind a weakening

Aug 23, 2014
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A Pakistani’s true love

A remarkable piece on a much ignored Islamic past, taking us through the cultural development during Muslim rule in India   Before you mistake this book as just another travelogue and that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/08/a-pakistanis-true-love/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Feb 8, 2014
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Unmanned and Undiscerning

First of its kind, the book really delves deep into who actually operate the drone machines and howNot too long ago, many people criticized violent video games that allowed a player to gun down civi

Dec 21, 2013