Rabia Ahmed

Rabia Ahmed

The writer is a freelance columnist. Read more by her at http://rabia-ahmed.blogspot.com/

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The Aurat march In Perspective

Today is International Women’s DayA well-known male playwright’s despicable invective against a female activist on a television show has a horrifying number of supporters. You wonder which

Mar 8, 2020
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Kudos to Indians

No Madina ki riasat this. Not by a long chalkThousands of brave Indian citizens have condemned the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India at their own peril, seeing that Indian authorities h

Feb 29, 2020
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The failure of institutions

Institutions are the basis of the rule of lawOne of the most convincing theories regarding why nations prosper or fail places the credit (or blame) squarely on the institutions belonging to th

Feb 23, 2020
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Pakistan in wonderland

How can you ban social media?Affairs in Pakistan are losing coherence and taking on an increasing resemblance to scenes from Alice in Wonderland where the (Mad) Hatter makes frequent appearanc

Feb 16, 2020
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Of microbes and mullahs

The coronavirus challenge beliefs as well as bodiesSalma, a cook in one of the cities of Pakistan spent one morning cutting up strawberries and apples for jam. Her employer showed her how to s

Feb 8, 2020
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The implausability of war

We need to think about spending priorities Yuval Noah Harari, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos this year, said:“The very meaning of the word “peace” has changed.”

Feb 1, 2020
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Extravagant gestures

The PM’s travel raised questions of influenceAttendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, have in many cases not used commercial airlines or travelled by train to the event.

Jan 26, 2020
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Of rampaging government ministers

Faisal Vawda’s boot and Fawad Chaudhry’s slap What exactly was PEMRA trying to achieve or say by banning Kashif Abbasi and his television show rather than PTI Federal Minister for

Jan 19, 2020
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While you were looking the other way

Politics is a dirty game …Suddenly, all news about Donald Trump’s impeachment is almost gone, even though this impeachment, a charge of misconduct against the President of the Uni

Jan 12, 2020
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Diriliş (resurrection): Ertuğrul

“Stay true to justice and the righteous. Do not accept anything but freedom. May your path be open.”– Ertuğrul The PM has been asking for the television serial Diriliş: Ertuğrul

Jan 5, 2020
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On the verge of a new year

There is a lot wrong, and no one seems to know how to fix it According to research in the USA, the political system– as in democracy– has failed in that country. Results show that

Dec 29, 2019
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Was that a judge speaking?

Genneral Musharraf was guilty of taking over, but dragging his corpse to a public spot was going too farQuaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on the 1

Dec 21, 2019