Rafia Zakaria

The mess that is Karachi

The mess that is Karachi

Can a man or woman standing in sewage ask questions? No, absolutely not, and KMC knows this. Updated 24 Jun, 2020 08:01am
A Sufi woman’s courage

A Sufi woman’s courage

Her story is yet another example of a heroic Muslim woman who has been largely erased from history. Published 17 Jun, 2020 06:53am
Speak up, Pakistan

Speak up, Pakistan

Safoora Zargar chose to speak out against the injustices of the Modi administration, and for that she’s in prison. Published 10 Jun, 2020 06:56am
Secrets and society

Secrets and society

Women are expected to be open books, the details of their lives fodder to keep gossip machines going. Published 03 Jun, 2020 06:50am
Astrology and Covid-19

Astrology and Covid-19

What is the unthinkable of our moment? What new world can we see through the haze of this virus? Published 27 May, 2020 06:35am
Nameless girls

Nameless girls

So-called honour killings are simply mercenary money killings, where women are reduced to a kind of stock. Published 20 May, 2020 07:02am
The Eid challenge

The Eid challenge

Conjecture is shaky ground on which to begin something new. Published 13 May, 2020 06:27am
Stuck in Pakistan

Stuck in Pakistan

Apparently, some stranded individuals are completely without means and are living on the streets. Published 06 May, 2020 04:48am
Return of foreign workers

Return of foreign workers

The threat of the virus and the uncertainty of their economic futures loom over them. Published 29 Apr, 2020 07:00am
All good deeds are public

All good deeds are public

Individual politicians and government figures are merely acting out the mores of public piety. Published 22 Apr, 2020 06:13am
For the women

For the women

Some would say that, even before the pandemic, the summit was dead before it ever lived. Updated 15 Apr, 2020 10:28am
Anxious days

Anxious days

How does one survive in such a world while retaining some semblance of sanity? Published 08 Apr, 2020 07:03am
Virtual reality

Virtual reality

There is no doubt that what we are living through will transform the world around us and all of us who inhabit it. Published 01 Apr, 2020 06:29am
The world after Covid-19

The world after Covid-19

In the midst of darkness, it is difficult to imagine light or a future. Published 25 Mar, 2020 05:37am
Recalling the 1918 pandemic

Recalling the 1918 pandemic

Like the Spanish flu, the novel coronavirus may also trigger a collapse of the world order. Updated 18 Mar, 2020 01:55pm
The princess who got away

The princess who got away

Pakistan does not have royals but many millionaires here operate under the same archaic belief that women are property. Updated 11 Mar, 2020 07:56am
A note to men

A note to men

The collective organisation of the powerless is not a repetition of the sins of the powerful; it is an attempt ... Published 04 Mar, 2020 06:59am
Where the money goes

Where the money goes

Researchers have suggested that the entire architecture of aid needs to be reconsidered. Published 26 Feb, 2020 07:11am
Hamas’s hackers

Hamas’s hackers

It was only many weeks later that Israel realised that the apps were targeting its soldiers. Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:08am
A floating prison

A floating prison

The quarantined ship has the highest number of coronavirus cases for a single location outside China. Updated 03 Mar, 2020 06:01pm