Stories by Hafsa Khawaja

The author holds an MA in South Asian Studies from Columbia University, and currently teaches history and political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences., She writes about socio-political affairs on her blog hafsakhawaja.wordpress.com.

She tweets @Hafsa_Khawaja

Stop equating recent events with 1971. Period.

Whether this ire is the product of one party’s soured relationship with the army, or a principled stance against military interference, is something only time will tell. Published 19 May, 2023 12:17pm

When it comes to harassment, why can't we place blame where blame belongs?

Social conditioning frames our response to harassment: as young girls, for example, we're conditioned to be polite. Updated 16 Apr, 2018 06:07pm

If terrorists burst in, where is the nearest exit I can push my brother towards?

I wonder if we'll ever live without the fear that you or your loved one will never return as they step out of the house. Published 18 Feb, 2017 09:51am

Women on Wheels = 'Beyhayai' on wheels?

It is mind boggling how the sight of women with men on motorbikes isn’t 'beyhayai' but women alone on motorbikes is. Updated 12 Jan, 2016 10:22am

How the media delighted in the Imran-Reham split

Reham Khan and Imran Khan have decided to part ways. And it seems, we too, decided to part ways with decency. Updated 31 Oct, 2015 11:49am

Obfuscating reality: 'They were killed for being Pakistanis, not minorities'

It is an obfuscation that serves to perpetuate these atrocities and normalise their occurrence as a routine of violence. Updated 16 May, 2015 02:58pm

Silencing LUMS, resilencing Balochistan

That a discussion in an 'elite' university can shake up the corridors of power says much about the state of affairs. Updated 09 Apr, 2015 06:49pm

Imran Khan's wedding: How the media failed

Our temporary outrage, our temporary grief, all proudly flaunted in our glossy garb of 'resilience'. Updated 10 Jan, 2015 02:57pm

Debating the dharna: No country for nuance

Charged and polarised, political arguments are splitting the society; you have no option but to pick a side. Updated 13 Sep, 2014 04:27pm

'Civil disobedience': Another nail in PTI's political coffin

What Imran advocates right now is rebellion against the Pakistani state itself. Updated 18 Aug, 2014 08:03pm