Stories by Nabiha Meher Shaikh

Notes from a classroom: Talking to children about sexual abuse

I ask my class: If you were sleeping beauty, what would you do if a prince kissed you to wake you up?

Updated 08 Oct, 2016 02:00pm

I'm not going to let my disorder define me

It's not enough to just say that making jokes about mental health isn't acceptable. It's important to not do the same.

Published 31 May, 2014 06:32pm

Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me...

With Ardeshir Cowasjee's passing away, Pakistan has lost a voice, a voice like no other.

Published 24 Nov, 2012 06:36pm

Being bipolar in Pakistan

I suffer from a disability called bipolar disorder, something that 2.4 per cent of the global population suffers...

Updated 24 May, 2014 06:33pm

Sisterhood does not exist

Illustration by Faraz Aamer/Dawn.com Most people often get shocked when they discover that I, a feminist, don’t...

Published 25 May, 2011 07:35am

Children of Zia

Photo by Fayyaz Ahmed In elite academic institutions, we often make a knee-jerk and erroneous assumption that we are...

Published 29 Apr, 2011 07:40am