Rafia Zakaria

‘Thingification’

‘Thingification’

The question of how the identity of millions of Indians was constructed in the minds of white Europeans is worth considering. Updated 04 Dec, 2024 06:49pm
On coercive control

On coercive control

Women who face verbal, financial and psychological abuse are told that they are not abused at all. Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:46am
Buried and forgotten history

Buried and forgotten history

From maps and pickaxes, it is now possible to discover ancient relics from a distance, as in the case of a recent find. Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:57am
A vision to behold

A vision to behold

The salt in Doha’s air recalls a Pakistani city on another shore that has too often been erased or overlooked in the recollections Updated 06 Nov, 2024 11:09am
The Palestinian factor

The Palestinian factor

The choices before the American voters is between genocide and genocide. Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:30am
Under the sea

Under the sea

Many scientists believe that the real unexplored frontier lies deep in the oceans. Published 23 Oct, 2024 05:31am
Weather worries

Weather worries

Children in poverty-stricken and under-resourced areas are the most susceptible to climate change. Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:47am
Moments of dread

Moments of dread

Prophecies are not needed. It does not take much looking around to note that the world is undergoing exceptional mayhem. Updated 02 Oct, 2024 09:24am
As cities heat up

As cities heat up

The urgency of climate change is impressing itself on some countries far more than on others. Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:52am
Silencing Afghanistan’s women

Silencing Afghanistan’s women

An increasingly imaginary "international community" and the UN have only issued a few feeble and robotic warnings. Updated 11 Sep, 2024 09:40am
Pakistan’s human exports

Pakistan’s human exports

Desperation on one hand, presented by low-skilled migrants, and peksy beggars' entitlement on the other forms a miserable image of Pakistanis. Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:24am
Inner truths

Inner truths

Our inner voices can be the instruments of our private rebellions, especially when they are weaponised. Updated 28 Aug, 2024 09:00am
Night duty

Night duty

The root of the problem — men with depraved thoughts and capable of expressing these in the most horrific way — has to be addressed. Updated 21 Aug, 2024 09:24am
Striving to hope

Striving to hope

It is incumbent upon older adults in the country to also reduce the obstacles and odds that young people will have to face. Updated 14 Aug, 2024 09:18am
Economy of voyeurism

Economy of voyeurism

The act of peering into other people’s lives has become inextricably tied to our own daily routines. Published 07 Aug, 2024 07:30am
Time and freedom

Time and freedom

The benefit of immersing yourself in epochs long gone is that it immediately changes the scale at which we assess our own lives. Published 31 Jul, 2024 05:33am
Giving up is good sometimes

Giving up is good sometimes

The question becomes one of how close we are to fulfilling our life’s purpose. Published 24 Jul, 2024 09:16am
On writing

On writing

There is no ceremony or ritual that marks any person as a writer except the simple yet unimaginably significant act of starting to write. Published 17 Jul, 2024 07:01am
On human suffering

On human suffering

The story of our suffering or the narrative around it is entirely within our control. Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:29am