Stories by Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza is an award winning stand-up comedian and writer. She has performed all over the world. A columnist for The Guardian UK, she was named Columnist of the Year at the prestigious PPA Awards. Find out more from her website . Follow her on Twitter @shaziamirza1.
I'm really not that impressed if an arrogant Pakistani man tries to chat me up with the line, “I’m a doctor …” So what?
Updated 13 Jul, 2013 07:54pm
I wouldn't judge all US immigration officers in the same way, if one thinks that all Pakistanis are humourless.
Published 06 Jul, 2013 02:50pm
The realisation that I have nothing in common with my parents is a great moment; I see this as an achievement.
Updated 15 Jun, 2013 08:14pm
If I put in effort and care about what people think, then I can never really be myself.
Updated 01 Jun, 2013 09:26pm
“Pakistan is a matter of life or death for us.” Almost 70 years later, that statement means more today than it did then.
Updated 17 May, 2013 03:09pm
In 1945 Jinnah said, "Pakistan is a matter of life or death for us". That statement probably means more today than it did then.
Published 11 May, 2013 06:02pm
Pakistan has become like a drowning dog. It’s paddling on the surface, constantly being knocked about by bigger dogs.
Updated 28 Apr, 2013 05:11pm
If there’s one thing worse than being hated, it’s being forgotten. Margaret Thatcher will never be forgotten.
Published 13 Apr, 2013 02:15pm
I didn’t know what that meant. Not having enough money, being unhappy with your life; with problems like that, you can’t sleep at all!
Published 30 Mar, 2013 04:16pm
By saying “It may offend some of our readers” you are patronising your own people and making assumptions on their behalf.
Published 11 Mar, 2013 12:51pm
"I understand people need to talk but if everybody just said half of what they intended to say, I might take more notice."
Published 16 Feb, 2013 09:33am
A good strong positive mother could spew lots of James Bonds’ and a weak, negative role model could spew a million Jack the Rippers’.
Published 02 Feb, 2013 12:35pm
These days everything is a competition, we all want to hit the jackpot, everyone wants to win, even when there’s no prize.
Published 19 Jan, 2013 12:52pm
People expressing their every second on social forums will ultimately dilute the unspoken mystery that exists between human beings.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 02:06pm
It’s crazy that people still spend their whole life looking for someone to marry who is of exactly the same religion.
Published 18 Dec, 2012 04:06pm
It’s only when I meet people from years ago that memories start coming back. Was I once the head of a Mexican drug cartel?
Published 01 Dec, 2012 10:52am
It was a running joke that white people didn’t value their elders the way we did. Now, it seems the tables have turned.
Published 17 Nov, 2012 01:33pm
Darker women need to be featured more in advertisment campaigns and magazines to grow the self esteem of nations.
Updated 16 Aug, 2014 01:59pm
"He was a wealthy businessman, living in England. What’s the difference between him and the Taliban? – A Gucci jumper."
Published 20 Oct, 2012 09:48am
There is no such thing as the ‘English Dream’ because people in England don’t dream, they do, they do a lot, writes Shazia Mirza.
Published 06 Oct, 2012 01:13pm
