Stories by Mehmudah Rehman

Falling on my face and other hurdles: How I nearly missed the PSL final

When a mother of three jumps over fences to watch a league final, you know the PSL has made it. Updated 25 Feb, 2016 08:44pm

A Pakistani's second letter to Mohammad Amir

So Mohammad Amir, it’s been a bizarre one and a half years since those fateful no-balls. You finally pleaded guilty,... Published 21 Mar, 2012 03:56pm

The imperfect lives of Dubai’s ‘blue men’

The workers are given a full safety briefing every few days and are not allowed on site without a safety belt and... Published 12 Mar, 2012 08:38am

Dubai for higher education?

A friend in Karachi recently asked me if she should consider a university in Dubai for her son’s higher education,... Published 06 Dec, 2011 05:13pm

Ten years later

“I was afraid of the dark. It never happened before 9/11. It was a sense of security having that light on,” says... Published 09 Sep, 2011 09:59am

The halal police

—Photo Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan/Dawn.com On my recent visit to the homeland, I noticed something about... Published 02 Sep, 2011 10:34am

Being a Pakistani abroad

—Photo Illustration by Faraz Aamer Khan/Dawn.com ‘Where are you from?’ is generally the first question people here ... Published 19 Aug, 2011 11:27pm

Ten reasons why the iPad is a winner

When the iPad was first released in April 2010, many wondered how a slate-like machine, which looked essentially ... Published 05 Jul, 2011 12:52pm

Weiner, Strauss-Kahn and Schwarzenegger are not alone

When the news about Congressman Anthony Weiner sending lewd photos of himself to a teenager via Twitter broke out,... Published 18 Jun, 2011 05:48am

A cricket fan’s letter to President Zardari

Dear President Zardari, I hope this finds you well. I’d like to think you must be a worried man right now because of... Published 06 Jun, 2011 08:09am

Why can’t women in Saudi Arabia drive?

In recent times, the Middle East region has been in the news pretty regularly, but perhaps, no reason for making the... Published 25 May, 2011 05:59am

So close – and yet so far

They say that a picture is equal to a thousand words, and at Mohali, the image of Pakistani woman in the stands... Published 01 Apr, 2011 08:57am

A woman’s plight

“Please, could you ask Sahib to give me the next month’s salary in advance?” Fatima, a housemaid from rural Punjab... Published 03 Mar, 2011 11:50am

A fan’s letter to Mohammad Amir

When the tribunal was deciding your fate in Doha, as a nation we were waiting with bated breath for the final... Published 09 Feb, 2011 04:14pm

The schooling dilemma for Pakistanis in UAE

The two South-Indian girls who live in my apartment building always offer a smile whenever we meet in the lobby or... Published 04 Feb, 2011 12:24pm

Floating book fair: Hope on a ship

The crew distributed medical aid, food supplies and literature suitable for children in Guyana in 2009, while in ... Published 28 Jan, 2011 05:35am

Dubai-based Pakistanis unite to make a change

I walk inside the gate of Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) to find a modest white building facing me. The structure... Published 15 Dec, 2010 01:28pm

An unhealthy lifestyle

I had read about it and I had heard about it – that awful thing called the ‘Dubai stone’. Expats of perfectly normal... Published 02 Dec, 2010 03:22pm

Getting around the city

Dubai in 2008: The sweltering heat was getting to me and the sharp glare of the afternoon sun seemed to pierce right... Published 20 Oct, 2010 11:37am

The force behind LifeStraw

Patrick Sieyes, regional director of Vestergaard Frandsen, Dubai, at a camp for the flood-affected in Pakistan. -... Published 29 Sep, 2010 10:07am