In Pakistan we start putting barriers between gender at an early age. Kids are told that there are certain things boys can do and certain things girls can. How can I say this? Well its because I have a daughter and a son who go to two different highly acclaimed schools in Karachi and come back to

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As Muslims, we are often informed by the local and international media of our innate ability to react emotionally to anything concerning religion. They say we react too aggressively to any remarks on our faith or system of values and have knee-jerk reactions to issues that can be solved through dialog. Yet, we have been openly

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Alternative media is such a waste of time they say, its neither objective nor credible. This is the line adopted by most mainstream media houses in Pakistan, yes they may  semi court blogging and other alternative media sources, they may encourage it in some limited way but its all eyewash. Its meant to keep the

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