Shirin did not often leave her house at night. The dark was not something she was entirely comfortable with: there were too many unknowns, too many uncertainties, and she had always been the type to take words on a piece of paper to heart. Being driven into the night, though, was different. When the lack … Continue reading A Lesson in Heroism and Pichal Peris
Short note – Eid and human suffering
I can honestly say this is the first Eid I've been genuinely excited about in years. Maybe it has something to do with the henna on my hands - both hands, for once; usually I do my henna myself and due to the fact that I am possessed of only two hands, my right hand … Continue reading Short note – Eid and human suffering
Scientists Find Muslims only 40% Human
by Neiha Lasharie Households around the world can watch the evening news in peace and without feeling horror and guilt now that a scientific breakthrough has proven what many pundits have been proposing for decades. In what has been touted as the “widest and most demographically representative” study of Muslims around the world, science has … Continue reading Scientists Find Muslims only 40% Human
Walking alone
Sexual harassment, or straight-up unwanted attention is a reality for almost every woman. It's also incredibly frustrating to be walking or be sitting somewhere by yourself and have someone approach you. I don't need to extrapolate very much - there's a line between friendly and uncomfortable. Friendly makes eye contact. Friendly has a sincere, sometimes sheepish … Continue reading Walking alone
Short note – growth and wanderlust
I always did like that picture. I don't think I was five yet, and certainly not pleased with the idea of having pictures taken of myself but now, 14-15 years on, I'm glad these pictures exist. That's me, in all my thick-pig-tailed glory, in front of my old house in Lahore, a house I … Continue reading Short note – growth and wanderlust
Short note: Musings on make up
If you follow me on any kind of social media, chances are you'll see some variation of the following, "I like politics and make up." Granted, sometimes the variations are very varied, but the point remains the same: I have two great loves in the world and those are politics and make up, or international relations … Continue reading Short note: Musings on make up
The Walled City of Lahore
In lieu of having the time to write an actual blog post, I'm just going to go ahead and put up an essay I wrote about Lahore (naturally) for a class. Edited slightly to turn it from a photo essay that it originally was to a legit essay. Also, disclaimer, any disjointedness in the essay … Continue reading The Walled City of Lahore
Note to self
You fought so hard to love yourself and found that love in other people. And then your self-love became intertwined with company; a give and take, you gave love and in doing so fell in love with yourself. Slowly. Excruciatingly slowly. It was uphill for the most part, but a rocky terrain nonetheless, and sometimes … Continue reading Note to self
Umba
Blog posts come when you're supposed to be working, and as I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for my college writing class (two days overdue), I realize that there's a strange familiarity in Junot Díaz description of La Inca. It was weird. Resoundingly weird. And then it hit me, reading about the … Continue reading Umba
Assorted thoughts over winter break
There's been so much happening that it's easier to make a big post filled with a lot of little things than one large disjointed post. I've been in Dubai for the past couple weeks and am slated to be back in Boston around 2:30pm EST on the 2nd of January. I legitimately cannot believe it's … Continue reading Assorted thoughts over winter break
Neiha Lasharie 