Tag: Arifa Noor article sin Dawn News
Protesting in Pakistan By Arifa Noor
Ya Rab wo na samjhe hain na samjhenge meri baat
De aur dil un ko jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur— Ghalib
TO an...
Politics of monotony By Arifa Noor
THE opposition has decided to keep opposing the government — just as it was in the first phase. The jalsas will not stop, here,...
The year that was By Arifa Noor
HOW does one describe a year of a pandemic? Will it be remembered for the virus that swept the globe? It most certainly will...
Too grand a dialogue By Arifa Noor
FOR the world, the coronavirus vaccine is the solution for 2021 but, in Pakistan, the panacea we are looking for is a grand...
Now that Lahore is over By Arifa Noor
THE PDM show in Lahore has taken place among chilly winds and heated discussions. The bayania (narrative) of the numbers was at its...
A woman’s place By Arifa Noor
THE PDM’s jalsa in Multan was in the news as it should be. Any attempt to get rid of any government is, every...
The devil is in the detail By Arifa Noor
WE seamlessly switch between languages during a single conversation, from Urdu to English to a mother tongue; we speak of sexual harassment of...
Beware the idea of a march By Arifa Noor
WHEN Amitabh Bachchan ruled the roost in Bollywood (and South Asian cinema audiences everywhere), it was hard to distinguish one film of his from...
The system & rape survivor By Arifa Noor
“Normally people in our social set-up are unwilling to take cases of rape to courts because of the belief that publicity in the case...
Shadows on the wall By Arifa Noor
THIS past week has seen considerable talk about power relations in this country thanks to the opposition’s powwow a week ago on Sept 20,...