Tag: Rafia Zakaria
‘Safe haven’ for white terrorists? – Rafia Zakaria
THEY didn’t understand terrorism until it was too late. Ever since 9/11, and arguably even in the years prior to that, Americans believed that...
Citizen journalist – Rafia Zakaria
THE early days of the novel coronavirus were soaked in unknowing. There was very little that was known about the virus, how it...
The Mughal feminist – Rafia Zakaria
IT is the princesses and queens that get top billing. We know about the intelligence of the inimitable Nur Jehan, who assisted her...
The questions never asked – Rafia Zakaria
I FIRST read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in Grade 7 or 8 and immediately loved it. I had good reasons; Austen’s world...
Rich vaccine, poor vaccine – Rafia Zakaria
IT is finally vaccine time — at least in some places. A little over a week ago, the first person was vaccinated against Covid-19...
Desperate in Dubai – Rafia Zakaria
A FEW months ago, The Guardian ran the story of a 30-year-old Pakistani man named Hassan, one of 99 Pakistanis who have been...
Ancient history- Rafia Zakaria
THERE are some things that are nearly impossible to imagine. Once, at a museum, I had the opportunity to hold in my hand...
Lost in Xinjiang- Rafia Zakaria
SAKANDAR Hayat is a Pakistani who had settled in the Uighur city of Kashgar. There he ran a successful garment business. His wife...
Unlit stoves – Rafia Zakaria
IT was supposed to be a magic solution. In the late 1990s, development professionals wanting to deliver rural women from the drudgery of...
The women will win- Rafia Zakaria
IT was the Saturday after the tragedy when women came out to protest in Karachi. Some days earlier, in the early hours of Wednesday,...