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Glorification of the Work Culture

Glorification of the Work Culture

The culture of overworking is often associated with the tech or finance industry. While some experts say that the glorification of work started at the turn of the millennia and others pin it on the spread of mercantilism in the 16th century. David Spencer, teaching economics at Leeds University Business School put forward, “There has…

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 The Ambiguity of our Country’s Identity; Can Pakistani Cultures, Norms and Traditions really be Considered Our Own?  

Despite being an individual country for well over half a century, Pakistan holds little recognition globally when it comes to its culture. Generally, when one thinks of South Asia, India immediately comes to mind with its vast diversity of people, languages, cultures, and ethnicities. This can be attributed to the fact that 74 years ago…

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Sharbat Gula; a Victim? Story behind the Afghan Girl Portrait that Shook Nations. 

Known by millions then, and yet still, the portrait of the Afghan girl had a widespread impact around the world. Published as a cover of National Geographic magazine in June, 1985, this portrait was that of one adolescent girl named Sharbat Gula, who is depicted wearing a tattered reddish maroon dupatta (headscarf), with…

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