Schadenfreude: Why We Feel Happiness Seeing Other People Suffer

“To see others suffer does one good. This is a hard saying, but a mighty, human, all-too-human principle.” -Friedrich Nietzsche There is not a single word in the English language that can describe the concept of Schadenfreude, which is a German word and translates to damage-joy. It basically describes the feeling of joy a person…

BySeirut JavedJuly 15, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Top

Satire : A Pakistani Drawing Room Conversation

It is a common pass time to sit with your friends and/or colleagues in your drawing room, sip chai (Tea) and discuss politics, in Pakistan and perhaps in other parts of the world too. Here you would find that the way politics is discussed is no different from those forwarded Whatsapp messages you may have…

ByZaid AbroJuly 8, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent

Rape and Repentance on the Pakistani Small Screen

The undeniable abhorrence of all sexual predators was an opinion I once considered to be widely held; I carried no other preconceived notions about social perceptions. I had hoped to identify recurring patterns and characters to better understand the values and standards of acceptable female behavior. This assumption was immediately dismantled in a profoundly disturbing…

ByFareeha ShahJune 22, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent

Rape and Repentance on the Pakistani Small Screen

The undeniable abhorrence of all sexual predators was an opinion I once considered to be widely held; I carried no other preconceived notions about social perceptions. I had hoped to identify recurring patterns and characters to better understand the values and standards of acceptable female behavior. This assumption was immediately dismantled in a profoundly disturbing…

ByFareeha ShahJune 22, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent

Pakistan is Academic Scholarship Deprived

All over the world, it is the academia that generates public discourse, engages the youth into problems that concern society at large and undertakes research work in attempts to find answers for questions no one yet has. It has only been a little more than a decade since the High Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan…

ByZaid AbroJune 19, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent

Lahore to Karachi: The Pakistani Film Industry

A thriving center of art and film, only second to Bombay, where everyone came from all parts of India and later Pakistan to make it big in the Industry; Lahore was once the heart of Pakistani Cinema , but no more. People would come to Lahore, hoping to catch a glimpse of stars like Madame…

ByZaid AbroJune 9, 20191Comment

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent Top

The Politics of the “Paindu”

“Their new house looks so gaudy with the pillars and everything,” drawled Shazia*, scornfully surveying the drawing room over the rim of her delicate teacup. “New money, you know. Itnay paindu hein (They are so tacky). You can’t buy class.” I remained silent, which, of course, is a part of the problem; but it is…

ByFareeha ShahJune 3, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Technology

Short and Sweet: Social Media in Pakistan

Social media is the unambiguously hot topic of our time and age. Discourse about it permeates most spheres of our lives, from holistic wellness in the personal realm to productivity in the professional one. Understandably so, since it is changing the very nature of communication , rewiring the human brain, and causing a ripple effect…

ByElia RathoreMay 9, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Recent

A Short History Of Women’s Right Marches In Pakistan

Women have been marching for rights in Pakistan since independence When Pakistan was created in 1947, founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah repeatedly mentioned the importance of the rights of women in the newly created state. While many are quick to quip that the religion Pakistan is built on has afforded women all the rights, the stark reality…

ByRahima SohailMay 8, 20190Comments

Culture Latest Pakistan Sports

Celebrating Our Unsung Champions At The Special Olympics

The successful integration of minority groups in the wider society demands all populations to come together as a nation, in changing their attitudes and providing opportunities to these disadvantaged groups. Celebration and promotion of events such as The Special Olympics are a step forward, in fighting a universal struggle for equal rights and opportunities for…

ByWafa MalikMay 8, 20190Comments