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Trojan Horses, Colonial Hangovers, and the Forgotten Intersex in Pakistan

A hard look at how colonial morality and elite politics collide, leaving Pakistan’s intersex communities spoken about endlessly, but cared for barely at all.

The Whistle

The Whistle” is a social commentary built around one familiar signal. A whistle that doesn’t belong to anyone on screen, but everyone responds to it differently. The idea is to show how authority works here without naming it. The same signal is given to everyone, yet outcomes change based on who you are. Some people freeze immediately. Some are allowed to move. Some try and are quietly corrected. No one asks questions because they already know where they stand.

The Aestheticization of Androon Lahore and the Uneven Politics of Space

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Trojan Horses, Colonial Hangovers, and the Forgotten Intersex in Pakistan

Trojan Horses, Colonial Hangovers, and the Forgotten Intersex in Pakistan

The Economics of Free Will

The Economics of Free Will

The Cost of Justice

The Cost of Justice

The Real Women Who Reclaimed Public Spaces

The Real Women Who Reclaimed Public Spaces

The Penumbra Project: Lahore - The City for Sale

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To call it out is to join it

A reflection on how even critique, rebellion, and honesty get absorbed into the algorithm, where resistance turns into performance, ego death becomes ego’s costume change,…

How the Aesthetic of Healing Replaced the Actual Work

There’s a kind of healing that’s always camera-ready. It wears linen co-ords, drinks green smoothies, journals with pastel pens, and calls itself grounded.

There’s a kind of healing that’s always camera-ready.

The Economics of Free Will

Every version of “balance” comes with its own debt.

The Economics of Free Will
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How the Aesthetic of Healing Replaced the Actual Work

There’s a kind of healing that’s always camera-ready. It wears linen co-ords, drinks green smoothies, journals with pastel pens, and calls itself grounded.

The Price of Protection: Inside Pakistan’s Insane Policing Culture

In Pakistan, calling the police feels less like seeking help and more like inviting trouble.

The Price of Protection: Inside Pakistan’s Insane Policing Culture