ISSUE VIIII
Artwork by Misha I am eight when my mother signs me up for swimming classes. In a dingy corner of Zainab Market, …
Cover Art by Alina Tosif Trigger warning for some mentions of troubled eating and body shaming. I feel like if society didn’t …
Artwork by Hiba Asfaque 2010: “Oho, fashion ke maar!” Papa says when I step outside my room, ready for Eid dinner. Ammi …
Rhythm, Resistance and the Revolution: How women are changing the world of music in Pakistan
ISSUE VIII
Artwork by Aneesa Kaleem on IG Coke Studio 2020’s season opener was an all-women anthem which garnered over 900k views on YouTube …
Artwork by Wajiha Sherwani on IG Artwork by: Emil on Instagram For this month’s issue focusing on music, we interviewed some of …
Artwork by Wajiha Sherwani on IG The diary of a Pakistani music aficionada As I sit down to pen my thoughts about …
Feminist Resistance in Pakistan
ISSUE VII
Bio: Annum Salman is the debut Author of her poetry book, Sense Me, which revolves around the theme of identity; encompassing topics …
2020 a year in Feminism: Reflections, musings, opinions, thoughts & Feminist resolutions for 2021
ISSUE VI
I’ve been openly feminist for quite a while now. For over 6 years. And even before that I always have been one, …
Artwork by Mahenoor Raphick When I think of the word Empathy I think of you I think of you because you …
Artwork by Aneesa Kaleem 2020 & The Connectivity of Our Problems How soon will we realise that the problems of this world …
Violence, Bodies and Shame
ISSUE V
Artwork by Isma (@ismagulhasan) Ribbon turned school sash Which is to say, my growth Shameful as it is will draw Eyes otherwise, …
Artwork by Misha Ali (@nicenichecartoons) Some thoughts of a girl who was sexually harassed by her brother Writing the title made …
Artwork by Misha Ali (@nicenichecartoons) Excuse me Sir, will you be kind enough to point us to a direction where we can feel safe, where our bodies do not feel like crimes waiting to be committed, where hungry eyes don’t follow us like we are the next prey in a long assembled line where our hands do not need to clutch pepper sprays and cars keys like weapons as a last resort (because you know what I mean) and our lips are not numb from repeating Surah Yaseen on hundreds of prayer beads. Tell me where should we go in order to exist without becoming another rape or violence statistic? …
Womxn in Literature & Pop Culture
ISSUE IV
Artwork by Fatima Tanvir – @true.conversations on instagram By: Mahnoor Jalal Taylor Swift was right: no one likes a mad woman. Our …
By Sarah Shamim When I first heard about the Bechdel Test, I was both 17 and pissed as hell. Having …
Artwork by Fatima Tanvir – @true.conversation on Instagram By Bakhtawar Azhar women you filled up the void with caring too much for …
The journey to Behenchara, importance, hurdles and necessity of creating sisterhood
ISSUE III
by Mina Shoaib And I am sitting here and I am looking at her and her crinkled tin foil hands and that …
Artwork by Mahrukh Khizar By Shaezal N. Cheema The first time I heard the word behenchara was when my chemistry teacher in …
Artwork by Fatima Tanvir By Rohab Aamir What did the journey to behenchara look like?/What behenchara looks like for me and why …
Desi Queerness
ISSUE II
This quarantine, like for most people has negatively impacted my personal and head space as well. I identify as a homosexual person …
BY: Arisha Ali Bio: Arisha is a self taught artist based in the UK. Currently doing her masters in education. She hopes …
Womxn's mental health during Quarantine
ISSUE I
by Shafaq Javaid I get stoned at Zara auntie’s. She lives in the apartment next to ours. She covers for me. Gives …
Mene thori si duniya dekhi hae to bohat kuch samjhti hu mae. Ab poocho ge duniya kioun dekhi tumne? Aurton ko to …
The quarantine is going great yaaroun. I get to cross things out of my to-do list every day, like “wake up” “don’t …
By Amal Awais Chughtai During this time of quarantining, I’ve been caught in a cycle of healing. I wanted something to reflect …