‘Say no to plastic because a plastic bag takes 200-1000 years to degrade’ each time I say this in my anti plastic campaign, I wonder what has the humble plastic got to do with all this? It has only been around to help us, completely misused by us. Plastic is not the monster. We areContinue reading “Understating Plastic to minimise plastic waste”
Category Archives: Educations and Awareness
Sustainable Development Goals
Why should everyone know about them Huma, asked me to write and introductory post on SDGs to which I instantly agreed. Partly because everyone should know it and partly because there is suddenly so much more activism in this world that lacks knowledge. Here are a few things you need to know before I speakContinue reading “Sustainable Development Goals”
Who do you want your child to be…
Written By: Rabia Nazir One of my close friends who is a primary school teacher often shares innocent stories of her students as a part of our ‘how was the day?’ routine. A couple of weeks ago, she mentioned that one of the most intelligent students in her class has been missing school for aContinue reading “Who do you want your child to be…”
Proposal from HE, who must not be Remembered
Sending a marriage proposal in Pakistan is like playing darts at home elsewhere. Give it a go, if it works very well, after all it was meant to be… If it doesn’t work, God forbid!! how could she ever say NO!!! (that characterless *************** -put as many stars as you can imagine-) As one ofContinue reading “Proposal from HE, who must not be Remembered”
Fair, Lovely and Politically Incorrect
By: Fozia Tahir Having lived in the UK for five years I had almost forgotten the importance of fair skin in Pakistan. I recently attended a musical event in my hometown in the north of Pakistan where majority of the population has lighter skin tone. The Host who of course happened to be from theContinue reading “Fair, Lovely and Politically Incorrect”
Glacial ice- what is the future?
Part 1 Author and Narrator : Fozia Tahir Background Information Fresh water accounts for only 3% of global water resources. Remaining 97% is sea water that contains salt and is unfit for drinking and agriculture. Out of the 3% freshwater available 2.5% is in frozen form in glaciers and arctic ice. Most of this water is storedContinue reading “Glacial ice- what is the future?”
World Suicide Prevention Day
Written and Narrated by: Fozia Tahir Global issues are getting complex day by day. safeguarding peace, protecting human rights, establishing the framework for international justice, climate change, and refugee crises are some of the major challenges that the globe is facing at the moment. As time passes by the list is only growing andContinue reading “World Suicide Prevention Day”
Meer-e-Karwan 