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In Pakistan, Yoga Rises Above its Indian Origins
Yoga has become increasingly popular in Pakistan, in ways that disassociate it from Hinduism/December 8, 2017
Afghan Women: What the West Gets Wrong
Defeating cruelty requires a homegrown agenda/April 28, 2016
In Pakistan, a Final Push to Wipe Out Polio
Last year, Pakistan’s 51 cases of wild poliovirus represented the bulk of all 70 cases reported in the world. This year just might see the disease vanquished there/Jan. 20, 2016
Journalism in Pakistan: Fear and Favor
Big money tells the media what to report, and the state warns it what not to/Sept. 28, 2015
Can Soccer Bring Equality to Pakistan?
A Karachi club looks to the Beautiful Game as the great democratizer/Aug. 28, 2015
Pakistan, the Next Software Hub?
It’s becoming a destination for freelance programmers, software coders and app designers/Aug. 10, 2015
How High Can Pakistan’s Air Force Women Fly?
Hundreds are officers, but there’s no telling when they will be eligible for command/June 8, 2015
Pakistan’s Loss: A Beacon of Free Thought
Sabeen Mahmud’s business was opening minds. She paid with her life/May 6, 2015
A New Language for Pakistan’s Deaf
Can sign language and the web brighten the lives of 1.25 million children?/April 1, 2015
Aiding Pakistan’s Mentally Ill
With all its traumas, the country has just one psychiatrist for every 333,000 people/Feb. 19, 2015
Pakistan’s Competing Narratives
Don’t let a good story get in the way of truth/Feb. 1, 2015
The Legacy of Benazir Bhutto
Seven years after her assassination, the Pakistani leader remains an inspiration to women/Dec. 26, 2014
Flying Feckless in Karachi
A malaise has struck Pakistan International Airlines, once a national asset with crack pilots and sound management/Nov. 18, 2014
A ‘Homeland’ We Pakistanis Don’t Recognize
Hollywood invents a complex woman and sends her to a land of monsters who lack our own complexity/Oct. 15, 2014
A Letter From Containeristan
After weeks of upheaval, the giant boxes litter the capital, Islamabad/Sept. 18, 2014
The Fate of Feminism in Pakistan
A nation formed on both Islamic and secular principles needs a feminism that blends these two traditions/Aug. 20, 2014
Pakistan’s New Fear of Flying
Jinnah International was the one place we felt safe from Karachi’s woes/July 22, 2014
From an Indian Muslim’s Brush …
Art, itself a form of worship, can spread truths where religions divide/June 20, 2014
Teaching Liberation to Pakistan’s Girls
We can transform “sex education” from something dirty into a vital tool of progress/ May 13, 2014
Trying to Dam a Digital Sea
Pakistan’s ban on YouTube has exposed a struggle over freedom of expression/ April 10, 2014
Pakistan’s Culture Wars
A literature festival reflects the battle for Pakistanis’ hearts and minds/March 18, 2014
Generosity Amid Want
A culture of charitable giving strives to fill Pakistan’s vacuum of social services/Feb. 13, 2014
Pakistani Cinema’s New Wave
Filmmakers are fashioning nuanced portraits of their country — and cultivating national pride/Jan. 14, 2014
A Changing Terrain of Love
In Pakistan, where arranged marriage is still common, tension rises between tradition and new ideas/Dec. 18, 2013
Reviving an Interfaith Legacy
Pakistan’s leaders need to rediscover their moral compass and back minorities/Nov. 06, 2013
Did Malala Teach Us Anything?
To the surprise of many Pakistanis, change has begun to penetrate the religious establishment/Oct. 16, 2013
Violating the Saints
Sufism is under attack, but it can counter terrorism only on its own terms/Jan. 25, 2011