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Author Archives: Kyla Pasha
Water
flecked with the debris of
dead civilizations and people
Posted in Arts & Literature, Columnist, poetry Leave a comment
Ashura explosions: sanctimonious murder
We become Yazid.
Moon Market explosions
All the shopkeepers that they've been trading with for 20 years are dead.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, south asia, terrorism Tagged moon market, pakistan Leave a comment
Reflecting on Sheema Kermani: nostalgia and struggle in Pakistani feminism
The fire of the women's movement was ignited then, when women were flogged in public squares for adultery.
Posted in Columnist, feminism, politics, south asia, women Tagged dance, pakistan, sheema kermani 2 Comments
Potohar
The rivers are dry
and open. There are grooves
Posted in Arts & Literature, poetry Leave a comment
Terror in Pakistan: us against them, them against us, fade out
I can sing "Pak Sarzameen" just as well as "The Star-Spangled Banner." I can put my hand on my heart.
The Day Saved
Wonder woman has nothing to do.
Sat on her back porch with her underwear
Posted in Arts & Literature, poetry 1 Comment
Collateral damage: protesting the Swat flogging
As they lay there, inert, the other women shouted, “Cowards, answer! Answer for the lashes!”
Unity, faith, discipline, terror and the Manawan Police Training School
Rahman Malik is shooting his rhetorical guns into the air much as the security forces fired their rifles from the roof of the training facility after it had been regained from the attackers. His tone is celebratory.


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