Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: July 17, 2009
By Sonya Rehman and Khaver Siddiqi
Evil has had many faces. During the 20th century alone, we have seen it in many forms. It has been shocking, it has been horrific, but most of the times it has always been close to home.
It was perhaps after the Second World War when the forces of ‘good’ and [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: June 27, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
As of late, one of my dear friends was having ‘man trouble’ (such sweet pain a pair of pants can cause a good, wholesome woman).
We talked endlessly. Myself and her. Dissecting and scrutinizing every word he’d ever uttered to her over the past month – the country could well be taken over by [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: June 8, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
There’s a billboard on the bridge in Cantonment (Lahore) which features a pink little baby snoozing away on a slice of bread.
The caption reads: “Gifted with softness”. If you haven’t guessed already, the advertisement is for a local bread manufacturer – or…for those who fancy newly born babies (on toast) with a side [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: April 3, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
From ‘Blogger’, ‘WordPress’, ‘Flickr’, ‘Youtube’, discussion forums and a host of other websites, Citizen Journalism (also known as public journalism) has truly shot through the roof over the past few years!
Even CNN’s ‘iReport’ website caters to anyone and everyone – irrespective of class, creed, and religion – to participate in reporting current events [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: March 31, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
“Masoom Alam wanted to open a franchise of ‘Masooms’ in Lahore”, Farida Zaidi tells me before proceeding, “And around that time we were looking at starting a franchise too.”
So in 2003, ‘Masooms’ – a much loved, local, coffee house/bakery – introduced itself to the Lahori palate.
With trained cooks, Farida tells me that much [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: March 27, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
Over the past few years, as the outer skin of Lahore has undergone a colossal metamorphosis, so has its society…on a very deep, subconscious level. As the branded stores, foreign food chains, multinationals and buildings have burgeoned, there has been an equally rapid shift in mass consciousness.
Long gone are those condemnatory days where [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: January 23, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
Word has it that the US Dollar is soon to be replaced by the ‘Amero’. Is this just another conspiracy theory kicked up by a bunch of bored conspiracy theorists?
Who knows, but at the rate the US economy finds itself sinking further into a quicksand recession, the introduction of the Amero might just [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: January 23, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
So I recently turned 26. And for some odd reason, the thought of it didn’t flip me out like I thought it would. I did however; wake up on the 9th of January feeling as if I didn’t want anyone fussing over me.
Although, secretly, I will admit – I quite like being fussed [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: January 2, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
I recently went to see an improvisational comedy troupe (that goes by the name of ‘SHARK’) perform at LUMS. The troupe – which comprises of five boys and one girl – were apparently touring the cities of Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
So on a Monday night, I found myself squished into a corner in [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: December 19, 2008
By Sonya Rehman
Every year, my family and I, brace ourselves for the looming ‘Slaughter Fest’…or, in other words, Bakra Eid.
Now don’t get me wrong, we respect our customs and traditions and all that, but there’s just one slight problem – you see my family and I are all vegetarians, to varying degrees.
Although I’m considered to [...]
