PinnedShehryar EjazSuspended Between the Two Worlds: The Case for Pakistani DiasporaTen months into graduate studies and the sudden toppling of our dear leader has led me to a wide array of thoughts. An event that occurred…Apr 22, 20221Apr 22, 20221
Shehryar EjazForty-Eight HoursYou need to order something now; we have another connection, and you won’t get anything later. the kid was adamant about fasting; either…Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 2023
Shehryar EjazBollywood and Cultural Hegemony amongst South Asian MillennialsBollywood refers to the Hindi film category of Indian cinema, though one would ascribe Bollywood to modern-day India. The industry itself…Jul 17, 20231Jul 17, 20231
Shehryar EjazAll men are created equal, but some are more equal than othersIt was the 2010s, when Karachi used to rock with a couple of blasts, and shootings were just the new thing in town. We had a driver, a…Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 2023
Shehryar EjazPolitics is all about numbers, not truth vs falsehoodFolks like me who voted for the first time in 2013 or 2018, and I assume most of us voted for the PTI, are disheartened today, and rightly…May 28, 2023May 28, 2023
Shehryar EjazFrom General Musharaff to Imran Khan: Pakistani middle class has a messiah problemThe last three days were one of the worst in Pakistan’s millennial history; though we’ve seen worse before, the urban middle-class bore the…May 14, 2023May 14, 2023
Shehryar EjazFor Pakistan, the crisis is normal; normalcy is rareOn August 14, 1947, the new state of Pakistan was divided miles apart by yet another post-colonial nation-state, the one that soon turned…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Shehryar EjazSwipe right for love: Online dating vs traditional matchmaking in South AsiaTo what the first world calls online dating, through the advent of popular applications including Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc., the same has…Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
Shehryar EjazFrom Old Delhi to George Bush's Best Buddy: Who was General Musharaff?The word dictator does have a negative connotation, understandably so. It usually reminds us of Hosni Mubarak, Colonel Gadaffi, the…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Shehryar EjazWhy is New Delhi Scared of a BBC Documentary?WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure…Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023