Tag: south asian

  • thoughtsofnissa

    Honour•عزت

      honour. izzat. women. Women have become tied to respect, reputation and pride. We have been stripped from our individuality. We are tied to family and society’s honour. Our hands are tied. Our thoughts are to be controlled. A patriarchal society looms over our heads. A community dominated by men feels threatened by women’s freedom. […]

  • thoughtsofnissa

    Mother•ا می

    May 14. Mother’s Day. On this day, I celebrate mothers. I celebrate their strength, courage, and patience. I celebrate brown mothers. Our mothers are the roots that hold our families together. I admire them. I admire my mother’s strength and struggle to keep my family together when it was on the edge of being shattered. […]

  • thoughtsofnissa

    Caste•ذات (Part 2)

      I now want to address issues of zaat that directly affect young Pakistani women who live in the West. I want to point out that my words that will follow come from my personal experiences, from my family and from my surroundings. My words are from  various discussions that took place with close friends and […]

  • thoughtsofnissa

    Caste•ذات (Part 1)

    Yes, the following post will be about caste or zaat, as it’s generally referred to in Pakistani society. I want to first provide a definition of zaat to understand how it plays a role in families and how it impact the way different communities and groups interact among each other. Zaat, its roots are derived from the […]