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  • ‘So proud, grateful’: Pakistani chef Maryam Ishtiaq on making it to Gordon Ramsay’s cooking show

    2 months ago | images.dawn.com | Mashael Shah

    Dallas-based Pakistani chef and content creator Maryam Ishtiaq will be competing in season four of Next Level Chef, a cooking competition judged by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

  • Review: Which Pakistani can’t relate to Almitra Mavalvala’s Blacklisted?

    Jan 25, 2025 | images.dawn.com | Mashael Shah

    “If there are any foreign embassy officials in the audience, your exits are there, there and there,” Almitra Mavalvala said on stage, pointing her arms outwards, then to the sides before flipping the crowd off with the last “there”. Mavalvala brought her one-woman musical, Blacklisted, to Karachi’s District 19 on Friday and, to put it briefly, she was nothing short of a revelation.

  • Book review: Nazneen Sheikh’s I Left You Behind encapsulates the complexities of being alive

    Nov 16, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Mashael Shah

    What does it mean to leave parts of yourself behind? Pakistani-Candian author Nazneen Sheikh’s latest short story collection I Left You Behind offers a profound exploration of what it means to exist, to be alive, and, ultimately, to move on. Through 17 evocative stories — seemingly disjointed but coming together like a complexly woven spiderweb — Sheikh takes readers on a journey that spans what it means to be human, to be a woman and in one delightful instance, to be a luxurious Afghan carpet.

  • Asma Abbas, women over 30 don’t have an expiry date

    Oct 26, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Mashael Shah

    An unmarried woman over the age of 30? What an absolute tragedy. The contextAsma Abbas, the veteran actor, recently uploaded a video to her YouTube channel where she shared some hot takes about marriage, particularly the age at which a woman should be married. According to her, there is an age for marriage and once a woman crosses 30, she has too much confidence and too many opinions.

  • Going loco for local: Block Prints by Afifa offer tote-ally chic bags for daily use

    Oct 18, 2024 | images.dawn.com | Mashael Shah

    Is there any bag more convenient than the tote bag? It’s the perfect vessel — you throw in everything you need and voilà, you’re ready to go!The popularity of tote bags, however, has led to a very saturated market. Everywhere you turn, a brand is doing their version of the tote, usually with their logo stamped across the front. Ultimately, that leaves no space for uniqueness — you, your mom, your best friend and your phuppo’s daughter’s cousin will all have similar bags (looking at you Khaadi).

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