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3 weeks ago | 
jill.substack.com | Rabia Mushtaq |Lexi McMenamin |Kiera Butler |Jonathan Cohn
Photo by Sincerely Media on UnsplashHappy Monday and welcome Monday Reads! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere these past few weeks. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back?by Rabia Mushtaq in Al JazeeraStudents Are Getting Swept Up By ICE Under Trump.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
geo.tv | Rabia Mushtaq
Karachi witnessed a vibrant showcase of technological finesse as women entrepreneurs pitched their innovative businesses before a panel of esteemed judges for the national finale of the She Loves Tech eighth edition. The boundless potential of women entrepreneurs and their trailblazing ideas on the competition’s stage was a refreshing sight for judges who found it challenging to select a winning start-up.
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Feb 18, 2024 | 
geo.tv | Rabia Mushtaq
The Church Mission School, located in the heart of Karachi’s old city area, was buzzing with genius minds and novel ideas, as they competed to forge sustainable solutions through innovative techniques in a district-level competition organised by STEAM Pakistan — a gender-transformative programme of the Federal Ministry of Education — alongside STEAM Policy Unit, Sindh.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
geo.tv | Rabia Mushtaq
Ahead of tomorrow’s (Wednesday, February 8th, 2024) critical vote, political parties in Pakistan seem to have been pitted against each other in a battle of manifestos, which reflect their vision for the nation's future. These highly-touted manifestos touch on the pressing issues in the light of the dreads and desires of the electorate.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
geo.tv | Rabia Mushtaq
With the February 8 general elections drawing closer by the day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is adopting all necessary measures to ensure a transparent and fair mechanism for the management of poll results, slated to be held on February 8 across the country. In this regard, the electoral body has developed a result compilation mechanism called "Election Management System (EMS)" to avoid a repeat of 2018.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
newarab.com | Rabia Mushtaq
When Eman Al Haj Ali came to Karachi, Pakistan's largest urban centre, in July 2022, she was unaware of her journey unfolding into a delicious saga of introducing Palestinian flavours and traditions to the South Asian city. But while doing so, the 52-year-old matriarch also strengthened her family ties and rekindled her Palestinian roots by starting a home-based business, selling sweets native to her homeland.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
villagesquare.in | Priyanka Dalal |Harshal Mankar |Mohsin Mushtaq |Rabia Mushtaq
TS Eliot once said he measured out his life with coffee spoons. The same can likely be said about many members of our society. Growing up in Karnataka, which accounts for more than 70% of the coffee produced in the country, M Muniswamy would often start his days the same way: with coffee. Rooted to this coffee culture, Muniswamy ventured into uncharted territory 25 years ago to transform the barren land in his native village into a thriving coffee plantation.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
villagesquare.in | Harshal Mankar |Mohsin Mushtaq |Rabia Mushtaq |HIMANSHU KUMAR
The residents of Jodhpuriya village in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan still remember the time when they grappled with water scarcity and how it impacted their agro-pastoral livelihood. But now the village is an example of the potency of community-led initiatives in revitalising water resources. With the use of technology and institutional support, the community has managed to enhance groundwater levels, alter crop patterns, increase income and thus reduce migration.
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Jan 1, 2024 | 
villagesquare.in | Mohsin Mushtaq |Rabia Mushtaq |HIMANSHU KUMAR |Devashish Biswal
Ghulam AhmadBhat, 50, has been following the same routine for the last decade. He leaves his house in Nishat, Srinagar, before dusk and enters the Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary, where he guards and documents nature and its vibrant hues with wildlife photos. Bhat joined the Department of Wildlife Protection of Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s after his father, who had also served as a wildlife guard, passed away. Initially reluctant, Bhat became interested in wildlife gradually.
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Dec 24, 2023 | 
geo.tv | Rabia Mushtaq
Stationed in the heart of Karachi's bustling Saddar neighbourhood, a quaint store serves as a serene haven for its customers, especially around Christmas. What makes this store’s presence unassuming is the fact that it is nestled in the midst of a chaotic but vibrant Mansfield Street, now known as Syedna Burhanuddin Road.
