Rafia Zakaria

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1 week ago | adimagazine.com | Rafia Zakaria

Rafia Zakaria is the author of Against White Feminism (W. W. Norton/Hamish Hamilton 2021); Veil (2017); and The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan (2015). She is a regular contributor to CNN and a columnist for The Baffler and Dawn (Pakistan). Rafia is represented by Sarah Bolling at The Gernert Company.

1 week ago | dawn.com | Rafia Zakaria

LENIN once said: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Indeed, the past week is an example of this. Decades have elapsed in weeks and by the time you read this, even more decades may have passed. The world has been on the brink of cataclysmic wars since Oct 7, 2023, and it appears now more than ever that we may have reached a point of no return. If America joins Israel’s war on Iran, there will be no turning back.

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Rafia Zakaria

MILITARY parades are not uncommon in many parts of the world. Lines of tanks, contingents of marching soldiers, missiles, along with fighter jets and helicopters flying overhead, create just the sort of martial theatre that makes watching crowds feel nationalistic and strong. When the fates of leaders and their armies rely on such a spectacle, it follows that they are not infrequent. This is not the case in the US, at least not until now.

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Rafia Zakaria

June 10, 2025 Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel BanThe first time Trump did this, we flocked to the airports in protest. This ban is no less racist—and it may even be more dangerous. Ad Policy A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest Trump’s latest travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport on June 9, 2025. (Patrick T.