I was recently asked by the Director of SecurityWomen to write about my experiences with the police. The organisation calls for more women in the security sector in all countries that comprise the UN. Women disproportionately suffer in male-dominated systems, at work, at home and in societies and communities that relegate them. In regard to […]
Survivors
Monday 14th September, 2020 Bhaji, I’m still waging against the insanity that your life changed permanently last week. In this culture she can be branded a whore for not bringing his cup of tea on time. Leered at for wanting financial independence – or just independence. Control. Abuse. Dismissed. The Pakistani female experience requires desensitised […]
Refuge Seeking in Relative Safety
There is a common misconception among Christians in particular that I’ve been mulling over these past weeks. As usual, my thoughts have been straying to Aasia Bibi, especially since there has been no outbreak of news since her family relocated to Canada. Whilst no news may be an indication that all is well with the […]
Who speaks for the Rohingya Christians?
A recent Barnabas Fund addressing the persecution Rohingya Christians face, provoked me to thinking: why don’t we ever hear about the plight of Rohingya Christians? The Rohingya Question has gained international momentum, particularly in recent years, seen as the most persecuted and unwanted group on earth, with ongoing violence described by the UN as the […]
Ode to Chongqing
Dark-haired, dark-eyed beauty Hard-worked, humbled, bound by duty Fascination with the foreign: stops & stares Watching alien faces gaze upon their wares Smiles & excitement: young children pointing in curiosity Cultural exchanges & confusions, sporadic results of hostility Lack of knowledge of the ‘other’, filtered concept of reality Irrelevance of language barriers through hearty […]
