Pakistan American journalist, attorney, and DAWN staff columnist Rafia Zakaria often has the answers for me when I’m unsettled by the questions floating around in my head. At 24, I’m watching the women in my peer group make incredible decisions in their lives and careers – choices of graduate school, artistic fellowships abroad, philanthropy projects,…
Words Matter: On Public Scholars Pathologizing LGBTQIA+ Identities
For a Muslim woman who also happens to be a practitioner of diversity and inclusion, this week has been challenging and overwhelming. For the past few days at work, I have felt an immense sense of sorrow and helplessness in light of the tragedy in Orlando. Simultaneously, as a Muslim, I am astounded by a…