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Commentary.Oct 17, 2014

Malala or: Learn to Stop Worrying and Love our Laureate

“Hers is a strength most of us lack.” Ghausia Rashid Salam asks why Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai seems to be disliked by so many groups in Pakistan.

By TMS Staff
Alone in Babel.Sep 6, 2014

Karachi, You’re Killing Me!

“As far as debut novels go, this one is pretty fantastic… Plus, it has a cat.” Ghausia Rashid Salam reviews Saba Imtiaz’s first novel.

By Jacob Silkstone
Roving Eye.May 31, 2014

Poet of the Month: Hira A

“In fact, I think the only convincing, memorable female protagonist in Pakistani prose has been created by a man… Mohammed Hanif” Hira A, The Missing Slate’s Poet of the Month, talks to Ghausia Rashid Salam.

By Jacob Silkstone
Arts & Culture.May 26, 2014

Editors’ Picks: Palme d’Or Winners

As the 2014 Cannes film festival arrives at its conclusion, a selection of our writers choose their favourite Palme d’Or recipients of years gone by.

By Tom Nixon
Globetrotter.May 5, 2014

Bangkok: Family Vacations in the Sex Capital

Ghausia Rashid Salam explores the many faces of tourism in Bangkok, learning to navigate the seedy big city with a conservative family.

By Jessica McHugh
Commentary.Mar 8, 2014

Creating Spaces

In which the author argues for the importance of open and public forums for women, untainted by the opinions and interpretations of the less fairer sex.

By TMS Staff
Articles.Feb 15, 2014

How Faerietales Stole Female Sexuality

Where the author, Articles Editor Ghausia Rashid Salam, negotiates sexual power plays in the arts.

By TMS Staff
Arts & Culture.Feb 14, 2014

Valentine’s Day: Editors’ Movie Picks

The Missing Slate’s film team is joined by other editors in choosing the movies readers ought to watch this Valentine’s Day.

By Tom Nixon
Articles.Jan 27, 2014

How Cinderella Defeated Feminism

Junior Articles Editor Ghausia Rashid Salam takes to task the writers of mediocre romance, and subsequent fanfiction, and questions how much of an influence Disney-fied fairietales have on them.

By Mahnoor Yawar