Uswa Maryam
A student of law and writer at Evolution Magazine. Fond of topics of all kinds be it, sociological, psychological, philosophical or political. Occasionally writes poetry and fiction. Believe on freedom of expression. -- To know more about me, read my stuff.
What Should I Wear to Work?
Colors Affect Your Mood and Mind, Choose Wisely! You got exceptionally heated up during a trivial debate in the college. After getting some fresh air, you were able to get a clear head and found yourself embarrassed for losing your cool. It does get stuffy in the office sometimes, doesn’t it? Well maybe that stuffiness […]
Organized Religion and Secular Societies
Will organized religion die out eventually? If so, is that a good thing? In modern times, more and more people are speaking out against organized religion. A popular stance from the opponents is observed. “We are not against individual religion. We are against organized religion. Religion should be everyone’s private matter!” Apparently, there is nothing […]
Tiktok Influencer Culture and Undeserved Fame
We live in confusing times. Quite often it is hard to track why and how someone got famous and their life completely changed without doing anything in particular. These questions arise only because a large population of people struggles for basic necessities. These people do not benefit from the changing trends of the world, the […]
The Irrevocable Nihilism of Pakistan
United by religion, divided by the lack thereof Chaos comes from ignorance. Chaos comes from confusion. Chaos comes from dogmas and the inability to broaden one’s horizons limiting the mind to be a dark narrow prison. Ideology is what moved many Indian Muslims to start a struggle for independence. The unified ideology was one of […]
Protecting Minors Online
It is inevitable. Generation Z has entered the era where it is not possible to stay without internet. Every source of information and service is available online. While the generations before could argue against internet and social media and stay off of it. The same can not be done by Gen Z. These people were […]
The Isolated Men of Pakistan
Privilege and power come with increased responsibility and burdens. While the Western societies have advanced far and wide in their understanding of mental health struggles, South-East Asians struggle to even acknowledge their existence. That is partially due to social stigma but not entirely so. The important question is, can we even afford to focus on […]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the Modern Age
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is considered a timeless classic. Robert Louis Stevenson explores the eccentricity of a genius mind that tries to evade consequences by creating a body for his other evil side. That other evil has a hideous countenance and performs grave acts of cruelty. This side is named […]
How Television Shapes Our Reality
The television has provided us with a paradox of choices to decide from. We have too many choices and find it both perplexing and mind-boggling to choose. Not long ago we only had a national television to choose from and could settle down with what is being aired on it. Now however with the liberty […]
Vintage Beauty of Lahore Walled City
“We travel not to escape life but for life to escape us” Lahore has a mesmerizing quality about it. Its gravitational pull always seems stronger than other places. You feel like a spectacle in the hustle bustle of all the businesses, all the people, all the life yet you are also lost in the spectacle, […]
Life Skills to Master in Your Twenties
Teenage is an interesting time for all of us. While surely some people make the right choices in terms of their career and associations, it can be argued that most do not. It is because teenage is a period of a certain amount of liberty that easily leads people astray into experimenting with their choices. […]
Revelations During Times of Uncertainty
Often people talking about tragedies they have been through sound rather fond of the very source of pain, that is, life itself. I always assumed it to be the masochistic nature of man. I thought relishing in pain might just be another contradictory factor in our psyche. But what I have learnt now is that […]
The Castes That Divide Us
While the national understanding of classism grows, caste remains a fairly untouched matter Growing old in a Punjabi middle-class family can teach you a thing or two about castes. Everything from who you should eat with to whom you are allowed to marry is indoctrinated within our minds. It is such a normalized concept that […]
