The sentiment that ‘every writer is first a reader’ is one that we’re all somewhat familiar with. It is a universally acknowledged truth that every writer has drawn inspiration from those writing before them. Thus, each generation of writers plays a pivotal role in shaping and influencing the succeeding generation; founding an intricate and intimate […]
January the 16th saw the 1st birthday party of Clitbait, an intersectional feminist website run by University of Edinburgh duo Lilah Hyman and Laila Ghaffar. The website presents essayistic meditations, journal entries, visual artworks, and poems that explore every facet of the broad spectrum of intersectional feminist thought. The first birthday party was a testament […]
The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch is journalist Sanam Maher’s biography of Pakistan’s first social media star. Prior to reading the book, I wasn’t all that familiar with Baloch or her viral content. The only distinct memory I had of her was the floods of articles reporting her death on my social media […]