Sanya Salehani
The Real World
July 21, 2014Sitting with my roommate on a Saturday night while having dinner, I decided to join her in one of her favourite activities: watching reality TV. That night, it was The Kardashians. As I quickly realized, this may not have been the best place to jump into the strange, convoluted world of reality television. Every time someone had a happy moment or broke down in tears, cameras would appear, zooming in on people’s faces while dramatic music swelled. Something about this seemed about as far from ‘reality’ as anything. I had two choices: either I could burst my roommate’s bubble by…
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Vaporize this
May 12, 2014When I was young, my mother, frustrated with my fidgeting, always told me: “You need something new every now and then to play with!” Nowadays, as I grow up in this tech savvy world, the innocent statement made by mother…
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The Right to Choose
March 17, 2014Like every other middle class family in Pakistan, my house had maids — someone who cooked and cleaned, helped out with the household chores, and took care of us. My sibling and I developed strong bonds with these women, until…
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Five movie stars who did 2013 right
January 13, 2014Tom Hanks Delivering one of his finest performances in Saving Mr. Banks this year, Hanks has been on my list for quite some time. The world may worship him for his supposedly brilliant roles in The Da Vinci Code…
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Haute Couture
November 18, 2013When I was 16, I was awestruck at the sight of Carrie Bradshaw walking on the streets of Manhattan, shopping at Barney’s. I hoped that I, too, would get a chance to step in those Louboutins and walk on those…
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The Daily Grind
October 21, 2013The basics A cup of Joe; rocket fuel; an early morning pick-me-up. Whatever you call it, chances are you drink coffee pretty regularly — in fact, the average Canadian drinks almost three cups daily. As university students, we tend to…
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The Cloaked Crusader
October 15, 2013Women who wear a hijab or a burka often have to deal with harsh criticisms. Being a feminist, I have never had a problem with any woman covering any part of her body — or exposing it, for that matter…
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“M” is for Misogyny
September 16, 2013After hearing the chant used by the students of the Sauder School of Business at the UBC FROSH week, my first reaction was, naturally, of disgust and horror. However, I decided to look into the matter and see why something…
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Breastfeeding in public should not be frowned upon
July 29, 2013It frustrates me to see that people living in a country as progressive as Canada are still so disapproving of women who breastfeed in public. I’m from a conservative country (Pakistan, if you’re wondering), and outrage over breastfeeding there would…
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