So-called Miss Pakistan World Ayesha Gilani, who represented her country at the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant in Zengzhou, China last month, shares her views on the modern Pakistani woman’s right to enter such shows. She says " The pageant queen is one who is supposed to represent the epitome of beauty, inside and out. Naturally, the first feature one notices on another individual is the exterior. In beauty pageants, a contestant is required to be physically appealing as well as ... Read More

The nation has heard plenty of debate over racial profiling. But there's a form of religious profiling that some young Muslim women in America say they endure whenever they voluntarily wear the hijab. The hijab, also known as the veil, is the headscarf worn by Muslim women around the globe. It's a simple piece of cloth, but it can place young Muslim women in Western countries in difficult situations. She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; ... Read More

I read about 119 year old Siraj Bibi( in Dawn) and thought we have our lives so complicated. She loves to work and tries to keep others happy. These two simple rules of life have kept her happy for all these years. And we strive for our own comfort and happiness. Can we get back to those simple times again. We can only dream of being 119 years old (Mashallah) and that too with an active life style. I wish ... Read More

Ladies get ready to pay zakat (Purifying charity) on your jewels (assessories!!!). Abu Hanifah held that it is obligatory to pay zakat (zakah) on adornment if it has attained the conditions of reaching the threshold amount (nisab) of zakatable wealth and passing of a full Islamic lunar year, uninterrupted. (uninterrupted in the sense that at no point during that period does the amount of money drop to zero. However, if it drops below the Nisab without disappearing completely, the year ... Read More

Look at the arms of this 50 year old lady who worked out for 2 hours , six days of the week and don't be amazed by the freshness of the face coz its the work of some cosmetic surgeon. Madonna days I'm not against plastic surgery, I'm just against discussing it' - she is believed to have had cheek implants among other procedures. ... Read More

We read such news stories everyday ….like the one below. “Minor raped, killed by brother-in-law By our correspondent (The news) LAHORE : A man raped and strangled his six-year-old sister-in-law in Hudiara police limits on Friday. The victim was identified as Laiba. Her brother-in-law, Rehmat, visited his in-laws house on Friday, took her to the fields and raped her. After committing the crime, the accused strangled the girl and threw her in front of the house of one Ramzan. The victim’s family rushed ... Read More

After every argument a woman complains that man was not listening to her thats why he doesnt remember anything clearly. And a man is usually tired of a woman's memory because she has recorded details of all the previous events, conversations and arguments. This difference in the memory of two genders has a scientific explanation... Men and women are different in every system of the body, and nowhere is this more true than in the brain," says Marianne J. Legato, MD, ... Read More

I know a lot of Mausummery lawn fans dream of a second chance to shop at Mausummery in Islamabad during summer. For past few years it used to be a once an year event but now second exibition of 2009 is taking place in Marriott with some great discounts. New mid-summer prints are also available like the one I am attaching and of course the discounts are on previous designs of this year and of last 2 years. The older ... Read More

I met a thirty-something friend after a year recently and was mystified at her almost overnight transformation to a svelte goddess. What added to the mystery was the erstwhile warrior princess coyly saying that she had her husband to thank for her wonder-woman look. Wondering how much he had paid for what appeared to be an expensive makeover, I congratulated her on her very “K-commendable” reply and cattily suggested she audition for one of the Kyunki avatars on television. “Oh, you’ve got it ... Read More

Dr. Vijayshree Prakash (KT Reader) If you are fair or you have children less than 15 years of age, if you spend most of your time outdoors – please read on. Even if you are NOT fair – this is certainly going to help you. You have been tackling your everyday jobs well, going through the hustle and bustle of life but ARE YOU SAVING YOUR SKIN this summer??  Literally speaking  dear ones! The sun is high on the horizon – shooting the ultraviolet rays – ... Read More