Sonya Syed

Once upon a time not long ago there lived great men and women, they lived in unity and with a dream. A dream which they all nourished with their soul and blood– a dream of dignity, of peace, of solidarity, of equality, of prosperity, of security and above all a dream to live in their own little world- a world where everyone is respected, irrespective of their caste, culture or creed; a world where everyone is allowed to pray the way they chose and a world where justice prevails. Pakistan gained independence from British Rule on August 14, 1947. Nine years after Pakistan’s creation, the first constitution was implemented on March 23 rd , 1956. March 23 rd was initially meant to celebrate the adoption of the country’s first constitution and its transformation as a republic. Later, the 1956 Constitution was annulled in 1958 and March 23 rd became a day to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940, which eventually led to the creation of Pakistan. In the year 1940 Mu...

Happy International Women's Day! Let’s celebrate this day together, let’s talk about women and their status in 21 st century. A celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. What could be better than sharing my thoughts and inviting your input on women of 2015. We might have become pilots, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and above all the loving homemaker wife who gives most of her life in raising her kids, taking care of her home and family. Yet we have lost the battle with our self. The battle where we constantly fight to change our skin color, and the battle which sadly, sometimes is inflicted on us by other women.  Hadiqa Kiyani   Beren Saat Kim Kardashian Sonam Kapoor Deepika Padukone   Kajol Madonna   Katrina Kaif Priyanka Chopra Eva Longoria Karisma Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Bach...

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it… Paulo Coehlo (The Alchemist). It was few years when one day I was aimlessly watching TV, jumping from one channel to another in the fruitless effort to find something sensible. During this search I saw an interview of a beautiful lady on the National Geographic channel. She was probably a zoologist, while talking to the camera her eyes were glistening with tears. I was unable to move further and felt compelled to hear her, she said as I recall: ‘It was almost 6 or 7 times when I applied to study for PhD at one of the colleges at Oxford University. Every time they (Oxford University) rejected my application by giving frivolous reasons, but I know that they only rejected me because I was an Indian. They were biased against me.  Yet I am not broken and I have promised to myself that even if I didn’t get the admission, I will continue to work with the best of my abilities; becaus...