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Articles by Raisa Vayani


Raisa Vayani is a student at SZABIST and an intern at Newsline.

Fashion, Lifestyle »

[28 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
Colour Me Beautiful

Hong Kong-based Sara Mushtaq takes mehndi art to another level altogether and triggers mehndi mania at home as well as in neighbouring Malaysia, Thailand and China.

Arts & Culture, Music »

[27 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
Almost Famous: The Underground Music Scene in Karachi

Some of Karachi’s underground musicians are stepping into the mainstream, making waves and some very good music. Newsline investigates the new music culture.

Society »

[13 Sep 2011 | One Comment | Raisa Vayani]
Learning to Love Reading

Teachers organised old-fashioned storytelling sessions for children at two Liberty Books locations last month. How did the children respond to them in this age of technology?

People, Q & A »

[7 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
Pakistani Quartet Talks About their Success at World Freestyle Drumming Competition

“The biggest surprise we got from the crowd was when they actually cheered us on while chanting a chorus of ‘PA-QUIS-TAOOOO’,” say the members of Chaar Payee.

Fashion, Lifestyle »

[31 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments | Raisa Vayani]
Tee Party: T-shirts as ‘Wearable Art’

A new wave has swept the Pakistan fashion scene: T-shirts that are fun, artsy and have some element of Pakistani culture on or about them.

Opinion, Viewpoint »

[15 Aug 2011 | 10 Comments | Raisa Vayani]
Defending Gay Rights: It’s about Fairness, Tolerance and Human Decency

We all need to let those who are gay be true to themselves – in peace. After all, doesn’t homophobia seem philosophically inconsistent with the idea of a peaceful religion and a loving God?

Fashion, Lifestyle, Society »

[10 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
Emporio Taneez Launches in Karachi

This lavish store features ready-to-wear lines from the leading designers of Pakistan in addition to the beautiful silver jewellery Taneez is known for.

Society »

[5 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
Two Fragrant Launches on Karachi’s Retail Scene

Scentsation has a new location in Karachi, while Dunhill’s new fragrance for men, Dunhill Custom, hit the local market.

Business »

[4 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments | Raisa Vayani]
Xbox Games, 24 and Thor: Why We Need to Counterbalance Pakistan’s Image

Why the co-owner of t-shirt brand Uth Oye! feels that “we haven’t done a good enough job of promoting a feasible image of ourselves as a country.”

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[4 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
This is Saudi Arabia: Shaping Change through Art

Young Saudi artists are challenging the sexist norms that define their homeland using the medium they know best.