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TSE’s Movie in Review: What's Love Got to Do with It?

©The Sanniah Experience! (TSE) Exploring marriages from interracial to interfaith in the rom-com diaspora of the modern-day British-Pakistani identity. Jemima Khan’s massively promoted 2022 British rom-com directed by Shekhar Kapur, What’s Love Got to Do it? stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson, Sajal Aly, and many others with a surprise cameo of Pakistan’s beloved musical genius, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Dealing with issues of arranged marriage in the modern age coining the term ‘Love Contractually’, the movie has a promising start and a hopeful future preaching to the youth to stop pretending in unhappy or ‘insisted marriages’ as the male lead portrayed by Shazad Latif says to his parents. On the surface, the film deals with protagonist Kazim Khan’s journey from deciding to look for a bride to actually marrying a young Pakistani Muslim girl with whom he shares a sense of compatibility. ©The Sanniah Experience! (TSE) What’s Love Got to Do it? starts with British-
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Health Insurance in Pakistan: The essentials of getting insured

©The Sanniah Experience! (TSE) By Sanniah Hassan Maintaining good mental and physical health is a substantial part of optimal healthcare, access to which should be an essential concern of those in power, and although, a system to ensure the provision of basic amenities should be at the helm of any good governance, it usually is not.  There can be various reasons behind this, but most commonly this is determined by the GDP and HDI of any developing country. For countries like ours, generally considered to be "least" developed, decisions such as healthcare are predominantly made on the basis of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and the Human Development Index (HDI). However, this is a step that can only be taken when the state leadership is focused on progress in the right direction. Although Pakistan is not among the "least" developed countries according to the World Population Review website , yet, we too are lacking a potent system to sustain facilities f

A Farewell Note - TSE Original

© The Sanniah Experience! (TSE)  By Fatima Zubair  Writer of  A Child of the New  Millennium To silent sunsets To peaceful beaches To seagulls twittering To a sky in blue When the day draws to an end When every soul falls back To its quiet abode When all that was abound In joy, fun and mirth Finds a place in eternity Oneness with the one Nature all wrapped In a seashell. That finds a place later In a corner of our living room When a child hobbles along And picks up the seashell To announce How it traps the sound of the sea The gush of the waves The waters receding The seabed heaving The sea shell encapsulates A farewell note To the silent sunsets To peaceful beaches To seagulls twittering To a sky in blue To affiliations and felicitations To love and love lost To a bond that abides To a sea that confides. Share your thoughts with us in the comments down below! Wish to join our team of enthusiastic contributors? Connect with us at: Email: thesan

Commemorating Pakistan - 23rd March, 2022

CREDIT: The Sanniah Experience! (TSE!) Pakistan Resolution Day, also known as Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan. On this day, the people of Pakistan commemorate the commitment of the Muslims of the Sub-continent - to achieve a separate homeland - on the basis of the Two-Nation Theory. It is a celebration of the historical perseverance and efforts of our ancestors who gave their all towards this cause of Freedom and Independence. It is also a day to honor the state's first Constitution of 1956 and the journey of becoming the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.  On the occasion of 23rd March 2022, team TSE! (The Sanniah Experience) vow to put forth our best efforts for our beloved Pakistan. May our homeland continue to grow and prosper always, Ameen sum-Ameen.  CREDIT: The Sanniah Experience! (TSE!) Pakistan Zindabad!  Pakistan Paindabad! You can connect with us at thesanniahexperience@gmail.com or contact us via: 

Noor Mukadam Case: Battling 'Desensitization' created by Negative elements & Media Portraiture

©The Sanniah Experience! (TSE) By Sanniah Hassan  In a shocking and heartbreaking turn of events, media reports confirmed the brutal killing of twenty-seven-year-old Noor Mukadam, daughter of former Ambassador Mr. Shaukat Mukadam on the 20th of July last year.  Based on initial reports, the young woman was brutally 'beheaded' after being sexually abused by someone considered to be a friend. An investigation into the case by the Islamabad police led to a confessional by the cold-blooded murderer, the son of an influential business tycoon, Zahir Jaffer.  The news sent shockwaves across the country with many questioning how such an incident was possible. The vibrant young woman's life had been cut short by this monster who pledged that he was a lover 'scorned'.  After being taken into police custody Jaffer and his family knit tales of woe claiming he had proposed marriage and she had rejected, so in a moment of deep self-pity he had resorted to killing her. In doing so

Gaza Couldn't Survive

By Fatima Zubair Writer of  The Child of a New Millenium 'Have you heard the sound, Of a warning alarm, Screeching through  A deafening Calm? Have you seen a struggle, To collect, Recollect A household, Uninformed? A broken glass, One silent blast. Only the dregs of concrete, Last. Have you heard the cries, A screaming In the vault? Have you seen a city, Painted in mahogany? Of Homeless tags, In Nameless rags! If you haven't seen humanity, Such a humanity, An entire generation wiped, Then look again! It's in Gaza, That Gaza couldn't survive. Gaza couldn't survive!' You can connect with us at thesanniahexperience@gmail.com or contact us via:

Let's Talk about Mental Health & Why is it Important?

©The Sanniah Experience! (TSE) Why talking about mental health is important?  Well, for one, brushing uncomfortable truths under the rug help no one, and two, stable mental health like physical well-being is extremely important for healthy living. We have often heard the saying: Live and Let Live! yet, very few understand this and implement it in their day-to-day lives. So today, let's talk about the how's and the why's of the situation.  You see, when people offer unsolicited advice in the form of options and anecdotes (mostly unnecessarily), it almost always contributes to putting down those in need of help or motivation. So instead of offering our 'helpful suggestions' why not lend a 'listening-ear'?  Allow them the opportunity and safe space and let them express what they may be going through, what they may be troubled by, and perhaps along the way guide them towards a potent solution to their problem! Most examples where a person may be suffering from m