Almas Shamim

Twerkingly yours
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Twerkingly yours

While there have been many music videos objectifying women where they are shown to be given favours by men, it is amazing to note that even in a song where a woman is being refused the ‘gifts’ she seeks, the objectification of women persists.
By Almas Shamim
May 1, 2018
Twerkingly yours
BEAUTY
BEAUTY

And all my life I’ve lived alone. What it means to be beautiful, I’ve never known. I’ve had partners but…
By Almas Shamim
January 2, 2018
BEAUTY
Beauty
A pair of hands with wrinkles on them holding each other. One of the hands is wearing a gold band on their ring finger
Beauty

And all my life I’ve lived alone. What it means to be beautiful, I’ve never known. I’ve had partners but…
By Almas Shamim
June 17, 2015
Beauty
When the infinite was not enough!
When the infinite was not enough!
May 1, 2015
When the infinite was not enough!
‘बीमार’ होने को विवश
Picture two hands holding each other, with rainbow colours painted on them
‘बीमार’ होने को विवश

लम्बे समय तक, हमारे समाज के एक बड़े हिस्से द्वारा यौनिक ‘अल्पसंख्यकों’ को मानसिक रोगी माना जाता था। यह माना…
By Almas Shamim
April 15, 2015
‘बीमार’ होने को विवश
Forced into illness!
Silhouette of the head of a figure emitting the colours of the rainbow flag
Forced into illness!

For long, a major section of our population considered people belonging to sexual ‘minorities’ as being mentally ill. They believed…
By Almas Shamim
April 1, 2015
Forced into illness!