I don’t think journalists have a responsibility, per se, to participate in politics. It’s an individual choice. But ideas of objectivity are often white and ignore the history of ethnic media or enterprise reporting, which were connected to activists. Ida B. Wells, for example, was an investigative journalist and an activist.
— Iman Sultan, Teen Vogue

When I felt I didn’t belong, lining my eyes with even the lightest touch of kohl instantly reminded me of Pakistan and made me feel confident in my beauty.
in Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir
اگر کوئی عورت یہ آ کر بولے کے مجھے جنسی طور پر ہراساں کیا گیا ہے تو لوگ اسے خاموش کرانے کی کوشش کریں گے یا ان سے بولیں گے کہ آپ اپنی ساکھ متاثر نہ ہونے دیں اور اس معاملے کو نجی طور پر حل کرلیں۔
کیا پاکستان میں جنسی ہراسانی کے خلاف مہم سے طاقتور افراد کو کوئی فرق پڑا؟
Has the #MeToo movement made a difference in Pakistan? for BBC Urdu

“With us Pakistanis taking our voice back and doing something that’s local, it’s important that this comic book series is made and that people read and look at themselves in it.”
Iman Sultan in DAWN IMAGES