What kills women in Pakistan isn’t always a weapon. Sometimes, it’s the silence that surrounds them. In this deeply personal and reflective episode, Sarosh speaks about the harrowing realities of femicide and honour killings in Pakistan — where women are murdered for speaking up, for dreaming, for choosing.

Through the stories of Humaira Asghar, Qandeel Baloch, Noor Mukadam, and countless unnamed victims, this episode explores the systemic violence that justifies a woman’s death in the name of honour. It questions why society remains silent until after a woman’s body is found — and why her life was never considered sacred to begin with.

From legal loopholes to social apathy, this episode of Dear Body asks: What is the cost of a woman’s freedom in this country? And who decides which dreams are worth dying for?

No Honour in Murder: Femicide and Honour Killing Cases in Pakistan | Ep 11 | Dear Body

In this episode of Dear Body, host Sarosh returns after a 2.5-year hiatus to critically examine how toxic relationships are romanticised in Pakistani television, particularly in the drama Mann Mast Malang. Through a character analysis of Kabir and Riya, Sarosh explores how media normalises control, silences women, and embeds dangerous expectations into cultural understandings of love and marriage.

This episode delves into the psychological and societal dimensions of these portrayals: childhood trauma, coercion masked as love, the invisibilisation of women's voices, and the deep-rooted pressures surrounding fertility and gender roles in marriage.

Dear Body is a podcast about the lived experience of Pakistani women — their bodies, their stories, and the systems that seek to shape them. Each episode invites listeners to reflect, question, and reimagine what it means to reclaim agency in a society that often denies it.

Are Pakistani Dramas Justifying Toxic Love? | Ep 10 | Dear Body

In today’s episode, we have a bit of a complicated situation with Taylor Swift’s new music video that came out recently titled “Anti-Hero.” Here, she reflects upon her experiences being in the limelight. However, some fans and viewers took to Twitter to address their take on one of the clips from the music video. Before we dive into it together, do not forget to follow me for weekly episodes on our bodies because this is your safe space.

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Is Taylor Swift Fatphobic? | Ep 09 | Dear Body

In today’s episode, we will together explore a major stigma in various cultures and spaces i.e. Periods. I am going to start off with how this physiological process of bleeding continuously for 6-7 days was labeled a luxury. How much does the Pakistani awam know about menstruation, and how well-aware are Pakistani women about Menstrual Hygiene Management? There are so many projects and campaigns in Pakistan fighting to remove the stigma of menstruation so young girls cannot be stopped from sitting in classrooms during their period.

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Period Poverty and the Fight Against Socio-Cultural Stigmas | Ep 08 | Dear Body

In today’s episode, we are going to be looking at the ongoing human rights violation in Afghanistan ever since the Taliban took over in 2021. Women are being deprived of their basic right to receive education or continue working in a professional space. It is very important that we look into how the Afghan women after fighting for basic human rights in a country ruled by those who limit their opportunity to economically stabilize the country. Their mobility is being measured by the Taliban who are deciding for the Afghan women increasing gender inequality in the process.

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Education, Human Rights Violation, and the Afghan Female Mobility | Ep 07 | Dear Body

In this episode, we are going to talk about the unfortunate series of events that recently occurred in Iran coupled with what veiling really stands for Muslim women vs what has been portrayed by Western media. Let’s dive right into it.

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Mahsa Amini, Afghan Women, and Veiling of the Muslim Woman | Ep 06 | Dear Body

Do you believe the entertainment industry decides the culture of a particular society? Do drama serials reflect the society or does the society internalize what is being shown to them on screen? Can we as viewers change the way we look at stars, basing our views on how they react rather than how they appear visually? Does cinematic performance require male and female actors to look a certain way? Is the drama industry showing irresponsible behavior towards body inclusivity? I leave these questions with you to self-reflect or share it with a friend.

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Body Shaming in the Pakistani Drama Industry Today | Ep 05 | Dear Body

At The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu utilized her rising popularity to talk about menstrual equity. Her mother being a gynecologist imparted this knowledge to her daughter about how women’s health is so important. They also proceeded to talk about how she was bullied online for gaining weight after the competition. This raises a number of questions. Does the competition equalize a woman’s body weight with her beauty? Is there a stereotypical bodily appearance attached to the contestants? Is the competition focusing on impacting lives globally through the steps the contestants take? Or did the competition in fact emerge to objectify women?

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Is Miss Universe Fat Phobic, Or Body Inclusive? | Ep 04 | Dear Body

Janice Tessa is a Pakistani actor who bagged the role of Zoya in the drama serial HABS. She highlighting how growing up she was made to believe that only fair women could appear or were allowed a chance to be on screen. Moreover, she talked about her struggles as a Pakistani woman on the screen and the difficulties she faced post habs recognition. Instead of people critiquing upon her dialogue delivery, her facial expressions or other rightful ways of analyzing an actor, they scrutinized her for her skin color. Deeming her kaali being dark, they were ultimately making her feel restricted in her role as an artist. For a Pakistani woman, it all came down to the color of her skin. Now what is this obsession we have as Pakistanis on someone’s skin color? Why do we only associate words like beautiful or pretty for women that are fair? Are the Mahira or Ayeza Khan’s the only ones acceptable on screen due to the color of their skin?

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Ab Gora Hoga Pakistan (Now Pakistan will be White) | Ep 03 | Dear Body

Recently, Meera jee, a well known Pakistani artist graced the Times Square with her dance performance with the aim of raising money for flood victims within Pakistan. I couldn't help but notice some of the comments about her left behind under her Instagram post. One of them from a girl being “Mujre karke unko haraam khilao ajeeb jahil” & another one saying “naach ga kay paisaa akhty karne waali haraam ki kamayi”.

One can't help but notice the usage of two words in the comments section. Both tawaif, and the word mujraa.

Let's go back in time to how the terms tawaif & mujra evolved in the pre & post-colonial period. Because they will open our eyes to how we were made to ostracize an entire art form simply because our invaders, our colonizers deemed it as a tactic to control our lands, our minds, our values, everything. They decided for us.

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Is Dancing to Donate for those Affected by Flood Haraam? | Ep 02 | Dear Body

Hello! My name is Sarosh, and this is Dear Body. You can expect weekly episodes dedicated to different facets of body dissatisfaction and eating disorder including the fitness industry, dieting, detox, and societal expectations of living as a Pakistani woman.

If you have any thoughts on any topic or issue, or you just want to get in touch with me about the show, email me at ibrahim.sarosh@gmail.com.

Dear Body 

Sarosh Ibrahim's Show

This podcast entails self-discovery and reflective episodes in a South Asian particularly Pakistani society as a woman.

Sarosh Ibrahim

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