Mehtab Ahmad
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“Legally curious, I find purpose in untangling complex problems with clarity and conviction .My stories are inspired by real people and their experiences.I aim to spread love, kindness and positivity through my words."
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Acid Attacks
It was a quiet evening in Lahore when Zara stepped out of her university gates. She had just finished her last exam — a final step before beginning her internship at a design firm. Her eyes sparkled with ambition, and her heart beat fast with dreams. She didn’t know that someone else had been watching her — someone who couldn’t stand the fact that she had said “no” to his proposal. A man who believed her refusal deserved punishment.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Criminal
The Most Peaceful Religion: Islam
In a world where religion is often used as a lens to judge people, Islam—despite its core values of peace, compassion, and justice—is too frequently misunderstood. While media headlines and global politics have shaped a narrative associating Islam with violence or extremism, the truth lies far from such distortions.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Education
How Gen Z is Redefining Work, Faith, and Family
In a quiet coffee shop tucked into a bustling city corner, 24-year-old Saad types away on his laptop. A marketing freelancer by day and a podcaster by night, Saad is part of a growing generation reshaping how the world thinks about success, spirituality, and relationships. He doesn’t dream of a 9-to-5 job, isn’t sure he believes in organized religion, and doesn’t see marriage as the only route to happiness. He is Gen Z—and he’s not alone.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Humans
Healing the Child Within
There’s a strange ache that follows you quietly into adulthood. It shows up in the way you apologize too much, or not at all. It appears in your fear of abandonment or your inability to trust. You may not even realize it at first—but deep inside, a child you once were still cries for safety, attention, and love.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
The Joy of Reuniting with Loved Ones
For three years, Ahmed hadn’t seen his mother. It wasn’t by choice. Life, as it often does, had intervened. After securing a job in Dubai to support his family back in Pakistan, Ahmed found himself caught in the relentless rhythm of work, savings, and sacrifice. He told himself he’d return next year. Then the pandemic struck. Flights stopped. Borders closed. And what was supposed to be a year away stretched into a long, aching wait.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
The Power of a Simple “Thank You”
It was a rainy Wednesday morning. The kind where the sky is smeared with dull grey and the world feels a little heavier than usual. In a crowded city coffee shop, where the clatter of cups and the hum of conversation blurred together, sat an old man with tired eyes and a worn coat. His name was Irfan. Once a proud schoolteacher, now retired and living alone, his days had become quieter, less purposeful — and often forgotten by the world around him.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
How TikTok Changed the Way We Think About Fame
There was a time when fame came wrapped in decades of effort. Musicians performed in empty bars before stadiums. Actors climbed theater steps before the red carpet. Writers survived rejection letters stacked like towers before seeing print. Time was the currency fame demanded—years, sometimes lifetimes.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Psyche
The Boy Who Waited for the Stars
There was once a boy named Azaan who lived in a small town nestled between dusty hills and forgotten skies. It was the kind of town where the days were predictable and the nights were quiet — except for the stars. Every night, without fail, Azaan would climb onto his roof, lie on the cracked tiles, and stare into the darkness above.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Motivation
Maybe You’re Not Broken — Just Misplaced
There are moments in life where everything feels slightly off — not disastrously wrong, just... misaligned. You enter a room and feel like the air isn’t yours. You speak and your voice echoes back like a foreign sound. You try to blend in, but something inside resists — quietly, persistently. You begin to wonder:
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
9 to 7: A Trap
Imagine waking up to an alarm clock, fighting traffic, sitting under fluorescent lights for ten hours, and coming home too drained to do anything that actually fulfills you. Now repeat that every day for the next 40 years. This is the reality for millions who live the 9-to-7 life — a schedule that has quietly become the standard in many urban careers. Marketed as stability, this lifestyle often becomes a gilded cage: it gives you enough to survive but robs you of the time, energy, and mental space needed to truly live.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
Your Smile Was My Favorite Poem
Love does something no science can explain, no textbook can fully grasp. It rewires the mind, softens the heart, and alters the way we perceive the world—especially the person we fall for. Suddenly, their ordinary laugh becomes music. Their tired eyes become galaxies. And their smile—oh, their smile—becomes your favorite poem, the one you keep rereading, even when no one else understands why.
By Mehtab Ahmad6 months ago in Art
