The Manatwal Khan
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Philosopher, Historian and
Storyteller
Humanitarian
Philanthropist
Social Activist
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The Spirit of Eid ul-Adha
The first light of dawn filtered gently through the curtains, casting a soft glow across the living room floor. In the quiet of the morning, Amina sat near the window, wrapped in her late father’s old shawl. It still carried a faint trace of his scent—oud and rose water. She held a cup of tea close, but her hands trembled slightly, not from the heat—but from the weight of memory.
By The Manatwal Khan7 months ago in Families
When Brothers Become Enemies. Content Warning.
Once, we shared bread. We grew up speaking the same language, singing the same songs, and praying under the same sky. But something broke in our nation — slowly, then all at once. Now, people who once stood shoulder to shoulder are turning on each other with blades, bullets, and blind hatred. Yesterday, that truth became horrifyingly real. My friend was slaughtered — not by a foreign invader, not by a criminal — but by his own countrymen, in front of a military castle meant to protect us all.
By The Manatwal Khan7 months ago in Horror
Napoleon Bonaparte
They called him short. Corsican. Outsider. But history would call him something else—Emperor. Napoleon Bonaparte Born on August 15, 1769, in the rocky, wind-swept island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte came into the world just a year after France wrestled the island from the Republic of Genoa. The Bonaparte family, of minor Italian nobility, suddenly found themselves living under a new flag, in a land divided by loyalty and resentment. For young Napoleon, the French language would never feel native, and his thick Corsican accent would never quite fade. But his mind? His ambition? They would rewrite Europe.
By The Manatwal Khan7 months ago in History
Voices That Fade Too Soon
In a world where a screen can be a stage and a voice can echo across borders, some dreams still die in silence. On June 2, 2025, a bright light was extinguished in Islamabad. Sana Yousaf, a 17-year-old TikTok star and medical student, was shot twice in the chest by her cousin in her own home. Her crime? She dared to live, to speak, to dream in a world that still punishes women for having a voice.
By The Manatwal Khan7 months ago in Criminal
What My Anxiety Taught Me About Control
For the longest time, I believed that control was the key to peace. If I could organize every minute, double-check every plan, rehearse every conversation in my head, I thought I could somehow avoid the crushing weight of panic that lingered just below the surface. Anxiety, to me, was a failure—a loss of grip on the world I so desperately wanted to manage.
By The Manatwal Khan8 months ago in Psyche
The Healer with Hidden Wounds
Quiet Hands By the time Dr. Aryan Verma reached his office, his shirt was already damp. The cool, sterilized air of his clinic barely made a difference. It clung to him—the worry, the tension, like an invisible coat he never removed. He took a long, silent breath. Then another. His hands, steady with patients, trembled alone in silence.
By The Manatwal Khan8 months ago in Humans
