EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 7 MIN
S1•E3 | when the call to prayer meets the sirens
from Tales Of A Big Girl · host Wangari Kariuki
war doesn’t just happen on battlefields. It happens in kitchens, in schools, in the space between a question and its answer. It’s the smell of iron after a bombing. The sound of sirens cutting through the call to prayer. It’s names we stop saying because they’re gone.This episode tells a fictional story — drawn from real conflicts in Pakistan — to remind us that while borders and politics make the headlines, it’s people who carry the weight. It’s not here to romanticize war. It’s here to insist we don’t look away.What you can do:Support Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Pakistan — msf.org/pakistanFollow credible journalism from Dawn and Al JazeeraShare human-centered stories, not just numbersSilence is a choice. Listening is a responsibility.
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war doesn’t just happen on battlefields. It happens in kitchens, in schools, in the space between a question and its answer. It’s the smell of iron after a bombing. The sound of sirens cutting through the call to prayer. It’s names we stop saying because they’re gone.This episode tells a fictional story — drawn from real conflicts in Pakistan — to remind us that while borders and politics make the headlines, it’s people who carry the weight. It’s not here to romanticize war. It’s here to insist we don’t look away.What you can do:Support Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Pakistan — msf.org/pakistanFollow credible journalism from Dawn and Al JazeeraShare human-centered stories, not just numbersSilence is a choice. Listening is a responsibility.
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