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About The Opinions

A platform for the writers who don't always get the chance to be heard.

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Our story

The Opinions was founded by Faizan AK Azaad — a web developer, writer, and student of English at the University of Science & Technology, Bannu. Faizan saw how many talented students and young writers around him never really got the chance to have their thoughts read, so he set out to design and build a platform where that could change.

The idea was simple: give students and teachers — especially those just starting out — a place to share their academic, literary, and creative writing, and a way to read what others have written too. The Opinions exists to carry ideas from one mind to another, to encourage writers who might otherwise stay quiet, and to pull students and the wider university community toward writing, thinking, and creativity.

What began as one person's idea has grown into a working platform, with member submissions reviewed by a small team, the best of them published for readers everywhere, and PDF books made available alongside them.

The Opinions members at a society event
150+ Registered members

What you'll find here

The Opinions isn't only member submissions — we also share PDF books directly with our readers.

Member publications

Essays, articles, poems, and other academic or creative writing submitted by our members — reviewed and published here after approval.

PDF books

Alongside member publications, we also share a growing collection of PDF books directly with our readers.

How submissions work

From the moment you submit your work to the moment it's published — here's exactly what happens.

1

Submit your work

Fill out the submission form with your essay, article, poem, or other academic or literary piece.

2

Reviewed by our team

A small review team reads every submission for quality, originality, and fit with The Opinions.

3

Approved or rejected

If your piece meets our standards, it's approved for publishing. If it doesn't — for whatever reason — it's rejected, and you're free to revise and resubmit.

4

Published in 2–5 days

Approved work usually goes live on the Publications page within two to five days.

5

Free to share elsewhere after 5 days

If your piece hasn't been published within 5 days, you're free to share it wherever else you'd like.

The people behind The Opinions

Two people currently keep The Opinions running — from the idea to the day-to-day.

Faizan Khan

Faizan Khan (Faizan AK Azaad)

Founder & Owner

Faizan is a web developer, writer, and English student at UST Bannu. He came up with the idea for The Opinions and built the platform from the ground up — and remains its founder and owner today.

Wahid Khan

Wahid Khan

Operations

Wahid helps run The Opinions day to day — keeping submissions, reviews, and publishing moving smoothly behind the scenes.