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My Veil is Not Your Business

on 20, Apr 2012 | 105 Comments

My Veil is Not Your Business

Ever came across debates on why or why not to wear jeans, socks or may be shoes? The question might appear to hit the highest point of hilarity, but seriously, the discussion ad nauseam on ‘To wear ...

Can Films Help Stop Violence Against Women?

on 4, Mar 2012 | 15 Comments

Can Films Help Stop Violence Against Women?

After a long time Pakistan has reasons to rejoice. To receive Oscar is an unprecedented honour received by Pakistani Director Sharmeen for her film “Saving Face”. By any standard, it is a great hi...

Husband’s Qorma in a Patriarchal Society

on 18, Dec 2011 | 18 Comments

Husband's Qorma in a Patriarchal Society

Pakistan is a country famous for many corrosion of society.  It is also well known for harboring an extremely patriarchal culture.  Girls marry young, have babies, are expected to be dutiful wives a...

Stop Violence Against Women!

on 26, Nov 2011 | 2 Comments

Stop Violence Against Women!

What might seems to be a clichéd issue ranted over by a group of head cocking women labeled feminists, happens to be a hugely chronicled, less deliberated and widely witnessed tale of cruelty against...

Murder in the Name of Honor

on 22, Nov 2011 | 3 Comments

Murder in the Name of Honor

Honor and respect are common rhetoric employed to justify barbarity against women especially in this part of the world. Born a woman here is surely a bane. Denied every right including the right to ed...

Prevention of Anti Women Practices Bill: Bills and Misogyny

on 17, Nov 2011 | 1 Comment

Prevention of Anti Women Practices Bill: Bills and Misogyny

Diligent and passionate people have been fighting to pass a bill of enormous proportions designed specifically for the safety of women in Pakistan. The “Prevention of Anti Women Practices Bill” ...

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