In the past few years, Aurat March has emerged as a symbol of hope for a better society for all. On the 8th of March, thousands of women in Pakistan are going to take to the streets again in order…
Aurat March has become a voice of the voiceless women in Pakistani who have been exploited, harassed, subjected to violence. This part of our population is amongst the subaltern in the social sphere, and yet makes more than 50% of…
پاکستان میں زبان زدِ عام یہ جملہ کہ ‘پاکستانی عورت کو مغربی عورت سے زیادہ آزادی حاصل ہے’، عورت پر ظلم و جبر کے سوال کا وہ ناقص جواب ہے جس کے پیچھے اس درندہ صفت معاشرے کا ہر مرد…
The Pakistani Aurat is in feist to get what she wants, ready to step out of the safety of her house and join her female-counterparts in seemingly endless conversations and efforts over what the new season will bring. This is…
In the aftermath of a peaceful march against sexual harassment organized by students of Islamia legal Fraternity society on 11 March 2020, students have faced backlash and intimidation by the faculty and administration of the Islamia College Peshawar. Our correspondent…
Throughout my education in different institutes, I have been to the counselling room just once. The counsellor asked two other students and me from our sophomore class to visit her office to let us know that we have to do…
ایک جمہوری ریاست کا آئین اس کے عوام کی منشا کا اظہار ہوتا ہے۔ جس میں ریاست کو ایک منظم انداز سے چلانے کے اصول و ضوابط طے کیے جاتے ہیں۔ اگر آئین سے جداگانہ کوئی اقدام اٹھایا جائے تو…
سقراط کو ایتھنز کے لوگوں کو سوچنے کی تلقین کرنے کے جرم میں زہر کا پیالا دینے والے، ہائپٹیا کو “نئی دنیا کی نئی سوچ” تشکیل دینے کے جرم پر گلیوں میں گھسیٹ گھسیٹ کر قتل کر دینے والے، کوپرنکس…
Patriarchal dogma hinders women’s progress by deeming them lesser, weaker, and at times, impure. Nature has bestowed the female body with an amazing ability to breed life. And with life comes blood. Most women bleed or have bled at some…
With the Aurat March in sight, the message it symbolises is hard to grasp in our social setting, and its acceptance would remain scant for the time being. For anyone who has read history critically, the reason for this reluctance…