Power, Patriarchy and Police

Power, Patriarchy and Police

Munir ud din writes about the structural problems resulting in violence against women In Pakistan, amid issues of national security, India’s brutality in Kashmir and corruption—only of targeted group—violence against women seldom succeeds in securing space on mainstream media. Violence against women is carried out at all three level: state, societal and domestic. But, when…

Hospitality in Patriarchy

Hospitality in Patriarchy

Ehtesham Hassan writes about the concept of hospitality in a patriarchal world Pakistan and especially Khyberpakhtunkhwa (KPK) province is known for its hospitality worldwide. Most of the guests and strangers that arrive are men and therefore they interact with men only. So men take the entire credit of hospitality but the entire burden of hospitality…