A Kissan Panchayat was convened in Kamalia on April 8, 2026, by former leader PSC Ali Behram Ghadi to mobilize support for a grand rally scheduled for April 17 against corporate farming. The Panchayat was held against the backdrop of…
Tag: Women
I Lost My Friends to ‘Honour’ Killing
This is a contemporary fictional account of a woman based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who lost her friends to ‘honour’ killing. Eavesdropping. Yes, eavesdropping. Amongst other good and bad habits, I love this one. I worship this habit. You know why?…
Religious fundamentalism and Female political spaces
Aurat march is that time of the year when the regressive patriarchal forces are increasingly visible in Pakistan. Their mission? To stop women from sponsoring immorality in our very own Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Islamic Society in which daughters…
Women against Colonialism: A Forgotten Struggle
The pens that wrote history have always been in the hands of men. When these pens were scribbling ink on parchments, they forgot something very basic and very crucial; they forgot to write about their women. So much has been…
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and International Law
Talking about women’s sexuality has always been taboo in this world as if women are not normal as other humans are, but some grave expectations adhere to their existence. Talking about women’s health crisis or anything related to know about…
Editorial: Aurat March Edition
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 in mainstream discourse; trials and triumphs
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…
“پاکستانی عورت کو مغربی عورت سے زیادہ آزادی حاصل ہے۔”
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…
Aurat Azadi: We March… And We Bleed
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…
Aurat March: A step towards a progressive society
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…