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Opinion, Speaker's Corner »

[12 Feb 2012 | Comments Off | Hajra Komal Feroz]
Break the Silence: Fighting Sexual Harassment Together

During a seminar at SZABIST, Dr Fouzia Saeed questioned the norms of Pakistani society and asked the attendees to stand up for gender equality once and for all, saying, “I’m counting on your generation.”

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[13 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
A New Law for Women

December 12, 2011, will go down as a historic day for all women in Pakistan: new legislation decrees that hate crimes against women and cultural norms to shackle women will be punishable by law.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[1 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Hardnews]
Afghanistan and Its New Generation of Filmmakers

A brilliant new generation of short-film makers, including women, thrives in Afghanistan.

Arts & Culture, Books »

[21 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Rafea Anis]
Book Review: And Who Will Make the Chapatis?

This book from India is relevant to contemporary Pakistan because it documents the experiences of rural women who entered politics to solve their issues.

Society »

[17 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Zehra Nabi]
No Trivial Matter: Getting Pakistanis to Treat Domestic Abuse Seriously

Judges in Pakistan often advise victims of domestic abuse to solve their problems privately.

Society »

[18 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | Raisa Vayani]
International Conference on Leadership and Women

The 7th International Conference on Women Leadership was held at the Sheraton Hotel on June 18.

News & Politics, Opinion, Viewpoint »

[27 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Sujoy Dhar]
Day of the Minorities

With Mamata Banerjee’s historic win, Kanimozhi’s ignominious arrest and the gay community’s official coming out, India increasingly has a new face.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[18 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Farieha Aziz]
Movie Review: Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham may well deal with a specific movement and era, but the issues it raises remain timeless.

News & Politics »

[9 Jun 2011 | One Comment | Abdul Wahab]
The Big Cover-up

Law enforcement agencies are covering up the target killing of five innocent Chechens in Quetta.

News & Politics »

[28 May 2011 | One Comment | Salman Akram Raja]
A Foregone Conclusion?

Unless the stereotypical narrative of rape that governed Mukhtaran Mai’s case is not reconstructed, future rape victims will find that irrespective of the evidence in their cases, they have already been ruled against in the courts of law and public opinion.