Posts Tagged ‘women’
For some in Pakistan, suicide is the only way to escape poverty
By Reuters
February 15th 2012
Bashiran Bibi and her husband fought everyday because money was too tight. Their hungry children’s screams tormented …
Gender equality: ‘freedom to’ and ‘freedom from’
By Pragna Patel
February 15th 2012
The various social contracts that are emerging between the State and the dominant religious right minority …
National Women’s Day
By Mavra Bari
February 13th 2012
Civil society organisations and human rights activists expressed disappointment at the National Commission on the Status …
Afzal-Khan: Changing perceptions
By Saadia Qamar
29th January 2012
Fawzia Afzal-Khan, a native Lahori, who is now based in the United States, has received a …
Empowerment or xenophobia?
By Rafia Zakaria
25 January 2012
IN the hysteria of near-coups, almost-wars and December weddings, you may have missed the news of …