Month: May 2019

Hiding in Plain Sight? Intersectionality of Female Labor Force Continues Unbridled

by Ambreen Shabbir

Amna (a pseudonym) is engrossed in her work – plying the machine with skill and impeccability. When called her name, she takes a few seconds to get familiar with the surroundings before putting a smile on her face and turning to answer me. It is 10:30 am and she needs to get back to work…

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Dowry- A Substitute for Inheritance for Women in South Asia

by Maria Gul Laraib and Taiba Khan

“You have to sign these documents,” said the brother indifferently. Slowly making her head up, she glanced at the papers. Her face vividly depicted the turmoil she had been through… After her father died a few days ago, she didn’t even get the time to process the grief since she was a mother too, and…

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‘Scooty’ is ‘HER’ new BFF, now

by Mehreen Fatima

Though interview went very well but I knew I had to let this opportunity miss mainly of the following three reasons; first the office was situated in an outmost location – a real backwater; second no appropriate means of commute was available and I actually mean it – from public transport to pick and drop…

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Sisterhood and Solidarity in a time of Sangat

by Zoya Anwer

Not so long ago, I didn’t know terms like patriarchy, misogyny, emotional and unpaid labor, and many other such words. However, the most fascinating part was that I knew the meanings of these words all too well but didn’t have the language to explain terms which have been dictating my life since perhaps, my birth.…

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UNCERTAINTY ERODES A CREATIVE SPIRIT

by Hassan Ibrahim Ch.

Sitting just behind the striking Lahore Museum on Mall Road there is another impressive building of equal importance. Established in 1884, Punjab Public Library is the city’s oldest library. In fact, it is the country’s first public library and the largest. This library is home to a forgotten treasure of books, archived official reports going…

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Photo Blog: Basnama works hard for education of her daughters

by Saba Rehman

Basnama is a 46-year-old tribal woman living with her family in a native village of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Her husband is a farmer. The couple has three children – one son and two daughters. The son is eldest of all. He is working in another province. Their elder daughter is studying…

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