Saving Face screened to highlight issue of gender violence
By: HANEEN RAFI KARACHI: For a long time women’s rights have remained on the back-burner, with progress usually restricted to specific professions, socio-economic classes, and...
Neglected: NGOs to protest today for transgender rights
PESHAWAR: Human rights organisations will hold a sit-in on Wednesday (today) after they failed to receive a positive response from the government and United Nations...
‘Haseen’ gives voice to the victims of karo-kari
KARACHI: “Zaban se barh kar kuch nahi, na maa, na biwi, na beti, na behan [Nothing is more important than commitment, no mother, no wife,...
Women scholars in Islam — a history lost
By: Taha Ali The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) recently opined that sharia does not expressly require women to cover their face, hands and feet....
NCSW raises awareness on domestic violence
Islamabad – The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) is running a series of programmes, Meri Awaz Suno, on the issue of violence...