The fear of public spaces is called Agoraphobia, but when you have this fear on behalf of a group of women, its called misogyny. Called by another name it is abuse of power; oppression and downright cruel. The Saudis have this fear on behalf of...
Aisha Sarwari's comments at the Stockholm Internet Conference 2015 on How women can be empowered using the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1916ipzIVQ...
Published in Dawn here ISLAMABAD: Huma Siddiqui, 47, an electrical engineer by profession, has been looking for a job since 2008 with little luck. It’s not that Ms Siddiqui is incompetent. She graduated from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore in 1997 and then joined the...
Book review of Navigating Pakistan Feminism - Fight by Fight written by Aisha Sarwari was published in The News on Sunday here Arshed Bhatti March 6, 2016 Real life stories of women who got perished, who were triumphant, and who still are holding the fort of resistance...
Featuring Moneeza Hashmi, veteran Pakistani feminist and women's rights activist; Rakhshanda Naz, Lawyer and Activist for women's rights in FATA; Marvi Memon, polititian and leading women's rights legislator. All there to support Aisha Sarwari's book: Navigating Pakistani Feminism - Fight by Fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2T5HVVpyE...
Published in Tribune here ISLAMABAD: The cause of feminism in the country is a fight because when women are being killed, raped, being led out of school, subjected to domestic violence and discrimination at work, it is indeed a fight. This was stressed by author Aisha Sarwari at...
Published by the News on Sunday here With the premise that resolving the big questions on women’s rights, the Pakistani society will be on a progressive trajectory, leading women feminists gathered here at a book launch on Saturday. Aisha Sarwari’s book, ‘Navigating Pakistani Feminism: Fight by Fight’,...
Publius Flavius cautioned us to prepare for war at a time of peace. The attack on Army Public School on December 16, 2014 is perhaps war for us as a daily presence, but how prepared are we against the thinking that perpetrates violence against children...
The average age of a class four child is 10, right when there can be an early onset of puberty. In Larkana, a girl child who was repeatedly raped by her male teacher got her pregnant. These are the facts of the case. Other details can...
When it becomes a crime to attack a woman – sticks, stones or even punches – people call it a landmark law. Perhaps we will award the same grandiosity to outlawing sticking pikes in the eyes of defenseless children. The Punjab Protection of Women Against...