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Nigar Ahmad, women's rights activist, co-founder of Aurat (women's) Foundation, one of the oldest women's organisation in the country. Kanwal Ahmed is the founder of Soul Sisters Pakistan (SSP), a forum for those who identify as women and have roots in Pakistan. SSP, founded in 2013, was one of the few forums exclusively created for women to ...
Rubina Saigol (died 27 August 2021) [1] was a Pakistani feminist scholar, educationalist and women's rights activist. She authored and edited several books and papers in English and Urdu. Her scholarly work explored the themes of gender, education, nationalism, the state, ethnicity, religious radicalism, terrorism, feminism and human rights.
Pakistan Army. Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan ( Urdu: رعنا لياقت على خان, known as Gul-i-Rana; 13 February 1905 – 13 June 1990) [ 2 ] was the First Lady of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 as the wife of Liaquat Ali Khan who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was also the first female governor in Pakistan, serving Sindh.
Bilquis Edhi. Bilquis Bano Edhi HI ( Urdu: بلقیس ایدھی; 14 August 1947 – 15 April 2022) was a Pakistani nurse who helped save the lives of over 16,000 children. [2] During her career as a nurse and marriage to Abdul Sattar Edhi, she was one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan. She was the co-chair of the Edhi Foundation ...
Publication date. 1940-03-01. Media type. Print ( hardcover and paperback) Pages. 304. Pardah (Urdu: پردہ) is an Islamic Urdu book by Pakistani scholar Abul A'la Maududi. The book was originally published in 1940. It has been translated into several languages and is considered one of the best sellers of the author.
Dental surgeon, stateswoman. Fatima Jinnah[ a] (31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and activist. [ 1] She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder and first Governor-General of Pakistan. [ 2][ 3] She served as the Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan from 1960 until her death in 1967.
SOAS, University of London (Ph.D) Occupation. Politician, diplomat, writer. Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (22 July 1915 – 11 December 2000) was a Bengali Pakistani politician from Bengal, diplomat and author. [1] She was the first Muslim woman to earn a PhD from the University of London. [2] She was Pakistan's ambassador to Morocco from ...
Feminism in Pakistan refers to the set of movements which aim to define, establish, and defend the rights of women in Pakistan.This may involve the pursuit of equal political, economic, and social rights, alongside equal opportunity. [ 1][ 2][ 3] These movements have historically been shaped in response to national and global reconfiguration of ...