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Young Hazara Woman Leads Hunger Strike for Justice
In Quetta, Pakistan, young Hazara women are exhibiting unprecedented strength and resilience in the face of violent extremism. Jalila...
Sania Haider, Pakistan
Jun 8, 2018
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Coming Together: Early Days of WRN
Founding meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011. In August 2011, Patricia Cooper sent me an email asking if she could chat with me about a...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
May 7, 2018
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Women in Pakhtun Long March: Building Peace and Challenging Stereotypes
A group of young Mehsud men from FATA started a peaceful march towards the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad on 1st February 2018, which...
Dr. Noreen Nasser
Mar 14, 2018
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Women, Peace and Security Index
For several years, we have been using “the most dangerous places for women” to describe India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, despite the fact...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
Mar 7, 2018
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Of Equal Participation and Contribution: An Interview with Akbar Khan
Recently, WRN spoke with Akbar Khan, Chairperson of Dehi Ijtimai Tarqyati Social Workers Council (DITSWC) to learn more about his views...
Fareeha Sultan
Feb 22, 2018
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Smiling in the Face of Odds: Interview with Mariam Khan
Mariam Khan is the Program Director of Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP). She has over 15 years of experience in the...
Fareeha Sultan, Pakistan Country Coordinator
Nov 20, 2017
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Reflections in the Mirror
They say that a mirror never tells a lie. That stands true for the mirror as well that shows us the realities of women’s empowerment,...
Mangla Sharma, WRN Core Member, Pakistan
Oct 25, 2017
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Cultural and Tribal Barriers in Balochistan
I always had a dream for women’s freedom, rights, equality and equity. In 2009 I voluntarily established a small center (HUNARISTAN) in...
Huma Fouladi
Aug 31, 2017
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Young Pakistani Women Recognized for Their Achievements at Second Congress
The Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, the Australian Government, City School, and Women’s Regional Network jointly organized the...
Farhat Asif
Apr 12, 2017
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Life (in 250 words)
How it started does not matter. Everything is different now. A spark, a simmer, a stranger’s torch—everything burns anyway. The first...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
Mar 2, 2017
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