"Westerners usually associate the plight of Pakistani women with religious oppression, but the reality is far more complicated. A certain mentality is deeply ingrained in strictly patriarchal societies like Pakistan. Poor and uneducated women must struggle daily for basic rights, recognition, and respect. They must live in a culture that defines them by the male figures in their lives, even though these women are often the breadwinners for their families. "
United Kashmir Journal is non profit activities aiming at high lighting human rights issues with special focus on forcibly divided land/people of the State of Jammu Kashmir. We recognise the fact of diverse narratives between people of different cultural entities, a natural aspect of every society. There fore United States of Kashmir in our opinion would be best answer to all diverse narratives; capable of and guarantee for long lasting peace in the region.
Monday, April 9, 2012
To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Six Stories of Abuse, Shame, and Survival - Zara Jamal - International - The Atlantic
To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Six Stories of Abuse, Shame, and Survival - Zara Jamal - International - The Atlantic:
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