A tale of two magazines
The closure of ‘Herald’ and ‘Newsline’ in Pakistan marks a larger crisis in the country’s journalism JAHANZEB HUSSAIN | 2019 was
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IHC dismisses plea against Aurat March
Tribal mindset has taken over society, says CJ Minallah, emphasizing that it is important to see Aurat March in a
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Frida Kahlo was a captivating subject for photographers
The artist took photography as seriously as painting By Celia Stahr Frida Kahlo, like her father, used photographic images—often with written words
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Interpreting ‘Me Too’ Movement for Pakistan
By Anita Bakhtiar If you want an honest and surprising look into what the ‘Me Too’ Movement constitutes without
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Rethinking development agenda
Pakistan is an extremely patriarchal society … it’s not surprising that the women have never had the kind of visibility that
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Urdu feminist writing: new approaches
This issue of WWB is concerned with exploring new approaches to Urdu feminist writing. The field of Urdu writing generally,
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GB journalists trained on gender-sensitive reporting
HRCP, AKHSP conduct training workshop for reporters about gender issues; code of ethics to be developed for local reporters
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Pakistan’s social media rules disastrous for freedom of expression
By Michael Karanicolas Pakistan’s newly published Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020 (the Rules) pose a serious danger for free speech in that country.
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Protecting Pakistan’s children
By Anita Bakhtiar As a citizen born in the 1980s, I grew up watching Kashmir Solidarity Day parades and looking
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‘This is our version of the coronavirus. We are sick’, says Arundhati Roy
The award-winning author addressed a gathering at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday Beloved friends, comrades and my fellow
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Lot Mitaar and the rise of Chitral
by Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir Prior to Aman-ul-Mulk’s ascension to the throne of Chitral in 1858 the fortunes of
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Politics of the Left in Pakistan
by Farhatullah Babar The death of comrade Dr Yasrab Tanvir Gondal, popularly known as Lal Khan for his Marxist
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Taliban, US sign peace deal
The peace deal was signed after 18 months of talks in Doha Sorin Furcoi Al Jazeera] Peace deal signed in
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Protests across India are part of a global fourth-wave feminist uprising
Hong Kong, Lebanon, Sudan, Brazil and Colombia are witnessing similar movements. by Alka Kurian Women are among the strongest
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ITB: Berlin travel fair cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Organisers of the ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, billed as the world’s biggest, said Friday they were cancelling
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