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Rethinking masculinity

Rethinking masculinity July 28, 2021 When a horrific case like that of Noor Mukadam surfaces, we often paint the perpetrator as either a ‘psycho’ or a ‘monster’. This helps us explain the evil that leads to such a gruesome crime as somehow exceptional; it gives us comfort. The actual truth is simply too much to bear – that it is our society that created the conditions for such a crime to occur. While Noor’s case is particularly horrific, we have become almost accustomed to reading about such cases almost on a daily basis. Before Noor, it was Quratulain, and before Quratulain it was Saima, and before her lie the bodies of countless women murdered at the hands of enraged men, and they continue to pile up in our headlines almost every day. Each time such a case emerges in public – and many never even make it that far – there is understandable public outrage. Hashtags begin to trend, and protests are hastily organized by feminists in various cities. Many on the Right

Protest against killing of women

Protest against killing of women July 26, 2021 Islamabad: Women Democratic Front (WDF) and Aurat Azadi March (AAM) organised a protest on Sunday at Islamabad Press Club to mourn and condemn the brutal murders of Noor Mukadam, Qurat ul Ain Buledi and Saima Ali, and also extend condolences and solidarity to the families and friends of the deceased. Members of WDF and AAM expressed deep sorrow and condemned these barbaric murders in the strongest possible terms, while communicating their deepest sympathies over the losses of the grieving families and friends. WDF and AAM collectively called for an end to the rising ‘femicide’ in Pakistan, as women were seen protesting for their lives, and expressing their feelings of anger, devastation and anguish over the recent murders.

Feminists reject norms exacerbating patriarchal violence

Feminists reject norms exacerbating patriarchal violence July 26, 2021 Islamabad : Women Democratic Front (WDF) and Aurat Azadi March (AAM) organised a protest on Sunday at Islamabad Press Club to mourn and condemn the brutal murders of Noor Mukadam, Qurat ul Ain Buledi and Saima Ali, and also extend condolences and solidarity to the families and friends of the deceased. Members of WDF and AAM expressed deep sorrow and condemned these barbaric murders in the strongest possible terms, while communicating their deepest sympathies over the losses of the grieving families and friends. WDF and AAM collectively called for an end to the rising ‘femicide’ in Pakistan, as women were seen protesting for their lives, and expressing their feelings of anger, devastation and anguish over the recent murders. Feminist organisers at the protest rejected the cultural, social norms and structural asymmetries that exacerbate patriarchal violence in Pakistan, and believed them to be the causal

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