Aurat March is held annually in several cities of Pakistan on International Women’s Day.

The Aurat March participant said that he is sharing the story of his mother because it is not just a story of an individual but the story of millions of women in Pakistan.

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As my placard from this year’s Aurat march has gone viral, I want to share the story of my mother. It’s not the story of an individual; it is the story of millions of women in Pakistan and around the globe. When my mom was 10 years old, she was fond of reading and writing pic.twitter.com/ixpJnkE4OK

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

He said that his mother was very fond of education and wanted to go to school like her brothers.

and wanted to go to school like her brothers. One day, she expressed her desire to her grandmother, who agreed and purchased a “Takhti” for her. My mom went to school for one or two days, and when she returned home, she cleaned her “Takhti” with mud so she could use it again the

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

“When my mom was 10 years old, she was fond of reading and writing,” he said while adding that she was allowed to go to school after she expressed this desire at home.

“One day, she expressed her desire to her grandmother, who agreed and purchased a “Takhti” for her. My mom went to school for one or two days.”

next day.

One day, a relative who was a Molvi and member of a religious political party, Maulana Fazal Rehman, came to visit their home. He saw my mom’s Takhti and asked her grandmother about it. She told him that it belonged to her granddaughter, who goes to school and wants to

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

However, a male relative of the family, who was also associated with a religious party, upon learning that his mother goes to school became “infuriated”, saying “there was no need for girls to study, as it was against their culture and religious values. He claimed that if she learned to write, she would write letters to other men and violate the honor of their family.”

learn. The Molvi became infuriated when he heard this and said that there was no need for girls to study, as it was against their culture and religious values. He claimed that if she learned to write, she would write letters to other men and violate the honor of their family.

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

And from that day, he said, that his mother was not allowed to go to school.
“Whenever my mom tells me this story, I can see the tears and helplessness in her eyes, which breaks my heart, but I can’t do anything to help her.”

From that day, she was never allowed to go to school. Whenever my mom tells me this story, I can see the tears and helplessness in her eyes, which breaks my heart, but I can’t do anything to help her. Her dreams were shattered, and she was deprived of the fundamental right to

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

He added that his mother was deprived of her fundamental right to education and this still happens in Pakistan and around the world “where women’s basic rights are taken away because of their gender”.

education, with no one to assist her. This still happens in Pakistan and around the world today, where women’s basic rights are taken away because of their gender, and nobody seems to care.

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

He concluded that this was the reason that he carried the banner with this message to march on International Women’s Day.

That’s why I decided to carry this banner on International Women’s Day, so that no other women would be treated like this.

— Ehtesham Hassan (@Ehteysham1) March 9, 2023

It is pertinent to mention here that more than one-third of Pakistani girls don’t have access to education and Pakistan often ranks among the worst countries in gender inequality in the education sector.

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We look at the few placards that caught our attention from the Aurat March across several cities.

Bodily autonomy is one of the fundamental human rights and the foundation for gender equality, however, the Aurat March participants have continuously faced backlash for demanding this fundamental right.

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More than one-third of Pakistani girls don’t have access to education and Pakistan often ranks among the worst countries in gender inequality in the education sector.

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Baloch women also participated in the march and protested against enforced disappearances amid a rise in alleged abductions of Baloch women by security forces.

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A staggering 32 per cent of women have experienced physical violence in Pakistan and 40 per cent of ever-married women have suffered from spousal abuse. The number is considered much higher than this since domestic abuse cases mostly go unreported in Pakistan due to a lack of awareness among other reasons.

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Transgender rights are human rights. There have also been growing instances of politicians and celebrities openly passing discriminatory remarks against the transgender community with the recent amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, and a murder attempt on Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor Marvia Malik.

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Last month, a woman was gang-raped in one of the biggest public parks in Islamabad and was told by her rapist to “not come to the park at this time”. Victim blaming is a major factor that stops rape survivors from reporting the crime.

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Housework should be valued and shared by all the members of the house, so we stan this poster.

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