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Anti-period tax activist Mahnoor Omer is one of TIME’s Women of the Year
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (460+ words) Women's rights activist Mahnoor Omer took the State to court in September with her petition challenging the imposition of taxes on menstrual products which penalise women for "a biological function over which they have no control. Her efforts have landed…...
For Mira Sethi, her divorce was a time to look inwards and be honest with herself
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (266+ words) Author Mira Sethi said the support of her friends, family, colleagues and kind strangers helped her navigate a "tender, delicate, powerful time" in her life in the aftermath of her divorce in March 2023. At the time, Sethi was filming the…...
Julia Roberts insists her new film After the Hunt doesn’t set back the feminist cause
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (471+ words) US actor Julia Roberts delves into the rarefied world of academia in her latest film, After the Hunt, denying that its ambiguous handling of a campus sexual assault allegation was politically incorrect. Directed by Italy's Luca Guadagnino and also starring…...
The weaponisation of feminism in Operation Sindoor
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (880+ words) From its name to the imagery of two women leading the charge, India positioned its offensive against Pakistan as a triumph for its women. After the deadly Pahalgam attack in the Baisaran valley in India-administered Kashmir on April 22, the image…...
‘Where is the proof?’: Internet condemns Ahmed Ali Butt’s claims about Aurat March being ‘heavily funded’
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (1066+ words) Another day, another take on the Aurat March by a Pakistani man " this time, Ahmed Ali Butt has claimed that the Aurat March movement is "heavily funded just to disrupt the family structure of Pakistan, a statement condemned by the…...