Life as a female bike rider in Pakistan

Refused access to education at a young age, survived an abusive marriage and later was abandoned by her own family; life was not easy for Salma Malik. Here is her inspiring journey of building her life from scratch after she started working as a food delivery rider.

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Published: The Centrum Media (TCM) 

Woman Provides Free Education to Out-of-School Children in Rawalpindi

Sehrish, along with her mother, is on a mission to provide education to all the out-of-school children in the Kotha Kalan area of Rawalpindi. Their school, called 'Fareezah', runs on donations and has already made a positive impact on the lives of more than 200 children.

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Published: The Centrum Media (TCM)

What's Wrong with Pakistan’s Anti-Rape legislation?

After the debate on Nabeel Gabol's 'rape analogy' stirred up on social media, Advocate Ayesha Siddique Khan addresses the low rate of rape convictions in Pakistan and the impact of a flawed legislation.

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Published: The Centrum Media (TCM)

How Suicide Bombing Destroyed Iraq’s Oldest Book Street to Ashes?

Hub of culture and arts, Iraq’s Al-Mutanabbi street was one of the oldest streets and historic centre of bookselling. Here is how it was bombed in 2007 marking the midpoint of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Published: The Centrum Media (TCM)

Who was Pakistan’s First Women National Guard?

The Women’s National Guard was a dynamic group of young women that represented the identity of a new country being born. This is the story of women who significantly impacted Pakistan’s freedom movement.

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Published: The Centrum Media (TCM) 

Aurat ki Kahani: Feminism Redefined through Three Generations of Pakistani Women

Producing a documentary for the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) as part of their 2022-23 undergraduate fellowship. 

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The documentary follows the lives of three trailblazing Pakistani women showing different meanings of what feminism and womanhood mean to each one. The documentary, in turn, explores how these meanings have impacted the country's history and current state. 

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Expected Release: January 2024