Afiya Shehrbano Zia is a feminist researcher and activist based in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the author of,‘ Sex Crime in the Islamic Context’ and several published articles on women, religion and secularism
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Published in: 50.50The ethics of feminist engagement: discussing feminism-as-imperialismThe responses by Saadia Toor and Deepa Kumar to Meredith Tax's article depend on a one-dimensional and tired...
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Published in: 50.50Being Malala
Recipients of humanitarian awards often invite controversy. In Pakistan, religious and political identities are...
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Published in: 50.50Sceptical silence: Pakistan’s operation in North Waziristan
Will the latest military operation launched by Pakistan against the Taliban in North Waziristan expose and loosen...
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Published in: 50.50No sex, some lies and a video: Pakistan's Taliban impasse
It was not an act of violence against women but a macabre video that led to the abortion of this round of peace...
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Published in: 50.50Pakistan: of peace talks and peace prizes
Pakistan has been locked in two key debates on the issue of peace recently. The first is whether there should be...
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Published in: 50.50War against polio or polio workers?
The Tehreeq e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched an effective and violent campaign against polio vaccination during...