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Medievale country...typical

The Arts Council of Pakistan has been forced to backtrack after it emerged that a discussion on feminism it is hosting was to have an all-male panel.

An outcry on social media resulted in two women guests being added, and Friday's event in Karachi was renamed.
The original title, Feminism: The Other Perspective, drew derision and has now been recast as Understanding Feminism.
Organisers say male decision-makers were to share views on feminism, but many critics questioned the very idea.

In overwhelmingly patriarchal Pakistan, having an all-male panel discuss feminism didn't seem the obvious way to tackle gender inequality.
The only woman included in the original line-up was discussion host Uzma al-Karim, whose name was put at the bottom of the promotional literature.

After sustained criticism on social media, two women speakers were added to the panel - feminist Mehtab Akbar Rashdi and journalist Quatrina Hosain - and Uzma al-Karim's name was made more prominent in the amended literature.
But that didn't persuade everyone.
Many criticised the men who'd agreed to take part, accusing them of using feminism to further their own interests.

The writer of this article and others acknowledged there was no reason why men shouldn't give their views on feminism - it just seemed wrong to invite a panel that included no women at all.
One woman, Erum Haider, tweeted : "The men I know who are feminists would be embarrassed to be on this panel."
Discussion host Uzma al-Karim told BBC Urdu: "Our purpose was to get men having decision-making powers in major media houses and those with a following to talk about their understanding of feminism.

"We wanted to register their perception because they were in a position to influence public opinion. And that's why we called it 'the other perspective'."
One of the men taking part in the discussion, human rights activist Jibran Nasir, said he'd found the original title misleading.
"I was informed the panel is about men talking to other men about rethinking masculinity and why as men we need feminism. It wasn't to explain feminism or talk about women issues as men," he tweeted.

Jibran Nasir declined to comment when asked by the BBC whether he was told clearly what was to be debated, and whether he had been told by the Arts Council there were to be no women on the panel.
"It's not such a big issue," he said. "People had raised some objections, following which the management made some changes, and I'm only a guest at the event."
Nida Kirmani, professor of social sciences at Lahore University of Management Sciences, says the issue of men debating feminism is justified - but the Arts Council failed to clarify the concept and that's why there was such a big reaction on social media.

"I think this reaction was also caused by the fact that we are getting sick of seeing male panellists endlessly debating frivolous issues on electronic media," she said.
"Rarely do we see a woman protagonist, and this seems normal to most people."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-asia-50506965
 

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Poor Criminal.. so small... he feels he scores something big on grammar errors ...:rofl:
That’s a spelling error, not a grammar error.

Like I said..you are the gift that keeps on giving. Case in point.
 

Zaibetter

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That’s a spelling error, not a grammar error.

Like I said..you are the gift that keeps on giving. Case in point.
:Eek: Another big score Criminal, its spelling rather than grammar ...I made your day! Go call Groggy now. You're so simple..
 

Zaibetter

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How many female heads of state have they had vs The USA?
India had a few, Pakistan had 1 woman in for a short period of time and they assassinated her...as expected...are you comparing the treatment of women in the US to how they're treated in Pakistan? Duh
 

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Female Muslim protesters. I recognize one Persian and one Turk, not sure about the others.

 

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Female Muslim protesters. I recognize one Persian and one Turk, not sure about the others.

I think the second one is a Iraqi flag...that's in France they would get raped doing that in Iraq or Turkey.
 
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