KARACHI, Nov 24: A two-day exhibition of student artists opened at the SG auditorium of Alliance Francaise de Karachi on Saturday morning.

The exhibition, inaugurated by senior artist Gulgee, was organized by the War Against Rape (WAR) to mark the international day for elimination of violence against women, to be held on Sunday.

Gulgee said no cause was worthier than that of helping women in distress, such as rape victims. He added that in the light of the teachings of the Quran an effort should be made to end injustice.

The project coordinator of WAR, Aurangzaib Hanif, also spoke on the occasion.

Gulgee then closely looked at the 28 paintings submitted by the students of art schools on the theme of violence against women.

The following students are taking part in the exhibition: Safwat Sultana, Kishwer Nadia, Maida Naz, Uzma Shakeel, Sabeen Kiran, Q. Zaheer, S. Iftikhar, Syeda Tabassum, Naureen Saba, Nida Chachar, S. Faraz Ali, Beenish, Sobia Erum, Mahwish Ali, S.M. Shahrukh, Samina Ashraf, Afshan Asif, Sana Moosa, Hina Kamran, Adeeba and Sanam Pervez.