BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published October 14, 2018

From Stasis to Mobility: Arab Muslim Feminists and Travelling Theory
Saiyma Aslam

The author looks at works by Moroccan sociologist Fatima Mernissi and Egyptian novelist Nawal el Saadawi to analyse women’s invisibility in the public space and the mobility challenges Arab Muslim women face.

Women Empowerment: “Why Me”
Irfan Malik

A chronicle of women’s struggles for empowerment in South Asia, taking into account notable women from Hindu, Buddhist and Pakistani history, and includes national and international legislation on crimes against women.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, October 14th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Plugging the gap
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Plugging the gap

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Terrains of dread
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Terrains of dread

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Appointment rules
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Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.
Hasty transition
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Hasty transition

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One small step…
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One small step…

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Not out of the woods
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Not out of the woods

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