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Muniba Mazari Baloch (Urdu: منیبہ مزاری; born 3 March 1987) is a Pakistani activist, anchor, artist, model, singer and motivational speaker. She became the National Ambassador UN Women Pakistan by BBC in 2015. She also made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2016.
Her Urdu poetry has also been published in foreign languages all over the world. Her famous poem 'We Sinful Women' ( Urdu : ہم گنہگار عورتیں ), affectionately referred to as a women's anthem among Pakistani feminists, gave its title to a groundbreaking anthology of contemporary Urdu feminist poetry , translated and edited by ...
In her last days, she completed an English translation of Mirat ul Uroos and an Urdu volume on Kahavat aur Mahavray. In 2005 her collection of women's sayings and idioms in Urdu, called Dilli ki khavatin ki kahavatain aur muhavare, was posthumously published. [1] She also wrote Safarnama, in Urdu. [12]
Begum Ra'ana Laiquat Ali Khan (Founder of APWA) [1]. The All Pakistan Women's Association, or APWA, (Urdu: آل پاکستان ویمنز ایسوسی ایشن) as it is commonly known, is a voluntary, non-profit and non-political Pakistani organisation whose fundamental aim is the promotion of moral, social and economic welfare of the women of Pakistan.
Abadi Bano Begum (Bi Amma) (Urdu: عبادی بانو بیگم) (Born 1850 Died:13 November 1924) was a prominent voice in the Indian independence movement. She was also known as Bi Amma . [ 2 ] She was one of the first Muslim women to actively take part in politics and was part of the movement to free India from the British Raj .
Ada Jafarey was part of a traditionally conservative society where women were not allowed to think and express independently. [2] But she was bold enough to express herself. [6] Despite having traditionality ingrained in her personality, she took part in modern art. [1] As early as 1950, she was recognized as the First Lady of Urdu Poetry.
Marchers holding placards during Aurat March 2020. The Aurat March (Urdu: عورت مارچ, lit. ' Women's March ') is an annual socio-political demonstration in Pakistani cities such as Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Islamabad to observe International Women's Day.
Rekhti (Urdu: ریختی, Hindi: रेख़ती), is a form of Urdu feminist poetry. A genre developed by male poets, [1] it uses women's voices to talk about themselves. [2] [3] [4] It was formed in 19th-century Lucknow, then part of the State of Awadh (now in Uttar Pradesh, India). [1] The poet Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin is credited with its ...