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The slogan was first chanted in Pakistan during the 2018 Aurat March. [1] Protestors and organizers carried signs with different slogans, including Mera Jism Meri Marzi.. The march came under harsh criticism from conservatives, who said that the march opposed typical religious and cultural values of Pakistani society, which is patriarchal and predominantly Muslim.
The tawaifs excelled in and contributed to music, dance , theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, [7] and were considered an authority on etiquette. Indian writer and scholar Pran Nevile said: “The word ‘tawaif’ deserves respect, not disdain. A lot of them were singers and not sex workers.
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 ...
According to Rajaa Moini the word 'azad' holds a unique significance in the Urdu language, which inspires reverence, pride, but in the context of women, downright hostility and revulsion.In Pakistan while an azad mulk, a free country, can be cause of celebration and revelry, where as an azad aurat, or a free woman, is faces accusations of ...
The veiled women: Shifting gender equations in rural Haryana, 1880–1990 (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994) Lamb, Sarah. White saris and sweet mangoes: Aging, gender, and body in North India (Univ of California Press, 2000) Minturn, Leigh. Sita's daughters: Coming out of purdah: The Rajput women of Khalapur revisited (Oxford University ...
Zehra Nigah (Urdu: زہرا نگاہ) is a prominent Urdu poet and scriptwriter from Pakistan, affectionately known as 'Zehra Apa'. [3] [4] [2] As one of the pioneers of Urdu poetry by women, Nigah was one of the first female poets to gain recognition in a male-dominated field.
Pages in category "Urdu-language words and phrases" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Afghan women in burqas, the most concealing Islamic garments, with mesh shielding the eyes. Some Muslim women, particularly those living in some parts of the Middle East and South Asia, wear the hijab headscarf. [citation needed] The type most commonly worn in the West is a rectangular scarf that covers the head and neck but leaves the face ...