A religious alliance in Pakistan’s Northwest provinces is ushering in strict new laws that threaten the rights of women and remind many of the Taliban.
Inspired by the post-Sept. 11 demand for tighter airline security, 19 women are becoming air marshals for the Pakistan Airport Security Forces. More will likely follow. Trained in all the martial arts, they will also be armed.
In a country where women are often relegated to the sidelines, Leena Moin has stepped into center field as Pakistan’s first female cricket commentator on the nation’s network television.
Urban Pakistani women are concerned that gains made by the religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in national elections mean the beginning of a Taliban-like era in the country. The alliance’s female politicians insist they’re wrong.
Stove death is the bitter expression used to refer to the fiery punishment meted out to wives in Pakistan. In Islamabad alone, 4,000 women are believed to have been set ablaze. Shahnaz Bukhari braves death threats to fight the practice.
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