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Articles with tag: harassment

Just a Woman

Aisha Sarwari   May 29, 2007   interacts: 127

I was used to the whistling, the smirks, the humming of latest Bollywood songs or even a religious proclamation of how great God is, this sort of thing, however had me stop and take notice.

Sexual Harassment in Karachi: Whose Fault?

Corina Carrumba   Apr 7, 2005   interacts: 113

I have virtually no rights living as a woman in Karachi, Pakistan. There is no law protecting me – only them. Predominant in the Pakistani legal and political system is that a woman’s body is everybody’s business to debate, fight over an

To the Gallows

aaisha khan   Sep 21, 2003   interacts: 8

The ill-fitting jail garb had lost whatever little there was of its faded color. How many had worn it before their D-day? Sweat made it cling to her like a second skin. She smelled like a pile of manure. Would they allow her a bath?

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