Young Hazara Woman Leads Hunger Strike for Justice
In Quetta, Pakistan, young Hazara women are exhibiting unprecedented strength and resilience in the face of violent extremism. Jalila...
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Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
- May 7, 2018
Coming Together: Early Days of WRN
Founding meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011. In August 2011, Patricia Cooper sent me an email asking if she could chat with me about a...
Dr. Noreen Nasser
- Mar 14, 2018
Women in Pakhtun Long March: Building Peace and Challenging Stereotypes
A group of young Mehsud men from FATA started a peaceful march towards the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad on 1st February 2018, which...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
- Mar 7, 2018
Women, Peace and Security Index
For several years, we have been using “the most dangerous places for women” to describe India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, despite the fact...
Fareeha Sultan
- Feb 22, 2018
Of Equal Participation and Contribution: An Interview with Akbar Khan
Recently, WRN spoke with Akbar Khan, Chairperson of Dehi Ijtimai Tarqyati Social Workers Council (DITSWC) to learn more about his views...
Fareeha Sultan, Pakistan Country Coordinator
- Nov 20, 2017
Smiling in the Face of Odds: Interview with Mariam Khan
Mariam Khan is the Program Director of Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP). She has over 15 years of experience in the...
Mangla Sharma, WRN Core Member, Pakistan
- Oct 25, 2017
Reflections in the Mirror
They say that a mirror never tells a lie. That stands true for the mirror as well that shows us the realities of women’s empowerment,...
Huma Fouladi
- Aug 30, 2017
Cultural and Tribal Barriers in Balochistan
I always had a dream for women’s freedom, rights, equality and equity. In 2009 I voluntarily established a small center (HUNARISTAN) in...
Farhat Asif
- Apr 12, 2017
Young Pakistani Women Recognized for Their Achievements at Second Congress
The Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, the Australian Government, City School, and Women’s Regional Network jointly organized the...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
- Mar 2, 2017
Life (in 250 words)
How it started does not matter. Everything is different now. A spark, a simmer, a stranger’s torch—everything burns anyway. The first...