This article explores how the Aurat March brought into focus some pre-existing paradoxes within the feminist politics. Moral and Tonal InjuryThe Aurat March was not the first attempt by women’s rights activists to reclaim the commons in Pakistan. Ahmed, R Umaima (2019): “Aurat March Breaking Barriers against Patriarchy in Pakistan,” Global Voices, 19 March, https://globalvoices.org/ 2019/03/19/aurat-march-breaking-barriers-against-patriarchy-in-pakistan/. — (2019): “Aurat March Organisers ReceiveOnline Death Threats,” 17 March, https://www.dawn.com/news/1470144. Nizam, Madiha (2019): “Aurat March 2019: When the Streets of Karachi Thumped with the Echoes of ‘Azadi’,” News, 8 March, https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/441327-aurat-march-2019-when-the-streets-of-karachi-thumped-with-the-echoes-of-azaadi.

Source: The Express Tribune February 21, 2020 07:48 UTC