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Burka Avenger, fights for girl’s schools in Pakistan
Burka Avenger, fights for girl’s schools in Pakistan
Burka Avenger |
Today Geo Tv is going to launch the
first animated series “ Burka Avenger”, is the first South Asian ninja who wields books and pens as weapons.
Wonder
Woman, Cat Woman and Super girl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the
pantheon of female superheroes, Pakistan’s
first ever very own superheroine “The Burka Avenger”. Meet
her; the desi superwoman is
a mild mannered teacher who has secret martial art skills. She uses a flowing
black burqa to hide her identity as she fights local bad people who want to
shut down the girl’s school.
The
action-based cartoon, Burka
Avenger, is a brainchild of pop singer and former band member of Awaz, HaroonRashid, and will make its debut on Geo
TV in early August. The
cartoon is definitely a mirror to our society which suffers at the hands of
extremists — those blowing up schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to oppose girls’
education. But limitations only give birth to heroes like Malala Yousafzai and,
now, the Burka Avenger. Haroon said that
the purpose behind this cartoon to emphasize the girl education in Pakistan.
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Burka Avenger has yet to launch on TV, but she
is creating quite an impression in a country where female literacy is estimated
at a grim 12% and the Taliban are continuing a campaign which has seen hundreds
of girls' schools blown up in the north-west.
Well
thumbs up!!! Hope that she will leave a
good impact on our society and helps to solve problems or clear the
misconceptions about girl education.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
The World of Malala
The World of Malala
Today I am not writing but copying a post about #Malala written by Ashraf Chaudhry, which he posted on his Facebook page with the title of
The world must know that we had women governor in Pakistan
(Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan) when women in Switzerland were not eligible to cast votes.
The World in general and USA in particular must know that Pakistan had women opposition leader in the times when fragile and black Miss Rosa Parks was being beaten in the bus in Montgomery, Alabama for sitting on the seat reserved for white people.
Pakistan had women Prime Minister twice. Pakistan has had Speaker National Assembly and Governor State Bank.
Recently I was in Quetta, a conservative city, I addressed the students for three days. Halls were packed with girls and boys. No discrimination at all.
Pakistan is a land of diverse cultures. An incident in one part of Pakistan should not be used to malign and tarnish the image of entire Pakistan. Attack on her is condemnable but the way she is being misused, abused and exploited is more condemnable.
The Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Karim, is from Pakistan. The Fastest Women in South Asia, Naseem Hameed, is from Pakistan. Women in Pakistan are flying latest war jets, they are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs.
If one section in Pakistan is chained and enslaved, that is, media. Give dollars to the owners of TV Channels and newspapers, they can sell their souls.
Today I am not writing but copying a post about #Malala written by Ashraf Chaudhry, which he posted on his Facebook page with the title of
Malala Yousufzai |
" To the World of #Malala via Ashraf Chaudhry "
The innocent and impressionable Malala is being misused to portray image of Pakistan as if it a country of barbaric people where girls are chained and denied of education. The world must know that Pakistan's schools and colleges are full of girls and boys, no discrimination at all. The culture of one tribal belt does not represent Pakistan. By the way, Swat, Malala's home town, has the highest literacy in Pakistan.
The world must know that we had women governor in Pakistan(Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan) when women in Switzerland were not eligible to cast votes.
The World in general and USA in particular must know that Pakistan had women opposition leader in the times when fragile and black Miss Rosa Parks was being beaten in the bus in Montgomery, Alabama for sitting on the seat reserved for white people.
Pakistan had women Prime Minister twice. Pakistan has had Speaker National Assembly and Governor State Bank.
Recently I was in Quetta, a conservative city, I addressed the students for three days. Halls were packed with girls and boys. No discrimination at all.
Pakistan is a land of diverse cultures. An incident in one part of Pakistan should not be used to malign and tarnish the image of entire Pakistan. Attack on her is condemnable but the way she is being misused, abused and exploited is more condemnable.
The Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Karim, is from Pakistan. The Fastest Women in South Asia, Naseem Hameed, is from Pakistan. Women in Pakistan are flying latest war jets, they are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs.
If one section in Pakistan is chained and enslaved, that is, media. Give dollars to the owners of TV Channels and newspapers, they can sell their souls.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Different Roles of Pakistani Women in Society
Women, The most important part of any society around the globe, including Pakistan perform their duties as an active part of their countries , societies and families very well.
Pakistani women either educated or uneducated, from rural areas or urban areas, working or non working, they are also an awaken part of our society and play a vital role in our society, we can see, they play role in every field and perform very well.
No doubt we have a long list of amazing women who made us proud in the world. We have women Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Teachers, Scientists, Pilots, Politicians, Artists, Journalists, Writers, IT professionals etc etc etc....., even if they are not educated they worked at their own level, working in fields, at homes and help their families financially and emotionally as well.
Posting few pictures of well known Pakistani women.
Politicians
Ms. Fatima Jinnah |
Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz |
Begum Shaista IKram Ullah |
Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan |
Beanazir Bhutto |
Hina Rabbani |
Marvi Memon |
Scientists
Dr. Farzana Shaheen |
Mariam Sultana |
Fighter Pilot
Ayesha Farooq |
Writers
Bano Qudsia |
Bapsi Sidhwa |
Haseena Moin |
fatima suraiya bajia |
Ayesha Siddiqua |
Astronaut
Nimra Salim |
Singers
Mehnaz Begum |
Madam Noor Jehan |
Farida Khanam |
There are more and more and more will add some more pics soon
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad