History of Pakistani women's struggles for their rights in the 20th century. This struggle is set in the context of the country's troubled politics and the spec

This book critically examines the feminization of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a major movement for Islamic renewal and reform in South Asia. Through an ethnographic an

The second edition of Problems of Working Women in Karachi, Pakistan is the result of extensive original research on working women in Karachi. The women intervi

The military rule of General Zia ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan, had significant political repercussions for the country. Islamization policies were far m

How do NGOs overcome the suspicion of them as "Western" agents? How do they convince people that contrary to common perceptions, they do not "lead women astray