BACKLASHES TO AURAT MARCH IN PAKISTAN: OPINIONS OF ORGANIZERS AND OPINION LEADERS

Authors

  • Feroza Batool Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab
  • Ra'ana Malik Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.682

Abstract

This study attempted to explain the difference in opinion between the Aurat March organizers and the religious leaders. In-depth interviews were conducted with Aurat March organizers and religious leaders. Thematic analysis is implied to analyze interviews. The study concluded that in the perspective of Aurat March organizers, Aurat March is a symbolic movement for strong resistance against discrimination exploitation and suppression of women in private and public lives. Aurat March is the continuity of the legacy of the feminist movement in the country. Posters of Aurat March were the real voices of women’s everyday experiences and undressed issues. On the contrary, religious leaders believed that all the raised demands in Aurat March were immoral and challenging to religion. From their perspective, Aurat March aiming to destroy the family system and create chaos against the religion.

Keywords: Aurat March, women, religious leaders, women’s movement, women’s rights.

Author Biographies

  • Feroza Batool, Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab

     

     

  • Ra'ana Malik, Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

    Chairperson 

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“BACKLASHES TO AURAT MARCH IN PAKISTAN: OPINIONS OF ORGANIZERS AND OPINION LEADERS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 17–28, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.682.