<br><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The South Asian
Political Action Committee and the Center for South Asian and Indian
Ocean Studies present, "A Thousand Malalas: Pakistan's Struggle for
Women's Rights," a lecture by Beena Sarwar, an eminent Pakistani
journalist.<br><br>On
Oct 9th, 14 year old education activist Malala Yousafzai was shot and
seriously injured by Taliban gunmen in the Swat Valley of north-western
Pakistan; one of the more egregious of a number of attacks on women and
women's rights campaigners throughout the country. The incident has let
to considerable focus on the lack of women's rights in Pakistan. While
oppression of women in Pakistan is an ongoing reality, the narrative in
the main-stream society about the issue has been somewhat one-sided and
under-informed.<br><br>Eminent Pakistani Journalist Beena Sarwar will
give us a nuanced and progressive understanding of the realities of the
issues and solutions related to women's conditions in Pakistan while
debunking some of the myths surrounding them in the prevailing
narrative. She will also acquaint us with stories of some other heroes
like Malala, who are fighting against the injustice on women in the
country.<br><br>Beena Sarwar is a leading journalist, artist and
filmmaker from Pakistan focusing on human rights, gender, media and
peace. She is currently the Pakistan Editor of the Aman ki Asha (Hope
for Peace) initiative by the Jang Group and The Times of India, that
aims to develop peace between the countries of India and Pakistan. She
was previously a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at
Harvard University.<br><br>When: Thursday 6th December 2012, 7PM<br>Where: Cabot 102 at the Fletcher School, Tufts University<br>170 Pakard Ave, Medford, MA <br><a href="http://campusmaps.tufts.edu/medford/all/m151.php">http://campusmaps.tufts.edu/medford/all/m151.php</a><br>
<br><br>The following articles will help the attendees to acquaint themselves with the issues:<br><br>1. Pakistan's women remain voiceless amid all the talk of war and terrorismhttp://<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/10/pakistan-women-voiceless-human-rights" target="_blank">www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/10/pakistan-women-voiceless-human-rights</a><br>
<br>2. The Girl Who Wanted to Go to School<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/10/the-girl-who-wanted-to-go-to-school.html" target="_blank">http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/10/the-girl-who-wanted-to-go-to-school.html</a><br>
<br>3. Malala Yousufzai: Women’s Rights and the Narratives of Ruling Elites <a href="http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/10/14/malala-yousufzai-womens-rights-and-the-narratives-of-ruling-elites/" target="_blank">http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2012/10/14/malala-yousufzai-womens-rights-and-the-narratives-of-ruling-elites/</a><br>
<br>4. The Girl Who Changed Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/21/the-girl-who-changed-pakistan-malala-yousafzai.html" target="_blank">http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/21/the-girl-who-changed-pakistan-malala-yousafzai.html</a></span>