Aurat March

Marchers holding placards during Aurat March 2020

The Aurat March (Urdu: عورت مارچ‎ or عورت احتجاج‎, English: "Women's March") is a yearly event held in cities across Pakistan, like Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, and Quetta. It is celebrated on International Women's Day.[1][2]

The first Aurat March happened on March 8, 2018, in Karachi.[3] It was started by women's groups working with the Pakistani #MeToo movement.[4][5][6] In 2019, similar marches were held in Lahore, Karachi, and other cities. These events were organized by groups like Hum Auratein (We the Women), the Women Democratic Front (WDF), and the Women's Action Forum (WAF). The Lady Health Workers Association also supported the march and many women's-rights organizations joined in.[7][8][3]

References

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  2. ↑ ur-Rehman, Zia (2022-03-06). "As Women's Marches Gain Steam in Pakistan, Conservatives Grow Alarmed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pakistani women hold 'aurat march' for equality, gender justice". www.aljazeera.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Anjum, Gulnaz (27 February 2020). "Women's Activism in Pakistan: Role of Religious Nationalism and Feminist Ideology Among Self-Identified Conservatives and Liberals". Open Cultural Studies. 4 (1): 36–49. doi:10.1515/culture-2020-0004.
  5. ↑ Shaheed, Farida (2019). "Maintaining Momentum in Changing Circumstances". Journal of International Affairs. 72 (2): 159–172. ISSN 0022-197X. JSTOR 26760840.
  6. ↑ "Social constructionism and women empowerment". Daily Times. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Saeed, Mehek. "Aurat March 2018: Freedom over fear". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "A rising movement". dawn.com. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.