He calls himself"Pakistan's biggest feminist", but soap-opera writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar sparked a national row this week after he hurled abuse at a women's rights activist on live television.
He told Ms Sirmed that"no one would even spit on your body" - adding she was a"cheap woman" who should"shut up". While Qamar has come under fire for the negative portrayal of women in his soap operas, his latest work,"Meray Paas Tum Ho" broke viewership records in Pakistan.The"my body, my choice" slogan during last year's event generated criticism in a Muslim country largely unaffected by the global #MeToo movement.
Lawyer Azhar Siddique alleged it is being funded by"various anti-state parties" with the aim of sowing"anarchy" in society. Women have long fought for basic rights in Pakistan, where activists often face harassment and threats for the work they do.In 2012, she escaped unharmed when unknown assailants fired upon her car. Her home was ransacked in 2018 and her laptops, passport and other travel documents were taken.
'male feminist' yeah hunters wear camoflauge.
Now there's a name you don't get to hear every day, or ever. In other news, someone said to me 'nice day' but it was a little bit cloudy.
Women's rights activists are not, by definition, all beyond criticism.
malefeminists are always dodgy towards women.