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Monthly Archives: November 2010
The whole truth?
Reviewed By Zubeida Mustafa Source: Dawn Paradise Beneath Her Feet captures succinctly the contradictions in some Muslim societies where religion is a powerful force that exercises an overarching influence on the socio-cultural, economic and political life of people. As women … Continue reading
The question of nationalisation
By Zubeida Mustafa Source: Dawn PRIME Minister Gilani stirred a hornet’s nest when he termed Z.A. Bhutto’s 1972 policy of nationalisation of schools and colleges as a mistake. Most people, especially those who have watched the slide in education over … Continue reading
Atoning for our sins
By Zubeida Mustafa Source: Dawn IS change in the offing? I should hasten to add that I am not talking about political change in Islamabad which is perennially the subject of much speculation. It is socio-economic change I want to … Continue reading
Pakistan’s health burden
By Zubeida Mustafa Source: Dawn THE government has ingenious ways of naming evils in our society. A ghost school is termed as a dysfunctional institution. Quacks are called “unlicensed medical practitioners”. The National Assembly was informed by the health minister … Continue reading
What the Future Holds for Flood-Affected Pakistanis: Will Zuhra Go to School Again?
By Zubeida Mustafa
Source: The WIP
Zuhra is four and she has recently learned her Sindhi alphabet – 52 letters in all. She wants the world to know about her achievement. When I met Zuhra at the Indus Resource Centre’s (IRC) tent city for the flood affected in Dadu – a small town in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh – she tugged at my sleeve and insisted I listen to her recitation.
Data collected from IRC tent cities in Khairpur, Dadu, and Sehwan in Sindh provides an idea of how women fared the ravaging floods in July through September. Of the 8,089 people housed in these camps, 49 percent were females and 47 percent were children, indicating the prevalence of large family sizes and its implications for women.
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Posted in Children and Youth, Natural Disasters, Women
Tagged Displacement Floods, IDP Pakistan
Will Zuhra Go To School Again?
The floods of 2010 have been forgotten. Do we remember the plight of those who suffered. This article was written when the displaced people were returning home. They were happy to be going back to their villages. But their feelings … Continue reading
What next for flood victims?
By Zubeida Mustafa Source: Dawn THE narratives of Pakistan’s flood experience are drawing to a close. According to the National Disaster Management Authority’s latest data (Oct 30), 1,984 people lost their lives in the deluge that swept across large tracts … Continue reading