Minerwa Tahir – SOAS Blog

Politics and International Studies

Islam is still used in Pakistan to marry underage girls to old men

Child marriage denies young girls of any agency in their future.

20th May 2019 No Comments

Development Studies

Why it’s important to connect anti-imperialism to climate action

We need a truly internationalist approach to address the climate crisis.

1st May 2019 1 Comment

Gender Studies

As an unmarried woman in Pakistan, I couldn’t access a cervical screening – here’s why

Women’s sexuality is a closely controlled issue in patriarchal societies.

29th April 2019 1 Comment

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan referred to the Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party [PPP], Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as ‘madam’ in a recent speech

Gender Studies

The prime minister of Pakistan belittled a political opponent by referring to him as ‘madam’. And it all makes perfect sense

Khan directed the term at his male rival Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in a recent speech.

25th April 2019 4 Comments

Politics and International Studies

Mashal March: Students in Pakistan are marching today for the right to live

Two years since the murder of Mashal Khan, students take to the streets

13th April 2019 3 Comments

Gender Studies

How to talk about FGM: In conversation with Sabiha Allouche

Language, context and positionality

6th February 2019 No Comments

Languages and Cultures

Let the censorship in Pakistan remind us that the revolution will not be ‘liberalised’

Minerwa Tahir reports

5th December 2018 No Comments

Life at SOAS

International Day of Disabled Persons: I have fibromyalgia and it’s my lived reality

“Society disables us.”

3rd December 2018 No Comments

Languages and Cultures

Black Friday has been renamed in my country and the racism is hard to miss

It’s that time of year again

23rd November 2018 2 Comments

Languages and Cultures

A white woman has landed in Pakistan to continue the colonial project of ‘saving brown women’

Minerwa Tahir reports

19th November 2018 No Comments

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Author: Minerwa Tahir

Islam is still used in Pakistan to marry underage girls to old men

Why it’s important to connect anti-imperialism to climate action

As an unmarried woman in Pakistan, I couldn’t access a cervical screening – here’s why

The prime minister of Pakistan belittled a political opponent by referring to him as ‘madam’. And it all makes perfect sense

Mashal March: Students in Pakistan are marching today for the right to live

How to talk about FGM: In conversation with Sabiha Allouche

Let the censorship in Pakistan remind us that the revolution will not be ‘liberalised’

International Day of Disabled Persons: I have fibromyalgia and it’s my lived reality

Black Friday has been renamed in my country and the racism is hard to miss

A white woman has landed in Pakistan to continue the colonial project of ‘saving brown women’

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