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Pakistani Domestic violence lawyer interview

What Rights Pakistani Women Faced by Domestic Violence Have? An Interview With A Domestic Violence Lawyer

Raiya

Danish Ahmed is an advocate and legal counsel with experience in Domestic Violence and he was courteous enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to help me in answering questions about options available to a Pakistani woman seeking justice against domestic violence
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Breaking Stereotypes: Meet A Female Pakistani Detective

Raiya

The woman with the coolest job ever to be featured in my “Women Working in Unconventional Roles” is Hina Jafri. When she told me she was an investigator, I immediately jumped with glee.
Hina is a certified fraud investigator. Click on the link to read more about this amazing Pakistani detective! Continue reading Breaking Stereotypes: Meet A Female Pakistani Detective

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Jahez Dowry Clutter

Jahez: The Life Changing Custom of Clutter and Chaos

Raiya

We women get a lot of useless stuff in Jahez. I remember there is a store in my mother’s house which was filled with electronics appliances, crockery, and all the tid bits of jahez since I was a teenager
Most of the stuff in Jahez ends up in stores of the in laws or stays packed as every couple has their own lifestyle, storage space
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Never Ending House Chores

Patriarchy And The Vicious Cycle of Never Ending Housework

Raiya

We women have to do domestic labour twice as more than men. In most of the houses, a woman is the first to wake up and the last one to go to sleep. There is no shame in doing housework. The trouble arises when one single woman is expected to look after the minutest things of the whole family which not only comprises of husband and children but sometimes can include parent in laws and siblings as well (in case of a joint family).
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Islamic Valentine's Day Story Tayammum

A True Valentine Story: The Story of Tayammum

Raiya

If you analyze the Prophet’s (P.B.U.H) behavior with his wives, you would be shocked to discover that it is completely opposite to what we teach men these days. That is why for this Valentine’s day I am sharing this story of the love between the Prophet (P.B.U.H) and his wife. This is the story of how Tayammum came out to be as a substitute for Wudhu (Islamic ablution) and the reason behind this is the love of a husband for his wife Subhan Allah!
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A Message For The Inconsiderate Woman

Raiya

The only right to reply to those posts is of women who have been through those situations and have handled them gracefully and with tact.
We all have problems in life, some big, some small, every one of us has a different test given by Allah. It is better to go through this journey spreading smiles and joys for the people around us and helping them in their tests rather than telling them that my test is easier than yours.
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Mountaineer Mom of Pakistan

The Mountaineer Mom: An Inspiration For All Mothers

Raiya

My mother in law always used to say to my mother, stop your daughter why you let her go leaving kids behind what is the need?!. But I had the strong shield of my husband always. I always say my husband allows me, and he travels with me so nobody should be worried about my safety or anything else. These are the days I live for myself to cherish these memories all the remaining days of the year. It makes me realise that I am not just a house maid. Its not bad to do house chores but sometimes you need to spend time with yourself. Marriage and kids are not barriers, age is just a number.
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