Faith and feminism in Pakistan: religious agency or secular autonomy?

Imran, Muhammad; Wei, Xiaofei Matthew

doi:10.1080/12259276.2019.1602243

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“…The Pakistani Bride is perceived as a challenge to the patriarchal culture and values of Pakistani society (Ullah et al, 2021). Gender discrimination is the primary cause of domination (Imran & Wei, 2019). In simple terms, sexism is defined as the dominance of men over women (Van Dijk, 2013).…”

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Tracing the Voices of the Oppressed: A Reading of Bapsi Sidhwa's Novel 'The Pakistani Bride'

2022

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The purpose of this study is to examine how Bapsi Sidhwa treats the motif of feminism in her novel The Pakistani Bride. Women are oppressed, dominated, and exploited in a predominantly male-dominated society. This study aims to investigate the gender prejudices that exist in the tribal patriarchal society in Pakistan. In order to highlight the remote lives of women in an overwhelmingly male-oriented society, FTDM (Fairclough's 3-Dimensional Model) is used as a lens for analysis of the novel's text. The findings of the study demonstrate that females are oppressed and subjugated emotionally, physically, and socially. Women's marginalization, oppression, and patriarchal hegemony are all deeply rooted in cultural practices. This debate focuses on women because power in discourse identifies the exact ways in which it can be exercised physically and practically in order to achieve desired results. The textual analysis reveals the pitiful condition and deplorable treatment of women in remote areas of Pakistan. Furthermore, the research reveals that FTDM demonstrates how ideological language is used and the role of persuasive strategies in the development of social relationships.

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“…Moreover, the private space had to be women's primary domain. Pakistani scholars (Hashmi 1995;Zia 2020) observe that through its anti-women policies, the "Zia era had made women very conscious of the body'' (Hashmi 1995: 51). This control over and regulation of women's bodies, sexuality and their mobility extended to public spaces: Women were not allowed to participate in sports, dance and theater.…”

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“…This control over and regulation of women's bodies, sexuality and their mobility extended to public spaces: Women were not allowed to participate in sports, dance and theater. Vigilance was kept over relationships in both private and public spaces, resulting in moral policing of couples in public areas such as parks, beaches and universities where they could be asked to provide a document to prove that they were married (Zia 2020).…”

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Global Contestations of Gender Rights

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Across the globe, a growing number of social movements, such as demonstrations in support of equal civil status or reproductive freedom and against sexualized violence, show that women's and gender rights are highly contested. Against the backdrop of a long history of unequal rights implementation, the contributors to this volume deal with the questions of why and in which ways gender equality has become contested in various political contexts. Local case studies examine the relevant structural, institutional, and socio-cultural causes of the global challenges to equality. This book follows an interdisciplinary approach and unites scholars from law, linguistics, cultural studies, history, social sciences, and gender studies in diverse contexts.

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Faith and feminism in Pakistan: religious agency or secular autonomy?

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Tracing the Voices of the Oppressed: A Reading of Bapsi Sidhwa's Novel 'The Pakistani Bride'

Tracing the Voices of the Oppressed: A Reading of Bapsi Sidhwa's Novel 'The Pakistani Bride'

Global Contestations of Gender Rights

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