Farieha Aziz
Farieha Aziz is a Karachi-based, APNS-awardwinning journalist. She is a co-founder and Director at Bolo Bhi. She has a masters in English literature. She worked with Newsline from July 2007-January 2012 and taught literature to grades 9-12. She served as an amicus curiae in a case filed in the Lahore High Court in 2013, challenging the ban on YouTube, and is currently a petitioner on behalf of Bolo Bhi in a case filed in the Islamabad High Court challenging government's censorship on the Internet and the powers of the regulator. When she is not raging over Internet censorship or poor Internet connectivity, she chooses to turn to cricket, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and qawwalis for sanity.
Sunday 5th March
Be an Ally
Standing for what you believe in can have unseen consequences. Men have the opportunity to be strong allies for women by not only supporting gender equity and rights, but publicly and consistently advocating for it. However, while it is widely acknowledged that patriarchy hurts women and girls, also damages men and boys - not just when they are allies but across the board. How can young men navigate this minefield? What does it mean to be a male ally today? Jibran Nasir in conversation with Palvasha Shahab
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Sunday 5th March
Education, Community & Continuity
Teachers make leaders, community and careers. The last generation of educationists emphasized community and collective achievements and we are slowly losing this trait. How much of the sense of community was instilled in us by teachers belonging to the white in our flag.
Speakers: Sister Julie, Shireen Mana, Ronilla Singh.
Moderator: Farieha Aziz
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