Being a 'woman', and being a 'woman in Pakistan' are two different things having completely different meanings!
There are many shortcomings of our society that we do not even realize easily. There have been many questions to which I fail to get a sufficient answer, initially I used to think that Islam suppresses women, but later on came to know it is Islam which empowers us. It is our society which does not give women a healthy atmosphere. These are not minor factors as these factors limit the horizon for women, its like women getting a quarter of the canvas! How can we expect women to be having healthy minds and thoughts unless they're given a healthy environment to live. Here go my questions (these are not with reference to the few selected elite living in main cities of Pakistan or those living in gated communities)
1. Why can't a girl travel by her own bicycle to her institute? I always wanted to do so whenever i used to miss my bus, and i used to dream if only I could clamp my books to the carrier of a bicycle and paddle all the way! and we would often scoff about this situation, but we can't change anything!
2. Why can't women girls/women go to a nearby park to play? why can't I play badminton in the open? or any other game? are women lesser humans?
3. Why can't women/girls walk or exercise on their own at a public place? I have always been dreaming of plugging in my headphones and going on a steady walk! but of course I can't! but why?
I so want to go out someday, sit on some bench under shady trees and read a book for as long as i may like but that seems a distant dream!
There are the, like many others, opportunities which we don't even think that we could have had, Me being active supporter of rights of women would like to see some positive change in our society so that women should be treated something more that just 'objects'!
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