1. The Burden of Poverty

2. Educational and TrainingOpportunities for Women

3. Women's Health care and issues of Reproductive Health

4. Violence against Women

5. Effects on Women of National and International Armed or Other Kinds of Conflict

6. Women's Participation in Economic Structures and Policies in the Productive Process

7. Sharing of Power, Responsibilities and Decision making at all Levels (including women and the state)

8. Mechanisms to Promote The Advancement of Women

9. Awareness of and Commitment to International and Nationally Recognized Women's Rights

10. Communication System, The Media and Women

11. Women and the Environment

12. The girl Child

13. Women and Law

14. Women and Islam,

15. Women and Identity (including sexuality)

16. Women's movement

The Burden of Poverty

1. Profile of women of Balochistan By: Shehla, Abbasi.
   United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Karachi : UNICEF, 1990
   Call no: UNP 170/1 POW 1990
   Pages: iv, 26 p.            See abstract                                   
2. Women's empowerment for poverty alleviation: towards a better future
   United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO. Bunyad Literacy Commission Council. Paris : UNESCO, ( n. d. )
   Call no: UNP 170.2/14 WEF ( n. d. )
   Pages: 11 p.               See abstract
3. Pakistan National Report: Fourth World Conference on Women*, . Government of Pakistan. Beijing September 1995
                                  See abstract                
4. Aspects of women development By: Khan, Nighat Said and Saigol, Rubina and Zia, Afiya Sherbano. Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995
   Pages: 133 p          See abstract
5. Indicators on the status of women in Pakistan. By: Eshya Mujahid - Mukhtar
   Ministry of Women Development. Social Welfare and Special Education. Pakistan. Islamabad : Social Welfare and Special Education, 1998
   Call no: 331.794 AFS 1998
   Pages: 18 p             See abstract
6. Pakistan's women: an analytical description By: Farida Shaheed
   Islamabad : NORAD, 1990
   Call no: 305.42 PWA 1990
   Pages: 77 p          See abstract
7. Children and women in Pakistan: a situation analysis, 1998 By: Sabrina Kassam-Jan, ed
   United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Islamabad : UNICEF, 1998
   Call no: UNP 170.2/6 CAW 1998
   Pages: v, 87 p.
                               See abstract
8. Atlas of South Asian children and women.
   United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Nepal : UNICEF, 1996
   Call no: 305.23 AOS 1996
   Pages: x, 118 p.
                           See abstract
9. A Life Free of Violence: Its Our Right, Global Campaign for the Elimination of Gender Based Violence in the South Asia Region*,*, UNIFEM, 1998 (International)    
                              See abstract 

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  Educational and Training Opportunities for Women   

1. EFA in Pakistan, 1990-2000: the challenge within Government of Pakistan
   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO. Islamabad : UNESCO, ( 2000 )
   Call no: UNP 070.6/2 EIP ( 2000 )
   Pages: 32 p.
                          See abstract
2. Bridging the gap between intention and action: girl's and women's education in South-Asia By: Jahan, Roushan and Belbase, L. N.
   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO. New Delhi : UNESCO, 1998. Call no: 376.915 BTG 1998
   Pages: 291 p. 
                        See abstract
3. Education of women and national development By: Khalid, Humala
   Islamabad : National Education Council, 1990
   Call no: 376.P EOW 1990
   Pages: 84 p.      
                        See abstract
4. Female Teachers in Rural Schools, Mujahid, M. E.
   United Nations Educational and Cultural Organisation - UNESCO, 2000
                             See abstract                         
5. Knowledge and identity: articulation of gender in educational discourse in Pakistan By: Rubina Saigol
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 371.42 KIA 1995
   Pages: 309 p          See abstract                             
6. The Shariat Bill and Its Impact on Education and Women, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan. Saigol. R. and Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p.82-94, 1994 (International)  
                             See abstract                                                      
7. Women as educators and women's education in E-9 countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan
   United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO. Paris : UNESCO, 2000. Call no: 371.823 WAE 2000
   Pages: 65 p.        
                          See abstract
8. Women in education in Pakistan By: Hasan Zaheer
   Ministry of Women Development. Social Welfare and Special Education. Pakistan.
   Islamabad : Social Welfare and Special Education, 1998
   Call no: 370 WEP 1998
   Pages: 58 p           
                             See abstract
9. Equal opportunity and the education system in Pakistan By: Rukhsana Zia
   In: The Lahore Journal of Economics,
   Vol.4; No.2, 1999. pp. 119-126             
                                          See abstract

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Women's Health Care & Issues of Reproductive Health

1. Maternal and infant mortality, policy and intervention: Report of an international workshop Aga Khan University. Proceedings of: International Workshop : Karachi. Pakistan : February 7-9,1994. Karachi : Agha Khan University, 1994
   Call no: UNP 140.2/1 MIM 1994
   Pages: 157p                 
                          See abstract
2. The woman not the womb: Population control vs. women's reproductive rights By: Balchin, Cassandra and Mumtaz, Khawar and Shaheed, Farida.
   Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 1994
   Call no: 363.96 MNW 1994
   Pages: 30p          
                           See abstract
3. Family planning in Pakistan: Have we reached a turning point? By: Hakim, Abdul and Miller, Peter C. Islamabad : Population Council, 1998
   Call no: 363.96 FPP 1998
   Pages: 31p                  
                             See abstract
4. Strengthening performance monitoring and evaluation system for measuring the progress of reproductive health and family planning programmes in Pakistan By: Hakim, Abdul and Zahir, Zafar and Munir, Shahid.
   Islamabad : National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS), 1999
   Call no: 363.96 SPM 1999
   Pages: 188p   
                                   See abstract
5. Proceedings of a conference to disseminate results of research on reproductive health
   Proceedings of: Research on reproductive health : Islamabad. Pakistan : April 14-15, 1999. ( Islamabad ) : London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1999
   Call no: 363.96 POA 1999
   Pages: vii, 35 p.   
                              See abstract                   
6. Woman to woman: transfer of health and reproductive knowledge By: Khawar Mumtaz and Fauzia Rauf. Lahore : Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre, 1996
   Call no: 362.1 WWT 1996
   Pages: iii, 24p       
                              See abstract                 
7. The gap between reproductive intentions and behaviour: a study of Punjabi men and women. Population Council. Islamabad : Population Council, 1997
   Call no: 591.46 TGB 1997
   Pages: 81 p.       
                            See abstract                     
8. A feminist mediatic discourse analysis of gender role construction and its impact on health seeking behaviour: conference on Pakistan's population issues in the 21st century By: Aamina QadirHardy, Fiona A.
   Proceedings of: Conference on Pakistan's population issues in the 21st century : Karachi. Pakistan : October 24-26, 2000Islamabad : Health Services Academy, 2000
   Call no: 305.3 FMD 2000
   Pages: 28p              
                                     See abstract                      
9. A manual for family planning and MCH service delivery in Pakistan By: Samad, Sajida, ed and Zaidi, Shahida, ed
   Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception. Karachi : Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council, 1993
   Call no: 363.16 AMF 1993
   Pages: 177 p.
                           See abstract                  
10. Time to speak out: illegal abortion and women's health in Pakistan By: Saigol, Rubina Zia, Afiya Sherbano. Shirkat Gah. Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 1996
    Call no: 363.46 TSO 1996
    Pages: 34 p 
                             See abstract                   
11. Improving women's health in Pakistan.
    The World Bank - WB. Washington, D. C. : WB, 1998
    Call no: UNP 110.2/3 IWH 1998
    Pages: vi, 34 p.  
                                  See abstract   

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Violence against Women    

1. Violence Against Women - Legal Rights of Women in Pakistan* . AGHS. A pamphlet by AGHS, date of publication unknown
                                     See abstract
2. Violence and the Feminine in Islam: a case study of the Zikris, in Women and Religion: Seeds of Violence Vol. III*, Ahmed, D. Heinrich Boll Foundation, Turkey November, p.p. 11-35, 1998 (International)
                                    See abstract       
3. A comparative study of the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, Islamic law and the laws of Pakistan By: Shaheen Sardar Ali
   Faculty of Law. University of PeshawarIslamabad : Royal Norwegian Embassy, Development Cooperation - NORAD, 1995
   Call no: UNP 170.3/1 ACS 1995               
                                                 See abstract
4. Pakistan: violence against women in the name of honour
   Amnesty International. London : Amnesty International, 1999
   Call no: 324.623 PVA 1999                    
                                                   See abstract
5. Shattered Dreams and Living Nightmares A Report on Trafficking in Women and Children in Pakistan*, Awan Z. and Brohi N. Prepared for ActionAid Pakistan, 2000                                          
                                     See abstract
6. Voices of Resistance: the Status of Shelters for Women in Pakistan*,    Bari. F, DFID, 1998            
                                     See abstract
7. Summary report on harassment of women at the workplace By: Brohi,     Nazish. Working Women Support Center - WWSC. Karachi : Lawyers for Human     Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA), 2000
       Call no: 362.829 2 SRH 2000         
                                                See abstract  
8. Haroon. A.     
   'They Use Us and Others Abuse Us': Women in MQM Conflict in Women War and Peace in South Asia- Beyond Victimhood to Agency*. Manchanda R. (ed) Sage Publications India 2001 International)                                      
                                         See abstract
9. The haven becomes hell: A study of domestic violence in Pakistan By: Hassan, Yasmeen
   Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 1995
   Call no: 362.829 2 HBH 1995  
                                         See abstract
10. State of human rights in 1999
    Human Rights Commission of Pakistan - HRCP. Lahore : HRCP, 2000
    Call no: 305 SHR 2000            
                                             See abstract
11. Crime or custom ?: violence against women in Pakistan
    New York : Human Rights Watch, 1999
    Call no: 303.6 COC 1999       
                                             See abstract 
12. Iqbal. R. (ed)
    Violence Against Women Swat North West Frontier Province*, Researcher Advocate Ziauddin, M., published by UNICEF, 1999     
                                   See abstract
13. Jasam S.
    Honor, Shame and Resistance*, ASR publications, 2001                                   
                                     See abstract
14. Trial by fire
    Progressive Women's Association - PWA. Islamabad : PWA, ( n. d. )
    Call no: 303.6 TBF ( n. d. )          
                                                See abstract
15. Traffic in women: violation of women's dignity and fundamental human rights By: Sancho, Nelia, edLayador, MA. Angelica G., ed
    Proceedings of: Asian conference on traffic in women : Seoul. Korea : December 11-13, 1991Seoul : Asian Women Human Rights Council, 1993
    Call no: 305.24 TWV 1993     
                                            See abstract
16. Saigol, R.
    Militerisation, Nation and Gender: Women's Bodies as Arenas of Violent Conflict, in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan ed., For Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)                                                     
                                 See abstract
17. Shah N.
    Blood, Tears and Lives to Live - Women in Cross fire*, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, 1998                    
                                  See abstract
18. 18. In the court of women: the Lahore tribunal on violence against women - 1993-94
    SIMORGH Women's Resource and Publication Centre. Lahore : SIMORGH Women's Resource and Publicatoion Centre, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 CWL 1995                   
                                              See abstract
19. 19. Statement on gender in Pakistan
    United Nations - UN. Islamabad : UN, 1998
    Call no: UNP 170.1/1 SOG 1998                   
                                       See abstract
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Effects on Women of National & International Armed or Other Kinds of Conflict     

1. A comparative study of the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, Islamic law and the laws of Pakistan     By: Shaheen Sardar Ali
   Faculty of Law. University of PeshawarIslamabad : Royal Norwegian Embassy, Development Cooperation - NORAD, 1995
   Call no: UNP 170.3/1 ACS 1995     
                                            See abstract
2. Haroon. A.
   'They Use Us and Others Abuse Us': Women in MQM Conflict in Women War and Peace in South Asia- Beyond Victimhood to Agency*. Manchanda R. (ed) Sage Publications India 2001 (International)                           
                               See abstract
3. Crime or custom ?: violence against women in Pakistan
   New York : Human Rights Watch, 1999
   Call no: 303.6 COC 1999                
                                          See abstract
4. Saigol, R.
   Militerisation, Nation and Gender: Women's Bodies as Arenas of Violent Conflict, in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan ed., For Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)       
                                     See abstract
5. Shah N.
   Blood, Tears and Lives to Live - Women in Cross fire*, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, 1998                                            
                                     See abstract

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Women's Participation in Economic Structures and Policies in the Productive Process     

1. Gender, technology and rural development : an ethical perspective By: Adeel. M. Ashraf Dr.
   In: Journal of Rural Development and Administration, Peshawar : PARD, 2000
   Vol.XXXII; No.1, 2000. pp. 60-67      
                                            See abstract
2. Problems of working women in the rural informal sector of Punjab (Pakistan) By: Karamat AliAbdul Hamid
   In: The Lahore Journal of Economics,
   Vol.4; No.2, 1999. pp. 89-98      
                                      See abstract
3. Women and handicrafts in Punjab: Survey report part 2 - Training and marketing By: Fareedee, Fareed
   Lahore : Pakistan Small Industries Corporation - PSIR, 1989
   Call no: 609.2 WHP 1989 
                                    See abstract
4. The cultural context of women's productive invisibility : a case study of a Pakistani village By: lrbaz, Tassawar Saeed
   In: The Pakistan Development Review, Islamabad : PIDE, 1993
   Vol.32; No.1, 1993. pp. 101-125
                                   See abstract
5. Khan, F. U
   Preparing for the Future: Sexual Abuse of Girls and Young Women*, March 1995.
                                   See abstract
6. Setting the record straight: women workers By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Lahore : ASR (Applied Socio-economic Research), 1989
   Call no: 305.4 SRS 1989 
                                     See abstract
7. Women's involvement in the industrial sector in Punjab: status and prospects By: Khan, Nighat Said
   United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Lahore : UNICEF, 1986
   Call no: UNP 170.2/16 WII 1986
                                  See abstract
8. Spinning a yarn: women and handicrafts, development or marginalization ? By: Nighat Said Khan
   Applied Socio-Economic Research - ASR. Lahore : ASR, (n. d.)
   Call no: UNP 170.2/8 SAY (n. d.)
                                   See abstract
9. Crafts development programme for women: feasibility study for PSTC/DUTCH government project By: Khan, Nighat Said. Fareed A. Fareedee
   Lahore : ASR - Applied Socio-Economic Research, 1989
   Call no: 680 CDP 1989
                                  See abstract
10. A celebration of women: essays and abstracts from the women's Studies Conference March 1994 By: Khan, Nighat Said. Saigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 CWE 1995  
                                     See abstract
11. Aspects of women development By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995
                                    See abstract
12. Khan, N.S., Shaheed, F., Mitha, Y. and Rehman, S.
    Identification of Successful Projects for Improving the Employment Conditions of Rural Women*
                                  See abstract
13. Another form of stoning woman at the quarters By: Mitha, YameemaMasood AnwarKhan, Nighat Said et. al..
    Lahore : ASR - Applied Socio-Economic Research, 1989
    Call no: 331.794 AFS 1989   
                                    See abstract
14. Building your dreams: women in the construction industry By: Mitha, YameemaMasood AnwarKhan, Nighat Said et. al..
    Lahore : ASR - Applied Socio-Economic Research, 1989
    Call no: 305.23 BDW 1989
    Pages: 107 p
                                    See abstract                  
15. Solid foundations solid contributions: women in the brick kiln industry By: Mitha, YameemaMasood AnwarKhan, Nighat Said et. al.
    Lahore : ASR - Applied Socio-Economic Research, 1989
    Call no: 305.23 SFS 1989
                                      See abstract
16. Parveen, F. and Ali, K.
    Research in Action: Organizing Women Factory Workers in Pakistan in Confronting State, Capital and Patriarchy Women organizing in the Process of Industrialization*, Chhachhi, A. and Pittin, R., eds., Macmillan Press 1996 (International) 
                                   See abstract
17. Women's economic participation in Pakistan: a status report By: Shaheed, Farida, edMumtaz, Khawar, ed
    United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Lahore : UNICEF, 1990
    Call no: UNP 170.2/16 WEP 1990
                                   See abstract
18. Shirkat Gah
    From a Grain to a Pearl*, Shirkat Gah publications, 1999
                                   See abstract
19. Rural women poultry keeping at Fatehjang By: Bushra Tariq
    Pakistan Agricultural Research Council - PARC. Islamabad : PARC, 1992
    Call no: UNP 170.2/8 RWP 1992
                                   See abstract
20. Women in Pakistan: an economic and social strategy, supporting chapters and annexes
    World Bank - WB. (S. l.): WB, 1989
    Call no: UNP 170.2/5 WIP 1989
                                   See abstract
21. Women in employment in Pakistan
    Ministry of Women Development. Social Welfare and Special Education. PakistanIslamabad : Social Welfare and Special Education, 1998
    Call no: 331.4 WEP 1998
                                See abstract

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Sharing of Power, Responsibilities and Decision making at all Levels (including women and the state)      

1. AGHS
   Women Family and Civic Rights, papers presented at the International Women Lawyers Conference*, Lahore, Pakistan, 1985
                               See abstract
2. A comparative study of the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, Islamic law and the laws of Pakistan By: Shaheen Sardar Ali
   Faculty of Law. University of PeshawarIslamabad : Royal Norwegian Embassy, Development Cooperation - NORAD, 1995
   Call no: UNP 170.3/1 ACS 1995
                                     See abstract
3. Report of the national conference / assembly and cultural festival By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Proceedings of: In struggle together : Lahore. Pakistan : 20-23/04/1995Lahore : ASR, (1995)
   Call no: 306 ROT (1995)
                                           See abstract
4. Fourth world conference on women
   United Nations - UN. Proceedings of: Fourth World Conference on Women : 177/L.1 : Beijing. China : 4-15 September, 1995New York : UN, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 FWC 1995
                                   See abstract
5. Engendering the nation-state: vol. 1
   Simorgh Women's Resource and Publication Centre. Islamabad : Konrad Adenaur Stiftung, 1997
   Call no: 305 ENS 1997 
                                  See abstract
6. From purdah to parliament By: Ikramullah, Shaista Suhrawardy
   New York : Oxford University Press, 1998
   Call no: 328 FPP 1998
                                  See abstract
7. A historical perspective on women's participation in politics in Pakistan: moving towards change By: Dr. Ikramullah
   Islamabad : UNDP, 1999
   Call no: UNP 170.1/4 MTC 1999
                                See abstract
8. A study on women's participation in the electoral process in NWFP and FATA: national elections - 1997 By: Sarah Inayatullah
   Islamabad : Savera, 1999
   Call no: UNP 170.1/4 SWP 1999
                               See abstract
9. Jalal. A.
   The Convenience of Subservience: Women and the State of Pakistan, in Women Islam and the State*.  Kandiyoti, D. (ed) published by MacMillan press London 1991 p.p. 77-114 (International)
                                      See abstract
10. Supporting democratic electoral processes: gender differences among registered voters in Pakistan By: Sara Javeed
    Islamabad : UNDPand NORAD, 1999
    Call no: UNP 170/4 SDE 1999
                                         See abstract
11. Human rights and democratic development in Pakistan By: Hina Jilani
    Montreal : International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 1998
    Call no: 305.4 HRD 1998        
                                    See abstract
12. Khan, A.
    Women in the Pakistan Government, A Brief Policy History (1975-1998)*, published by Gender Unit UNDP, Islamabad, July 1998.
                                            See abstract
13. Involvement of rural women in the economic activities of Balochistan : (an empirical cross district study) By: Khan, Abdul Rashid
    In: Journal of Rural Development and Administration, Peshawar : PARD, 1999
    Vol.XXXI; No.2, 1999. pp. 105-109
                                            See abstract
    
14. Women in Pakistan: a new era By: Khan, Nighat Said
    Lahore : ASR applied Socio Economic Research, 1988
    Call no: 305.4 WPN 1988 
                                   See abstract
15. A celebration of women: essays and abstracts from the women's Studies Conference March 1994 By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 CWE 1995
                             See abstract
16. Aspects of women and development By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995
                          See abstract
17. Locating the self By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afyia Shehrbano.
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
    Call no: 305.4 LSP 1994   
                            See abstract
18. nveiling the issues: Pakistani women's perspectives on social, political and ideological issues By: Khan, Nighat Said, edZia, Afiya Shehrbano, ed
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 304.5 UIP 1995
                              See abstract
19. Women of Pakistan: two steps forward, one step back? By: Khawar Mumtaz
    London : Zed Books Ltd., 1987
    Call no: 305.4 WPT 1987
                            See abstract
20. Report of the commission of inquiry for women
    Inquiry Commission for Women. [n.p.]: Commission of inquiry for women, 1997
    Call no: 305.4 RCI 1997
                               See abstract
21. Rouse. S. J.
    Gender(ed) Struggles, the state religion and society, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan), Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 16-33, 1994 (International)    See abstract
22. Structural issues in women's development in Pakistan By: Amera Saeed
    United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Islamabad : UNICEF, 1990
    Call no: UNP 170.2/9 SII 1990
                      See abstract
23. Women in politics: participation and representation in Pakistan with update 1993-1997 By: Farida Shaheed. Asma Zia. Sohail Warraich.
    Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 1998
    Call no: 324.4 WPP 1998
                             See abstract
24. Baseline report on women's participation in political and public life in Pakistan By: Shahla Zia. Farzana Bari.  Islamabad : Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation, 1999
    Call no: 324.4 BRW 1999
                       See abstract

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Mechanisms to Promote The Advancement of Women   

1. Gender, technology and rural development : an ethical perspective By: Adeel. M. Ashraf Dr.
   In: Journal of Rural Development and Administration, Peshawar : PARD, 2000
   Vol.XXXII; No.1, 2000. pp. 60-67 
                     See abstract
2. Masculanity, rationality and religion: A feminist perspective By: Durre S. Ahmed
   Lahore : NORAD, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 MRR 1994
                       See abstract
3. Report of the national conference / assembly and cultural festival By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Proceedings of: In struggle together : Lahore. Pakistan : 20-23/04/1995Lahore : ASR, (1995)
   Call no: 306 ROT (1995)
                          See abstract
4. Fourth world conference on women
   United Nations - UN. Proceedings of: Fourth World Conference on Women : 177/L.1 : Beijing. China : 4-15 September, 1995New York : UN, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 FWC 1995
                          See abstract
5. Women in Pakistan: a new era By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Lahore : ASR applied Socio Economic Research, 1988
   Call no: 305.4 WPN 1988
                              See abstract
6. Aspects of women development By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995
                         See abstract
7. Locating the self By: Khan, Nighat Sai. Saigol, Rubina.Zia, Afyia Shehrbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 LSP 1994       
                           See abstract
8. Identification of successful projects for improving the perspectives on women and multiple identities By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 LSP 1995
                              See abstract
9. Unveiling the issues: Pakistani women's perspectives on social, political and ideological issues By: Khan, Nighat Said, edZia, Afiya Shehrbano, ed
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 304.5 UIP 1995
                                 See abstract
10. SAARC seminar on utilization of research in planning and implementation of development programmes on women
    Women's Division. Cabinet Secretariat. Pakistan Proceedings of: Utilization of research in planning and implementation of development programmes on women : Islamabad. Pakistan : September 3-5, 1988Islamabad : Women's Division, (1988)
    Call no: GD 362.83 SSO (1988)
                              See abstract
11. National plan of action for the SAARC decade of the girl child: 1991-2000 A.D
    Islamabad : Ministry of Women Development and Youth Affairs, 1994
    Call no: 305.23 NPA 1994
    Pages: 25 p
                             See abstract
12. National seminar on women in mainstream development: new directions for policy
    Islamabad : UNICEF/ILO, 1990
    Call no: UNP 170.1/4 NSW 1990  
                                    See abstract
13. Women of Pakistan: two steps forward, one step back? By: Khawar Mumtaz
    London : Zed Books Ltd., 1987
    Call no: 305.4 WPT 1987
                                     See abstract
14. Report of the commission of inquiry for women
    Commission of Inquiry for Women - CIW. Pakistan : [s.n.], 1997
    Call no: 305.3 ROT 1997
                                  See abstract
15. Structural issues in women's development in Pakistan By: Amera Saeed
    United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Islamabad : UNICEF, 1990
    Call no: UNP 170.2/9 SII 1990
                                 See abstract
16. Finding our way: readings on women in Pakistan By: Zafar, Fareeha, ed
    Lahore : ASR, 1991
    Call no: 305.4P FOW 1991
                               See abstract

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Awareness of and Commitment to International and Nationally Recognized Women's Right     

1. AGHS
   Women Family and Civic Rights, papers presented at the International Women Lawyers Conference*, Lahore, Pakistan, 1985
                             See abstract
2. AGHS
   Violence Against Women - Legal Rights of Women in Pakistan*. A pamphlet by AGHS, date of publication unknown
                                     See abstract
3. Report of the national conference / assembly and cultural festival By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Proceedings of: In struggle together : Lahore. Pakistan : 20-23/04/1995Lahore : ASR, (1995)
   Call no: 306 ROT (1995)
                                   See abstract
4. Fourth world conference on women
   United Nations - UN. Proceedings of: Fourth World Conference on Women : 177/L.1 : Beijing. China : 4-15 September, 1995New York : UN, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 FWC 1995
                                  See abstract
5. The human rights watch global report on women's human rights
   Human Rights Watch Women's Rights Project. New York : Human Rights Watch, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 HRW 1995
                                 See abstract
6. Human rights and democratic development in Pakistan By: Hina Jilani
   Montreal : International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 1998
   Call no: 305.4 HRD 1998                       See abstract
7. A celebration of women: essays and abstracts from the women's Studies Conference March 1994 By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 CWE 1995
                                                                 See abstract
8. Aspects of women and development By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995
                         See abstract
9. Locating the self By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afyia Shehrbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 LSP 1994                         See abstract
10. Unveiling the issues: Pakistani women's perspectives on social, political and ideological issues By: Khan, Nighat Said, ed. Zia, Afiya Shehrbano, ed
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
    Call no: 304.5 UIP 1995
                          See abstract
11. Women of Pakistan: two steps forward, one step back? By: Khawar Mumtaz
    London : Zed Books Ltd., 1987
    Call no: 305.4 WPT 1987
                      See abstract
12. Report of the commission of inquiry for women
    Commission of Inquiry for Women - CIW. Pakistan : [s.n.], 1997
    Call no: 305.3 ROT 1997
            See abstract
13. Resisting the sacred and the secular: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia By: Jeffery, Patricia, ed.
    Basu Amrita, ed
    New York : Routledge, 1999
    Call no: 305.4 RSS 1999
                        See abstract
14. mbodied violence: communalising women's sexuality in South Asia By: Kumrai JayawardenaMalathi de Alwis
    New Delhi : Kali for Women, 1996
    Call no: 305.4 EVC 1996
                     See abstract
15. Rouse. S. J.
    Gender(ed) Struggles, the state religion and society, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan), Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 16-33, 1994 (International)
                                         See abstract
16. Saigol, R.
    His Rights, Her Duties: Citizen and Mother in the Civic Discourse in Symbolic Violence: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Society*. Published by SAHE Lahore 2000 
                                       See abstract
17. In the court of women: the Lahore tribunal on violence against women - 1993-94
    SIMORGH Women's Resource and Publication Centre. Lahore : SIMORGH Women's Resource and Publicatoion Centre, 1995
    Call no: 305.4 CWL 1995
                 See abstract
18. Saving women's lives: a call to rights-based action
    The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Kathmandu : UNICEF, 2000
    Call no: 304.6 SWL 2000
             See abstract
19. Waraich. S. A. and Balchin C
    Know Your Rights, for She Magazine, on the 50th anniversary of Pakistan*, 1997                             
                                   See abstract
20. Finding our way: readings on women in Pakistan By: Zafar, Fareeha, ed
    Lahore : ASR, 1991
    Call no: 305.4P FOW 1991
                                         See abstract

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Communication System, The Media and Women      

1. Beyond belief: Contemporary feminist urdu poetry By: Ahmad, Rukhsana, Trans
   Lahore : ASR, 1990
   Call no: 809.1 BBC 1990
                  See abstract
2. Gauhar. M.
   Crossing Frontiers: Shared Concerns in Alternative Theatre, in Crossing Boundaries*, Sen G. (ed) Published by Orient Longman Limited India, p.p. 250-258, 1997 (International) 
                                             See abstract
3. Hashmi. S.
   An Intelligent Rebellion: Women Artists of Pakistan, in Crossing Boundaries*, Sen G. (ed) Published by Orient Longman Limited India, p.p. 228-238, 1997 (International)      
                                               See abstract    
4. Khalid, J. and Rehman, S. (eds)
   Apni Nigah (own sight)*, ASR publications, 1995     
                                                See abstract
5. With the stroke of a pen: short stories on the partition of 1947 by young Pakistani writers By: Marr, Timothy, ed
   Lahore : ASR Publications
   Call no: 920 SSP
                              See abstract
6. Shadows of time By: Masroor, Mehk Nigar
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 920 SOT 1995
                                          See abstract
7. Naheed. K
   The Grass is Like Me and Other Poems, in Crossing*.   Boundaries, Sen G. (ed).   Published by Orient Longman Limited India, p.p. 122-123, 1997 (International) 
                                          See abstract
8. The dawn is red: collected poems 1928-1944.    By: Mumtaz Shah Nawaz
   Lahore : ASR Publications, (n.d)
   Call no: 808.81 DRC (n.d)
                   See abstract
9. Trial by fire
   Progressive Women's Association - PWA. Islamabad : PWA, ( n. d. )
   Call no: 303.6 TBF ( n. d. )
                  See abstract
10. In her own write: short stories by women writers in Pakistan By: Samina Rehman, ed
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
    Call no: 808 HOW 1994 
                         See abstract
11. Reinventing women: representation of women in the media during the Zia years
    SIMORGH. Women's Resource and Publication Centre. Lahore : SIMORGH Women's Resource and Publication Centre, 1996
    Call no: 302.23 RWR 1996
                    See abstract

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Women and the Environment       

1. Women, environment and development: a Pakistan national conservation strategy sector paper By: Khawar Mumtaz
   Environment and Urban Affairs divisionThe World Conservation Union - IUCN. PakistanKarachi : IUCN, 1993
   Call no: 305.4 WEA 1993
                        See abstract
2. Women at the edge: environmental exploitation and grassroot strategies By: Noshirwani, Meher Marker, ed
   Karachi : Shirkat Gah, 1999
   Call no: 305.4 WTE 1999
                      See abstract

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The girl Child       

1. 1. National plan of action for the SAARC decade of the girl child: 1991-2000 A.D
   Islamabad : Ministry of Women Development and Youth Affairs, 1994
   Call no: 305.23 NPA 1994
                        See abstract
2. 2. Women of Pakistan: two steps forward, one step back?.   By: Khawar Mumtaz
   London : Zed Books Ltd., 1987
   Call no: 305.4 WPT 1987
                         See abstract
3. 3. Report of the commission of inquiry for women
   Commission of Inquiry for Women - CIW. PakistanPakistan : [s.n.], 1997
   Call no: 305.3 ROT 1997
                          See abstract

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Women and Law       

1. AGHS
   Women Family and Civic Rights, papers presented at the International Women Lawyers Conference*, Lahore, Pakistan, 1985 
                          See abstract
2. AGHS
   Violence Against Women - Legal Rights of Women in Pakistan*. A pamphlet by AGHS, date of publication unknown  
                          See abstract
3. Talaq-i-Tafwid: The muslim woman's contractual access to divorce By: Carroll, Lucy, edHarsh, Kapoor, ed
   Lahore : Women Living Under Muslim Laws, 1996
   Call no: 306.89 TFM 1996
                     See abstract
4. Action oriented research for effective enforcement of maintenance decrees
   Karachi : Pakistan Women Lawyer's Association, 2000
   Call no: 346.013 EFM 2000 
                 See abstract
5. Islamisation of laws in Pakistan?. By: Rashida PatelHardy, Fiona A.
   Karachi : Faiza Publishers, 1986
   Call no: 346.013 4 ILP 1986
                                           See abstract
6. Resisting the sacred and the secular: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia By: Jeffery, Patricia, edBasu Amrita, ed
   New York : Routledge, 1999
   Call no: 305.4 RSS 1999  
                              See abstract
7. Rouse, S. Embodied violence: communalising women's sexuality in South Asia By: Kumrai Jayawardena. Malathi de Alwis
   New Delhi : Kali for Women, 1996
   Call no: 305.4 EVC 1996 
                            See abstract
8. Rouse. S. J.
   Gender(ed) Struggles, the state religion and society, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan), Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 16-33, 1994 (International)  
                                     See abstract
9. Saigol. R.
   The Shariat Bill and Its Impact on Education and Women, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p.82-94, 1994 (International)
                                   See abstract
10. Women's rights in muslim family law in Pakistan: 45 years of recommendations vs. the FSC judgement (January 2000)
    Shirkat Gah. Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 2000
    Call no: 346.015 WRM 2000
                                    See abstract
11. Chart of customary practices in Pakistan in comparison with the statutory law.
    Shirkat Gah. Women and Law. Pakistan Country Project - WLUML. Lahore : Shirkat Gah, 1995
    Call no: 323.34 COC 1995      
                                        See abstract
12. Waraich. S. A. and Balchin C
    Know Your Rights, for She Magazine, on the 50th anniversary of Pakistan*, 1997  
                                     See abstract
13. Zia, A.S.
    Rape in Pakistan: Zina Laws - Legalities and Loopholes in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan (ed.), For Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)
                                  See abstract
14. Zia. A. S.
    Sex Crimes in the Islamic Context- Rape Class and Gender in Pakistan*, ASR Publication, 1994
                                  See abstract
15. Zia S.
    Women, Islamisation and Justice in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 70-81, 1994 (International)
                                 See abstract

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Women and Islam          

1. Masculanity, rationality and religion: A feminist perspective By: Durre S. Ahmed
   Lahore : NORAD, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 MRR 1994 
                                 See abstract
2. Ahmed, D.
   Violence and the Feminine in Islam: a case study of the Zikris, in Women and Religion: Seeds of Violence Vol. III*, by Heinrich Boll Foundation Turkey November, p.p. 11-35, 1998 (International)
                          See abstract
3. Talaq-i-Tafwid: The muslim woman's contractual access to divorce By: Carroll, Lucy, edHarsh, Kapoor, ed
   Lahore : Women Living Under Muslim Laws, 1996
   Call no: 306.89 TFM 1996
                            See abstract
4. Gardezi. F.
   Islam, Feminism and Women's Movement in Pakistan 1981-1991 in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan* Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 51-58, 1994 (International)
                          See abstract
5. Imam, A.M.
   The Muslim Religious Right (Fundamentalists') and Sexuality, in Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan ed., for Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)
                              See abstract
6. Khan, N.S.
   "Rising Fundamentalism, and Social/Cultural Conservatism: Challenges for the Women's Movement"*, in Unedited Papers for the Panel on "The Women's Movement in the Future", presented at The Asia Pacific Regional NGO Symposium, 31 August - 4 September 1999, Compiled by Gender and Development Programme Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1999 (International) 
                    See abstract
7. Voices within: dialogues with women on Islam By: Khan, Nighat Said, ed
   Lahore : Applied Socio Economic Research, 1992
   Call no: 305.4 VWD 1992
                              See abstract
   
8. Hidden from history: forgotten queens of Islam By: Mernissi, Fatima
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
   Call no: 920 HSF 1994
                                 See abstract
9. Mernissi, F.
   The Fundamentalist Obsession with Women*, Simorgh Women's Resource and Publication Center, 1987
                               See abstract
10. Resisting the sacred and the secular: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia By: Jeffery, Patricia, edBasu Amrita, ed
    New York : Routledge, 1999
    Call no: 305.4 RSS 1999
                                 See abstract
11. Islamisation of laws in Pakistan? By: Rashida PatelHardy, Fiona A.
    Karachi : Faiza Publishers, 1986
    Call no: 346.013 4 ILP 1986
                                 See abstract
12. Shaheed, F.
    "Challenges to the Women's Movement in the Future - Gender and Feminism"*, in Unedited Papers for the Panel on "The Women's Movement in the Future", presented at The Asia Pacific Regional NGO Symposium, 31 August - 4 September 1999, Compiled by Gender and Development Programme Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1999 (International)
                               See abstract
13. Zia, A.S.
    Rape in Pakistan: Zina Laws - Legalities and Loopholes in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan (ed.), For Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)
                                      See abstract
14. Sex crime in the islamic context: rape, class and gender in Pakistan By: Afiya Shehrbano Zia. Basu Amrita, ed
    Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
    Call no: 305.42 SCI 1994
                                   See abstract
15. Zia S.
    Women, Islamisation and Justice in Against All Odds: Essays on Women*, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 70-81, 1994 (International)
                                   See abstract

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Women and Identity (including sexuality)       

1. Masculanity, rationality and religion: A feminist perspective By: Durre S. Ahmed
   Lahore : NORAD, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 MRR 1994
                                 See abstract
2. Gardezi. F.
   Islam, Feminism and Women's Movement in Pakistan 1981-1991 in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*, Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 51-58, 1994 (International)
                                See abstract
3. From purdah to parliament By: Ikramullah, Shaista Suhrawardy
   New York : Oxford University Press, 1998
   Call no: 328 FPP 1998
                                  See abstract
4. Imam, A.M.
   The Muslim Religious Right (Fundamentalists') and Sexuality, in Women and Sexuality in Muslim Societies*, Pinar Ilkkaracan ed., for Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR) 2000 (International)
                                 See abstract
5. Education of women and national development By: Khalid, Humala
   Islamabad : National Education Council, 1990
   Call no: 376.P EOW 1990
                                 See abstract
6. Rhetoric and reform: feminism among Indian muslims - 1900-1940. By: Khan, Ayesha
   Lahore : ASR Publications, (n.d.)
   Call no: 305.4 RRF (n.d.)
                                 See abstract
7. Locating the self. By: Khan, Nighat Said / Saigol, RubinaZia/ Afyia Shehrbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 LSP 1994 
                            See abstract
8. Resisting the sacred and the secular: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia By: Jeffery, Patricia, edBasu Amrita, ed
   New York : Routledge, 1999
   Call no: 305.4 RSS 1999
                                See abstract
9. Rouse, S.
   "The Outsider(s) Within: Sovereignty and Citizenship in Pakistan" in Resisting the Sacred and the Secular: Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia*, edited by Jeffery, P. and Basu, A., 1999. (International) 
                                   See abstract
10. Rouse, S.
    Gender, Nationalism(s) and Cultural Identity: Discursive Strategies and Exclusivities, in Embodied Violence: Communalizing Women's Sexuality in South Asia*, edited by Jayawardena, K. and Alwis, M.de, Kali for Women, 1996. (International)  
                                      See abstract
11. Saigol, R.
    His Rights, Her Duties: Citizen and Mother in the Civic Discourse in Symbolic Violence: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Society*. Published by SAHE Lahore 2000  
                                      See abstract
12. Shaheed, F.
    "Challenges to the Women's Movement in the Future - Gender and Feminism"*, in Unedited Papers for the Panel on "The Women's Movement in the Future", presented at The Asia Pacific Regional NGO Symposium, 31 August - 4 September 1999, Compiled by Gender and Development Programme Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1999 (International)                                              
                                       See abstract

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Women's movement                         

1. Report of the national conference / assembly and cultural festival By: Khan, Nighat Said
   Proceedings of: In struggle together : Lahore. Pakistan : 20-23/04/1995Lahore : ASR, (1995)
   Call no: 306 ROT (1995) 
                                       See abstract
2. Gardezi. F.
   Islam, Feminism and Women's Movement in Pakistan 1981-1991 in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*, Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi, p.p. 51-58, 1994 (International) 
                                    See abstract
3. Rhetoric and reform: feminism among Indian muslims - 1900-1940 By: Khan, Ayesha
   Lahore : ASR Publications, (n.d.)
   Call no: 305.4 RRF (n.d.)
                    See abstract
4. Khan, N.S.
   "Rising Fundamentalism, and Social/Cultural Conservatism: Challenges for the Women's Movement"*, in Unedited Papers for the Panel on "The Women's Movement in the Future", presented at The Asia Pacific Regional NGO Symposium, 31 August - 4 September 1999, Compiled by Gender and Development Programme Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1999 (International)
                                   See abstract
5. Khan, N. S and Bhasin K
   Some Questions on Feminism and its Relevance in South Asia*, ASR Publications,1986
                                  See abstract
6. Khan N. S. and Menon R.
   Fighting On All Fronts An interview with K. a Peasant Leader of Sindhiani Tehrik Sindh, in Against All Odds: Essays on Women, Religion and Development from India and Pakistan*. Bhasin K. and Menon R. (for India) and Khan N. S. (for Pakistan). Published by Kali for Women and Isis New Delhi
   p.p.157-171, 1994 (International)
                                  See abstract
7. A celebration of women: essays and abstracts from the women's Studies Conference March 1994 By: Khan, Nighat Said. Saigol, Rubina. Zia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 CWE 1995 
                                  See abstract
8. Aspects of women development By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afiya Sherbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1995
   Call no: 305.4 AWD 1995 
                                   See abstract
9. Locating the self By: Khan, Nighat SaidSaigol, RubinaZia, Afyia Shehrbano.
   Lahore : ASR Publications, 1994
   Call no: 305.4 LSP 1994
                                  See abstract
10. Nawaz, M. S.
    The Heart Divided*, ASR publications, 1990
                                   See abstract
11. Structural issues in women's development in Pakistan By: Amera Saeed
    United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF. Islamabad : UNICEF, 1990
    Call no: UNP 170.2/9 SII 1990stract
                                   See abstract
12. Shaheed, F.
    "The Other Side of the Discourse: Women's Experiences of Identity, Religion, and Activism in Pakistan", in Resisting the Sacred and the Secular: Women's Activism and Politicized Religion in South Asia*, edited by Jeffery, P. and Basu, A., 1999. (International)                                                                                      See abstract

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