Aurat Azadi March

Aurat Azadi March (Women's Freedom March) was started in 2018[1] in Pakistan by members of Women Democratic Front (soicialist-feminist organization), other organizations like Women's Action Forum (Women's rights organization), Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls alliance, Young Teachers Association, Home-Based Women Workers Union, Awami Workers Party, Awami Jamhoori Party also joined the march on International Women's Day (March 8, 2018) in Islamabad.[2][3] Aurat Azadi March and Aurat March are organized by different groups of women since 2018.[4][5][6] Aurat Azadi March is organized by group of socialist feminists whereas Aurat March is organized by group of liberal feminists.[7] Aurat March was also started the same year by the group of individual women known as "Hum Aurtein" collective in Karachi and Lahore.[8][9][10][11]

For March organized by group of liberal feminists, see Aurat March.

Aurat Azadi March is held in different cities of Pakistan to fight against oppressive forms of social, economic and political structures (imperialism, patriarchy, capitalism and colonialism) against women whereas Aurat March is held with a purpose to fight the harassment and violence, minority rights and for economic, environmental and reproductive justice.[12][13][14]

Aurat Azadi March 2019

On March 8, 2019, Aurat Azadi March was organised in Islamabad by Women Democratic Front, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) alliance, Progressive Students Federation, teachers, political workers, Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign, advocates, Women Action Forum, filmmakers, transgender community, musicians, Sindhi Aurat Tanzeem, domestic and health workers.[15][16][17][18]

Aurat Azadi March 2020

Aurat Azadi March 2020 Islamabad

Third Aurat Azadi March was held on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2020 on the call of the Women Democratic Front in front of Natioanl Press club Islamabad.[19] In this march, the organizers faced many hurdles before and during the march from anti-march elements. A petition was filed in the Islamabad High Court to stop Aurat Azadi March 2020 which was rejected by Chief justice Athar Minallah.[20][21][22][23][24] On March 3, extremist mob vandalised, mural of two women painted by organizers of Aurat Azadi March Islamabad.[25][26][27][28][29][30] The organizers of march were given the no-objection certificate (NOC) after many days of negotiations and a range of unnecessarily strict conditions were applied in NOC.[31] On March 8, 2020, the Aurat March procession in Pakistan's capital Islamabad was attacked by religious extremists who were holding a counter-march to celebrate Haya or modesty. It was attended by women from the Jamaat-e-Islami, JUI-F, Lal Masjid, and female students of different seminaries including Jamiat Hafsa, staged as Haya March. Bricks, stones, shoes and sticks were hurled at the peaceful marchers on the Aurat March side, leaving several people injured.[32][33][34] Earlier even before the March, a van carrying newly printed banners of Aurat March was stopped and driver beaten.[35] During the March The BBC correspondent Irfana Yasser and her children were assaulted with chilli powder which temporarily blinded them.[36] At least one media camera person hospitalized.[35] Subsequently, the attack was stopped by the police authorities that were present, and the March continued forward despite the opposition.[37][38] An FIR was registered against the men who attacked the march participants.[39][40][41]

Aurat Azadi March in Sindh

Aurat Azadi March 2020 was also organized in Sukkur, Hyderabad, Larkana and Mithi.[42][43][44][45] In Sukkur, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) urged the local administration and the government to stop the women's march, calling it “vulgarity” and against the law, Constitution, culture and Islam.[46][47]

Women's Day Song

Aurat Azadi March 2020 also released and sung an anthem song "Hum Inquilab Hain" (We are Revolution)[35] which was written by Ismat Shahjahan, composed by Ammar Rashid and sung in chorus by Areej Hussain, Ammar Rashid, Huda Bhurgri, Ismat Shahjahan, Ayesha Khan and Shahzadi Hussain.[48]

See also

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