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Intimate Partner Violence

*Trigger warning – Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Unfortunately, a couple days ago, a Pakistani man unalived his wife in front of their two children in the quiet suburb of Milton, Ontario in Canada. This breaks my heart. For the poor woman whose parents andContinueContinue reading “Intimate Partner Violence”

Misogyny within the Pakistani community

More men, particularly South-Asian men, need to learn what it means to be a healthy man, a feminist, and an ally. Unfortunately, raised in a patriarchal society, toxic masculinity, misogyny, sense of entitlement, gender-based double standards, and even narcissism are deeply ingrained in their psyches. They are taught and encouraged to be bullies at best,ContinueContinue reading “Misogyny within the Pakistani community”