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'Gender, Religion and the Quest for Justice in Pakistan' Final Research Report prepared for the project Religion, Politics and Gender Equality of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) September 2009 by Farida Shaheed
By analysing how Islam was completely changed from a religious identity to a system that dictates every part of life in Pakistan, WEMC Acting Director Fairda Shaheed unveils the real force that disempowers women in the name of religion and culture. In her report, Shaheed highlights the unjust world dominated by restrictive gender rules and entrenched paternalistic attitudes in culturally traditionalist countries like Pakistan. Shaheed found that rescinding women's rights, however, did not take place rampantly until the 'Islamisation' during the rule of General Zia-ul-Haq (1977-1988), which was actually a fusing of politics and religion with paramount concern to capture state power and to assert political influence.
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