Alya Bakhshal Explained

Alya Bakhshal
Birth Name:Alya Bakhshal
Native Name:عالیہ بخشل
Birth Date:3 June 1978
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:Political worker, organizer
Known For:Feminist, General Secretary Women Democratic Front, Women Secretary Awami Workers Party, Sindh[1]

Alya Bakhshal (Urdu: عالیہ بخشل, born June 3, 1978) is a Pakistani feminist, political worker and organizer. She is general secretary of the Women Democratic Front[2] and women secretary of Awami Workers Party, Sindh.[3]

Politics

Bakhshal is a socialist[4] feminist organizer[5] [6] [7] belonging from Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan and currently living in Hyderabad, Sindh.

Bakhshal is a senior and leading member of the Awami Workers Party (AWP) and is serving as women secretary AWP Sindh.[8]

Feminism

Bakhshal’s political struggle and feminism started when she joined Women's Action Forum.[9] Later she joined Awami Workers Party. She is among the founders of the Nari Jamhoori Mahaz (Women Democratic Front).[10] [11] a socialist feminist organizations which started the Aurat Azadi March (Women's Freedom March)[12] movement in 2018 to celebrate International Women's Day every year and Nariwad Magazine.

Bakhshal is serving as general secretary[13] women democratic front.[14] [15] As WDF active member,[16] she has organized many political schools and study circles throughout Sindh to organize working class of Sindhi women. During the pandemic, she raised her voice from WDF forum on vulnerability of healthcare workers[17] working class,[18] and domestic violence against women.[19] She was among the organizers of student march 2020 where she demanded that the restoration of students' unions as democratic right.[20]

Bakhshal along with other members of women democratic front is organizing the Aurat Azadi March in Sindh since 2018.[21] [22] [23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Reporter . A. . ‘Liberal feminism not enough to address social oppression women face’ . DAWN.COM . 26 May 2016 . en.
  2. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Concerns raised over healthcare workers contracting infection . DAWN.COM . 15 April 2020 . en.
  3. News: Way forward: Fanoos Gujjar takes up AWP mantle . The Express Tribune . 17 October 2016 . en.
  4. News: Short course held at Irtiqa Institute to mark 200 years of Karl Marx . The Express Tribune . 25 February 2018 . en.
  5. News: Rally against police for double murder case . Daily Times . 26 September 2016.
  6. News: WDF demands to repeal ban on media coverage of KP’s girls’ schools Pakistan Today . www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  7. News: طالبات کو ہراساں کرنے کے خلاف سندھ شاگرد اتحاد کامظاہرہ . jang.com.pk.
  8. News: "Aurat Jagi": The Left Way . The Friday Times . 13 March 2015 . 6 November 2020 . 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323192831/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/aurat-jagi-the-left-way/ . dead .
  9. News: Correspondent . The Newspaper's Staff . WAF launches ‘Stop killing women’ campaign . DAWN.COM . 12 October 2015 . en.
  10. News: WDF inaugurated to give women’s movement a new impetus Pakistan Today . www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  11. News: Women's Democratic Front launched to build a vibrant, socialist and a feminist movement . Daily Times . 9 March 2018.
  12. News: World marks Women’s Day hot on heels of rights demands – The High Asia Herald . 2020-11-06 . 2023-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225121254/https://thehighasia.com/world-marks-womens-day-hot-on-heels-of-rights-demands/ . dead .
  13. News: Reflection of increasing awareness, acceptance of women’s rights . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  14. News: Justice demanded for girls killed in name of ‘honour’ in Waziristan . Daily Times . 18 May 2020.
  15. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . ‘Neoliberal economic system has failed, structural changes are only way forward’ . DAWN.COM . 2 May 2020 . en.
  16. News: WDF hails passing of Sindh Women Agriculture Workers Bill . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  17. News: WDF voices concern over growing vulnerability of healthcare workers to COVID-19 . www.thenews.com.pk . April 15, 2020 . en.
  18. News: ‘Pandemic lays bare world order’s failure’ . The Express Tribune . 30 April 2020 . en.
  19. News: ‘Violence against women neglected in lockdown’ . The Express Tribune . 13 May 2020 . en.
  20. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Rally demands restoration of student unions . DAWN.COM . 28 November 2020 . en.
  21. News: What made Aurat March possible? Dialogue thenews.com.pk . www.thenews.com.pk . March 17, 2019 . en.
  22. News: Aurat Azadi March for emancipation today – The High Asia Herald . 2020-11-06 . 2019-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011090226/https://thehighasia.com/aurat-azadi-march-for-emancipation-today/ . dead .
  23. News: Report . Dawn . Peasant women urged to stand up for their rights in Aurat March . DAWN.COM . 9 March 2023 . en.

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