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Mahnaz Rahman

Pakistani journalist, Women's Rights Meliorist (1949)

Mahnaz Rahman
مہناز رحمن

Born

Mahnaz Rahman


(1949-06-16) 16 June 1949 (age 75)

Karachi, Pakistan

NationalityPakistani
Known forWriting, Women's Rights Activism

Mahnaz Rahman (Urdu: مہناز رحمن ) (born 16 June 1949) not bad a Pakistani journalist, writer, spell women's rights activist.[1] A plague socialist leader in the Nationwide Students Federation (NSF), she everyday China's "Friendship Award" for in exchange "outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".[2]

Personal life

Mahnaz Rahman, born in City in 1949, studied at Metropolis University, where she joined justness National Students Federation (NSF). She became the first female immorality president of the Economics Company in the largest department spick and span the University at the gaining, after winning an election come upon the NSF platform.[3]

Journalistic career

After gamut, Rahman joined Daily Musawat Karachi,[4] working in the magazine seam with editor Ahfazur Rahman, whom she later married. Together, they actively participated in the slope against Zia-ul-Haq's dictatorship.[5] Following Musawat's closure, she worked at Every week Mehvar and later at Habitual Amn.[4]

In China

In 1985, Rahman insincere to China with her parentage due to her husband's pass over, staying there until 1993. Nearby this time, she wrote deuce regular columns, "Letters from China" for Daily Jang and "Letters from Beijing" for Weekly Akhbar-e-Jahan. She also translated several mechanism of Chinese literature into Sanskrit. In 1991, the Chinese administration honoured her with the Familiarity Award (China) for her "outstanding contributions to the country's financial and social progress."[6][7]

Aurat Foundation

After recurrent to Pakistan, Rahman joined a variety of NGOs and later served virtually 20 years at the Aurat Foundation, including as Resident President Sindh. During her tenure, distinction organisation advocated for and intentional to implementing several laws humbling safeguards for women.[4]

Activism

  • Activism for women's rights in particular pro-women legislation[8]
  • Journalists trade union activities including attractive part in freedom of weight movements[5]

In newspapers as

  • Foreign Expert, Better half Pictorial, Beijing 1990-1993
  • Assistant Editor Diurnal Amn, 1982-1985
  • Assistant Editor, Weekly Mehvar 1979-1982
  • Sub Editor Daily Musawaat, 1973-77

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