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Azra Rashid is a freelance writer and documentary film-maker based in Toronto, Canada.
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful
Azra Rashid Apr 21, 2008 interacts: 1022 Views: 59874According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in 2007, 1205 women were reported to have been killed in the name of honor. Each year the number is doubling.
The Holiday Season
Azra Rashid Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 53 Views: 7889The message in all monotheistic religion remains the same - believe, submit, follow and sacrifice. All three religions prey on people's vulnerability and desire for acceptance.
Where are the Questioning Minds?
Azra Rashid Feb 3, 2006 interacts: 411 Views: 37813Simple curiosity must be promoted if young minds are to be encouraged to enter the house of wisdom. Islam, we are told by Muslim leaders, orders full submission from its followers without allowing them the ability to ask questions
Because He Couldn’t Get It Up!
Azra Rashid Sep 17, 2005 interacts: 68 Views: 15143It is not easy being a woman in Pakistan.
Women vs. Men In Science
Azra Rashid Feb 27, 2005 interacts: 41 Views: 9071Among 770 Nobel laureates, only 34 are women, 12 in the categories of Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine. That makes less than 6 percent of all Nobel Prize winners
Azra Rashid
- Articles on Chowk: 5
- First article: Feb 27, 2005
- Latest article: Apr 20, 2008
- Times read on Chowk: 129790
