16 Oct Moving From Me Too to You Too | Yusra Amjad | TEDxHabibUniversity
Shifting the conversation on the MeToo movement, Yusra Amjad shares her poetry and thoughts to shed light upon the purpose of the movement and what it stands for. Yusra Amjad is a poet, writer, stand-up comedian and is an active advocate for the rights of...
16 Oct Girl Cries Wolf – spoken-word poem by Yusra Amjad
“Girl cries wolf and someone asks if she's sure it's not a puppy Girl cries wolf and all the pitchforks are off duty Girl cries wolf and the lunch lady asks why she fled Girl cries wolf and the sheriff asks why she fought...
16 Oct On being young, unmarried, and female in Pakistan | Yusra Amjad | TEDxLahore
Through a combination of poetry and narrative, Pakistani poet Yusra Amjad talks about our perception of the institution of marriage. Yusra Amjad is a poet, writer and stand-up comedian from Lahore. She organises and performs with the Auratnaak Lahore troupe and has been published at...
16 Oct Why We Protest: Aurat March
The women’s movement in Pakistan had begun in the late 1970s as a response to the edicts of General Zia-ul-Haq’s brutal regime. The movement was in response to laws that essentially stripped women of their human rights. Their tireless campaigning did not stop until the...