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'''Mahnaz Rahman''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| مہناز رحمن}}}} ) (born 16 June 1949) is a Pakistani journalist, writer and women's rights activist.<ref name="www.elnacional.cat">{{cite web|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/internacional/mahnaz-rahman-entrevista-drechos-mujeres_154179_102.html |title='Mahnaz Rahman: “Rahman: "The West thinks we are all terrorists, but it is the US's fault"” '''Mahnaz Rahman''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| مہناز رحمن}}}} ) (born 16 June 1949) is a Pakistani journalist, writer, and ] activist.<ref name="www.elnacional.cat">{{cite web|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/internacional/mahnaz-rahman-entrevista-drechos-mujeres_154179_102.html |title='Mahnaz Rahman: “Rahman: "The West thinks we are all terrorists, but it is the US's fault"”
|publisher=www.elnacional.cat|date= 29 April 2017|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref> In her youth, she was a socialist leader in the ] (NSF). She has been awarded the "Friendship Award" by the Government of China for making "outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".<ref name="laindependent.cat">{{cite web|url=https://laindependent.cat/en/mahnaz-rahma-qwe-suffer-ups-and-downs-in-the-struggle-for-gender-equality-in-pakistanq/ |title='Mahnaz Rahman: “We suffer ups and downs in the struggle for gender equality in Pakistan” |publisher=www.elnacional.cat|date= 29 April 2017|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref> A former socialist leader in the ] (NSF), she received ]'s "Friendship Award" for her "outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".<ref name="laindependent.cat">{{cite web|url=https://laindependent.cat/en/mahnaz-rahma-qwe-suffer-ups-and-downs-in-the-struggle-for-gender-equality-in-pakistanq/ |title='Mahnaz Rahman: “We suffer ups and downs in the struggle for gender equality in Pakistan” |publisher=laindependent.cat|date= 11 May 2017|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>

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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
⚫ ] Mahnaz Rahman, born in ] in 1949, studied at ], where she joined the National Students Federation (NSF). She became the first female vice president of the Economics Society in the largest department at the University at the time, after winning an election on the NSF platform.<ref name="isd.net.in">{{cite web|url=https://isd.net.in/popular-material/sach/Issue-38.pdf |title='Sach: Mahnaz Rahman, Page 11: “My Personal Composite Heritage” |publisher=isd.net.in|date= Feb 2015|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>
===Background===
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Mahnaz Rahman was born in ], ] in 1949.
⚫ She studied at ], where she joined the ] (NSF) and won an election from the NSF platform to become the first female vice president of the Economics Society in the largest department of the ] at the time.<ref name="isd.net.in">{{cite web|url=https://isd.net.in/popular-material/sach/Issue-38.pdf |title='Sach: Mahnaz Rahman, Page 11: “My Personal Composite Heritage”
|publisher=isd.net.in|date= Feb 2015|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>


==Journalistic career== ==Journalistic career==
] ]

After graduating from ] she joined Daily Musawat Karachi.<ref name="www.af.org.pk">{{cite web|url=https://af.org.pk/gep/images/Newsletter/Newsletter_Issue_21.pdf |title='A Word with Mahnaz Rahman"”
After graduation, Rahman joined Daily Musawat Karachi,<ref name=Newsletter>{{cite web|url=https://af.org.pk/gep/images/Newsletter/Newsletter_Issue_21.pdf |title='A Word with Mahnaz Rahman' |publisher=af.org.pk|date= June 2016|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref> working in the magazine section with editor ], whom she later married. Together, they actively participated in the movement against ]'s ].<ref name="www.thenews.com.pk">{{cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/645851-remembering-ahfazur-rahman-a-fighter-for-press-freedom |title='Remembering Ahfaz ur Rahman"” |publisher=www.thenew.com.pk| date=2020-04-19 |accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref> Following Musawat's closure, she worked at Daily Mehvar and later at Amn.<ref name=Newsletter/>
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She worked in the magazine section with ] the magazine editor. She later got married to Ahfaz ur Rahman and alongside him took an active part in the movement against the Zia dictatorship.<ref name="www.thenews.com.pk">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/645851-remembering-ahfazur-rahman-a-fighter-for-press-freedom
|title='Remembering Ahfaz ur Rahman"”
|publisher=www.thenew.com.pk|date= 2020-04-19|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>
After the closure of Musawaat, she joined Daily Mehvar and then Amn.<ref name="www.af.org.pk">{{cite web|url=https://af.org.pk/gep/images/Newsletter/Newsletter_Issue_21.pdf |title='A Word with Mahnaz Rahman"”
|publisher=af.org.pk|date= June 2016|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>


==In China== ==In China==
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==Aurat Foundation== ==Aurat Foundation==
Upon returning to Pakistan, she joined various NGOs. She eventually joined ], where she worked for nearly 20 years including as its Resident Director Sindh. During her tenure, the organization worked for the implementation of several laws and safeguards for women.<ref name="www.af.org.pk">{{cite web|url=https://af.org.pk/gep/images/Newsletter/Newsletter_Issue_21.pdf |title='A Word with Mahnaz Rahman"” Upon returning to Pakistan, she joined various NGOs. She eventually joined ], where she worked for nearly 20 years including as its Resident Director Sindh. During her tenure, the organization worked for the implementation of several laws and safeguards for women.<ref name=Newsletter/>
|publisher=af.org.pk|date= June 2016|accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>


===Activism=== ===Activism===
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==See also== ==See also==
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Revision as of 12:59, 8 January 2025

Pakistani journalist, Women's Rights Activist (1949)

Mahnaz Rahman
مہناز رحمن
BornMahnaz 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) is a Pakistani journalist, writer, and women's rights activist. A former socialist leader in the National Students Federation (NSF), she received China's "Friendship Award" for her "outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".

Personal life

Fellow University students and friends celebrating Mahnaz’s victory on becoming Vice President of Economics Society, University of Karachi

Mahnaz Rahman, born in Karachi in 1949, studied at Karachi University, where she joined the National Students Federation (NSF). She became the first female vice president of the Economics Society in the largest department at the University at the time, after winning an election on the NSF platform.

Journalistic career

Mahnaz and other journalists with legendary journalist and trade union leader Minhaj Barna

After graduation, Rahman joined Daily Musawat Karachi, working in the magazine section with editor Ahfazur Rahman, whom she later married. Together, they actively participated in the movement against Zia-ul-Haq's dictatorship. Following Musawat's closure, she worked at Daily Mehvar and later at Amn.

In China

Together with her family, as a result of her husband's blacklisting, she moved to China in 1985 and stayed there till 1993. During her 8 years stay, she regularly wrote two columns named "Letters from China" and "Letters from Beijing" for Daily Jang and Weekly Akhbar-e-Jahan, respectively. In China, she also translated several works of Chinese literature into Urdu. In 1991, the Chinese government bestowed her with the Friendship Award (China) for having "made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress".

Aurat Foundation

Upon returning to Pakistan, she joined various NGOs. She eventually joined Aurat Foundation, where she worked for nearly 20 years including as its Resident Director Sindh. During her tenure, the organization worked for the implementation of several laws and safeguards for women.

Activism

  • Activism for women's rights in particular pro-women legislation
  • Journalists trade union activities including taking part in freedom of press movements

In newspapers as

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


See also

References

  1. "'Mahnaz Rahman: "Rahman: "The West thinks we are all terrorists, but it is the US's fault""". www.elnacional.cat. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. "'Mahnaz Rahman: "We suffer ups and downs in the struggle for gender equality in Pakistan"". laindependent.cat. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. "'Sach: Mahnaz Rahman, Page 11: "My Personal Composite Heritage"" (PDF). isd.net.in. February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ^ "'A Word with Mahnaz Rahman'" (PDF). af.org.pk. June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "'Remembering Ahfaz ur Rahman""". www.thenew.com.pk. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. "'Mahnaz Rahman""". womenpower50.com. August 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. "'Event on Women's Rights""". opp-platform.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. "'Aurat Foundations Mahnaz Rahman narrates Pakistani womens struggles at international conference'". geo.tv. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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