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These posters from Aurat March spoke our hearts out
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These posters from Aurat March spoke our hearts out

A roundup of our favourites from the march, an annual tradition now.
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Updated 19 Sep, 2020

Aurat March 2020 happened nationwide yesterday to commemorate Women's Day and the crowds were bigger than ever before.

Violent protestors showed up with bricks and chilli powder to attack peaceful participants but we just kept marching; just goes to show how unstoppable we are. They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. Well, they do now.

Like always, many attendees brought their creative A-game and scrawled their demands and desires for Women's Day on some truly brilliant posters. Like seriously, it's taken us all day to narrow it down!

If you still don't get what Aurat March represents, let us break it down for you once again.

Here we go

We demand an end to sexual harassment and domestic violence

An end to rampant child abuse

An end to forced conversions

Repeat after us: trans rights are human rights

For all those who love to call Aurat March an elite affair

Stop holding Zindagi Tamasha hostage

Guess who's back, back again

Starting them young and doing it right. Gives us hope for the upcoming generation

Also a shout-out to the older generation of supportive and feminist parents. Thank you!

Hypocrisy really isn't a good look guys

Shade game with meme game

We feel seen

Big MOOD

Additional reporting by Sheharyar Rizwan, Luavut Zahid, Shiza Malik and Annam Lodhi.

Comments

Cris Dan Mar 09, 2020 03:11pm
These posters contain the untold stories of millions of women in Pakistan.
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Anil Mar 09, 2020 03:16pm
Huge respect..
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Rohit Mar 09, 2020 03:22pm
Creative ... would have enjoyed more if the urdu one's were translated
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Reader Mar 09, 2020 04:12pm
Fantastic Dawn.
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Sathya Mar 09, 2020 05:11pm
Respect. Story of every woman in the world. More so in the sub-continent
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Faiz Mar 09, 2020 05:16pm
I'm here for the posters.
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kp Mar 09, 2020 05:21pm
More Power to Women, End this Patriarchy and Misogyny. everyone must be equal.
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Nathuram Mar 09, 2020 05:28pm
Bravo. Freedom, liberty, reason and judgement at its finest. Salutations to you all.
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Wolf Mar 09, 2020 05:35pm
We are unconsciously supressing our half - I mean our right half our body is paralyzed by blind sighted prejudice against our daughters, sisters and mothers.
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ali Mar 09, 2020 06:07pm
Dear Dawn, can you explain, who is this "our"? Maybe you are refering to your editorial staff. Then its fine!
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N_Saq Mar 09, 2020 06:25pm
It takes time and struggle to bring in change. Kudos to those who organized, sponsored and participated in Aurat march.
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Imran Mar 09, 2020 06:37pm
Good to see that Pakistan's government is on board with the women on this. The mindset of the feudal culture has to be overcome, slowly but surely.
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Rabia Saeed Mar 09, 2020 06:44pm
Good posters and marching for good cause .i don't know why men are afraid of this march only on the basis of one controversial slogan only. We can't stop a good cause and movement just on the basis of disliking one aspect only.
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AZulfi Mar 09, 2020 06:57pm
I liked this one 'Men of quality do not fear equality'. Very aptly put..
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Han Ooq Mar 09, 2020 07:02pm
Marching for rights is fine an all but misinformation is not fine, where are they getting these statistics to put on their posters?
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Tariq Mar 09, 2020 07:29pm
In a poor literate country, banners represents just the opposite. But happy marzi day.
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abhishek trivedi Mar 09, 2020 08:32pm
My respect for Pakistani women.
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Aamir Mar 09, 2020 08:41pm
Seeing those pictures gives me hope that better days will come.
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M.M.Sherazi Mar 09, 2020 08:43pm
It seems a well organized march, there are stories but not as we always think....so let all know it now...
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Happy Mar 09, 2020 08:43pm
Very good, Dawn. More English for the world to see and speak up.
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St. Mercury Mar 09, 2020 09:39pm
Jamaat e Islami was opposed to this march. When will the members of Jamaat come out of the stone age???
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Aim Mar 10, 2020 12:21am
@Cris Dan - Yes of all women all over the world. Open your eyes in and look around.
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BrownFlower Mar 10, 2020 01:06am
Ace stuff there. Pakistani women be like awesome!!!
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Laila Mar 10, 2020 02:19am
Yet the now infamous slogan and posters are nowhere to be seen so is this really a victory when it is clear, they caved and the opposition got their way?
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S. Nasheed Ahmed Mar 10, 2020 02:43am
Then why does the Media support Feudalism ? (We told them again & again not to do so.)
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Chander Mar 10, 2020 04:25am
Finally!! I can see some hope for my society
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Ali da Malanga Mar 10, 2020 06:42am
No one talked about dawry because those who ask for it are mostly women?
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PatelD Mar 10, 2020 08:05am
A revolution in the making for good of humanity.
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White Noise Mar 10, 2020 08:18am
Bravo. Much Respect. To all my brothers who call themselves "Men", remember, there be no 'man' without a wo'-man. Think about it for a moment.
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Sarfraz Mar 10, 2020 10:28am
Other side of the story? No poster from "Haya March"!!! Biased reporting.
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Noor Mar 10, 2020 01:41pm
I think all are good but not enough play cards on basic rights of women And didn't like " still divorced and happy" and "mujhe hayya sikhany se pehly apni search history dikhao" I think # hayya has nothing to do with search history...
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Ahmad Mar 10, 2020 03:13pm
If someone still doesn't get what the march is about, they need to go see a psychiatrist.
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Shekhar Mar 10, 2020 07:06pm
These posters not only speak for themselves, it conveys a deep routed bias against the woman and oppressed in the sub continent. We have to change the world, by taking small steps starting from our home and possibly people around us. The world will change one day.
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Ali da Malanga Mar 10, 2020 08:21pm
Noy posters against dawry? I guess that is because the majority of those who ask for it are women.
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Haider Mar 10, 2020 09:03pm
@Noor Be pious to preach piety.
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Laila Mar 11, 2020 02:25pm
@Han Ooq how can you know its misinformation when you don't even know their sources? Assumptions is not cool either. guess you can contact the organisers and find out.
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Laila Mar 11, 2020 02:26pm
@Ahmad not enough psychiatrists around to treat endemic and chronicbut willful ignorance.
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