Even as society celebrates modernity, one ancient practice continues to ruin lives. Dowry demands are rising, not fading — and the human cost is becoming impossible to ignore. By Saba Saleem Modern life loves to advertise its progress, but if you scratch beneath the glossy surface, some of our oldest and ugliest social habits remain […]
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The Dowry Dilemma
The eradication of dowry requires a multifaceted approach that addresses its legal, social, and economic dimensions. By Mir Shahid Our society is built upon a multitude of physical and material elements, among which the institution of matrimony or civil union stands as an intrinsic aspect and a cornerstone of our social fabric. It […]
DOING AWAY WITH DOWRY
Women aren’t meant to cut short their lives. They need no doles or hand-outs to survive. As an essential and integral part of society, we only need to treat them as equals.