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The Role of North West Frontier Province Women in the Freedom Struggle for Pakistan (1930-47)

Author :  Shabana Shamaas Gul Khattak and Akhtar Hussain

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Country
Pakistan
Publisher
National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR), Islamabad, Pakistan
ISBN 9789694151304
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2018
Bib. Info xxviii, 196p. Includes Index
Product Weight 550 gms.
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The Role of North West Frontier Province Women in the Freedom Struggle for Pakistan (1930-47) examines and explores the role of Frontier women in the freedom struggle for Pakistan. In the traditionally conservative NWFP society, the active participation of women in the freedom struggle through modern political techniques is a novel and interesting phenomena, while keeping in view the social trends, which does not allow such activities for its womenfolk. However, it was the great urge for freedom and widespread hatred against alien rule which attracted the women too, to play an active role in this regard, putting aside the social and cultural taboos of the society. Therefore, rural and urban, educated and uneducated women took active part and worked side by side with their menfolk for the larger national cause. These freedom fighters may be little known or unknown, but their task was great and they performed it with an admirable degree of success. This was a massive achievement of the NWFP women who in spite of their socio-economic backwardness of the region, vigorously participated in the active politics. These women were deeply involved in the freedom struggle; first from the platform of Khudai Khidmatgar Movement (1930s) and later on in 1940s they were joined in their activities by the Frontier Zanana Muslim League women workers. The book further focuses on analyzing the events and circumstances, which led to women participation in politics and the sources of their inspirations, encouragement and support with a discussion on their methods and techniques they resorted to contribute to the freedom struggle that eventually resulted the making of Pakistan.

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