Profile: Dr Fouzia Saeed, Executive Director Lok Virsa
“The Lok Virsa is labelled as one of the breakthroughs in the gloom, some good news from Pakistan,” says Dr Fouzia Saeed, speaking of what she calls the organisation’s recent revival where she has been executive director for over a year now. She took some time out for this interview despite the constant knocks on her office door. “I’ve steered Lok Virsa’s strategy towards objectives that are angled very differently. Previously...
Wilson Center Appoints 2014-15 Pakistan Scholar
WASHINGTON -- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in collaboration with the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan (FFFP), today announced the appointment of Dr. Fouzia Saeed as the Wilson Center's new Pakistan Scholar. Saeed will spend nine months in residence at the Wilson Center beginning in September 2014, working on a book on Pakistani women and how their successes at the micro-level have the potential to influence national policy and...
Combating sexual harassment: Dr Fouzia Saeed to be recognised for her services
KARACHI: Social activist Dr Fouzia Saeed has been recognised for her services by the Washington Oxi Day Foundation. The foundation chose Dr Saeed for its Battle of Crete Award, which honours women who have contributed to freedom and democracy in their countries. Last year, the award was presented to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The Battle of Crete Award is named after the women of Crete, Greece, who fought...
Book launch: Fouzia Saeed tells every woman’s story
At: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE KARACHI: It takes immense courage to tell your story of sexual abuse, and after 14 years Fouzia Saeed has told the world. “I realised that if I wanted other women to speak up, I first had to speak for myself,” the social activist said at the launch of her book “Working with Sharks” in Karachi on Friday. As she briefly spoke about her struggle and the harassment she faced in...
Implementing the 18th Amendment,Taking the lead
Fouzia Saeed Raza Rabbani stands behind the 18th Amendment but where is everybody else? Provincial chief ministers and chief secretaries should prepare to adopt new roles. Adjust Font Size The Friday Times The Friday Times. The intrigues are brewing up in all circles, senior officials want to hang on to power, personal connections are being used to save jobs, and screams are heard every time a meeting is held to figure out the...
Promoting pluralist folk heritage is vital for Pakistan’s future
Dr Fouzia Saeed, a scholar and civil society activist, was recently appointed as the head of Lok Virsa – the premier government institution to conserve and promote cultural heritage. After years of inaction and treating folklore as a commodity to be sold at melas and cafes, it is somewhat encouraging that a professional is in charge of an important institution. Fouzia is a renowned folklorist. Her well-researched book ‘Forgotten Faces:...
Another stint: Dr Saeed new Lok Virsa executive director
ISLAMABAD: Renowned rights activist Dr Fouzia Saeed has been appointed as the executive director of Lok Virsa. Saeed confirmed the news to The Express Tribune on Sunday. She is currently working on her book at Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC as a Pakistan Scholar. She has been widely known for her campaign for raising voice on human rights in Pakistan. Her earlier work with the Folk and Traditional Heritage Institute (Lok Virsa)...
Sexual harassment bill: ‘Implement law to protect women’
ISLAMABAD: For the last three months the Lady Health Workers (LHWs) in Chakwal District have not received their salaries. Most of them are the sole bread-earners for their families. And among them, is a widow who has two daughters and is facing a tough time due to lack of finances. This lady health worker, who did not want to share her identity, was invited to attend an event titled “Moving Forward...
Pakistan: An Update on the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
In 2009 Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s former information minister, proposed the Protection Against Harassment of Women in the Workplace Act and amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). This was approved in March 2010 by President Asif Ali Zardari. Recommendations were made by Dr. Fouzia Saeed, a founding member of the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment (AASHA), an umbrella group of six NGOs formed in 2001, who assisted in drafting a code...
Islamabad: Dr Fouzia Saeed gets Distinguished Leadership Award from the University of Minnesota
Dr. Fouzia Saeed has been given the ‘Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals 2008’ by the University of Minnesota, USA, on September 30, says a press release. She was invited by the university to come to the US to receive this award in a prestigious ceremony and a seminar. Dr. Fouzia Saeed is an alumni of this university and has been given this award on the exceptional leadership she has shown in...
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