On November 11th 2015, KARAMAH met with Ms. Shad Begum, a Pakistani advocate\u00a0for women\u2019s political and economic rights who is currently a fellow at the National\u00a0Endowment for Democracy. Ms. Aisha Rahman, KARAMAH\u2019s executive director, and\u00a0El Batoule Alaoui, KARAMAH\u2019s managing director talked to Ms. Begum about\u00a0KARAMAH\u2019s work in advocating for gender equity and Muslim women\u2019s rights and\u00a0discussed opportunities for collaboration and learning. Ms. Begum expressed concern over misinterpretations of Islam and their repercussions on Muslim women, especially in Pakistan. She also remarked that educational programs like KARAMAH\u2019s Law and Leadership program as very much needed to provide an enlightened understanding of Islam based on authentic sources rather than patriarchal ideologies and oppressive customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Shad Begum is the founding director of the Association for Behavior and Knowledge Transformation (ABKT), an organization working toward the economic and political empowerment of communities in underserved areas of Pakistan. Under her leadership,ABKT has mobilized scores of community-based organizations to engage with the government and has trained thousands of women in different skills and trades. Ms. Begum previously worked with the UN Human Settlements Program as a consultant for the \u201cBuilding Gender Ladder Project,\u201d as well as with UNDP\u2019s Women Political Participation Program. She is an Ashoka Lifetime Fellow and the recipient of numerous awards, including the U.S. Department of State\u2019s \u201cInternational Woman of Courage Award\u201d (2012) and the \u201cPrize for Creativity in Rural Life,\u201d awarded by the Women\u2019s World Summit Foundation (2008). During her fellowship, Ms. Begum is laying the groundwork for the establishment of a Center for Women\u2019s Democratic Development in northwest Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We at KARAMAH are always delighted to meet with leaders from around the world to share in experiences and discuss potential venues for collaboration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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