Alya Bakhshal (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: عالیہ بخشل, born June 3, 1978) is a Pakistani

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

, political worker and organizer. She is

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of the

Women Democratic Front Women Democratic Front (WDF) is a Pakistani independent socialist-feminist organization. It was founded in the federal capital Islamabad on March 8, 2018, by hundreds of delegates from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakht ...

and women secretary of

Awami Workers Party The Awami Workers Party () is a left-wing socialist political party in Pakistan. The party seeks to unify the struggles of workers, peasants, students, women and ethnic and religious minorities in Pakistan under the banner of a democratic and soc ...

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Politics

Bakhshal is a

socialist Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...

feminist organizer belonging from Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan and currently living in

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. Bakhshal is a senior and leading member of the

(AWP) and is serving as women secretary AWP Sindh.

Feminism

Bakhshal’s political struggle and feminism started when she joined

Women's Action Forum Women's Action Forum (WAF) is a women's rights organization in Pakistan. History Women's Action Forum (WAF) was established in Karachi in September, 1981 Women Democratic Front Women Democratic Front (WDF) is a Pakistani independent socialist-feminist organization. It was founded in the federal capital Islamabad on March 8, 2018, by hundreds of delegates from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakht ...

). a socialist feminist organizations which started the

Aurat Azadi March The Aurat Azadi March () was started in 2018 in Pakistan by members of Women Democratic Front (socialist-feminist organization), other organizations like Women's Action Forum (Women's rights organization), Elimination of Violence against Women and ...

(Women's Freedom March) movement in 2018 to celebrate

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every year and Nariwad Magazine. Bakhshal is serving as general secretary women democratic front. As WDF active member, she has organized many political schools and study circles throughout Sindh to organize working class of Sindhi women. During the pandemic, she raised her voice from WDF forum on vulnerability of healthcare workers working class, and domestic violence against women. She was among the organizers of student march 2020 where she demanded that the restoration of

students' union A students' union or student union, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, organizat ...

s as democratic right. Bakhshal along with other members of women democratic front is organizing the

since 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakhshal, Alya Living people Pakistani human rights activists Pakistani humanists Pakistani feminists Feminism in Pakistan Women's rights in Pakistan Women in Pakistan Awami Workers Party politicians 1978 births

Politics

Feminism

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