Salwa Rana
Salwa Rana is a development professional and a lawyer by training based in Pakistan. She takes a special interest in writing about the socio-legal challenges with regards to gender and tech in the country.
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Pakistan’s new strategy on digital violence fails to address structural issues
Pakistan's first National Strategy on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence adopts the language of survivor-centred and intersectional protection, yet relies on the same state institutions and legal frameworks that have long failed women. This article argues that addressing digital violence requires challenging structural patriarchy, institutional power, and the limits of carceral…
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Real Bodies Look Like What: The Relationship of Pornography and Sex in Pakistani Society
As sex continues to be a taboo in Pakistan's conservative society, men form their understanding of what it looks like from unrealistic pornographic content, leading to direct impact on women and their pleasure in real life. Salwa Rana speaks to women to explore this impact.
