Dick Pics and Death Threats

The story of Pakistan’s largest-ever women’s march

Alia Waheed
ZORA
Published in
6 min readJun 18, 2019

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Photo: Aamir Qureshi/Getty Images

AsAs the blazing sun sets in Lahore, the city comes to life. The smell of roasting chickpeas mingles with the heady scent of burning incense, competing against the stench of rubbish and car fumes. Henna artists trace intricate designs on eager palms, in front of rows of kaleidoscopic bangles gleaming in the gaudy shop lights, while…

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Alia Waheed
ZORA
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Journalist: Guardian, Telegraph, Grazia, Cosmo, Indy, Observer. Goldsmiths alumnus. Views my own.