Gulalai Ismail with women affected by the flood in Nowshera, Pakistan
Interview by Farzana Ali/September 30, 2014
Intro by Pamela Burke/TWE
Twitter: Gulalai_Ismail
As we know from previous reports from TWE contributor Farzana Ali, northwestern Pakistan is a region strife with religious extremism and violent activity, particularly against women. One brave peacemaker, Gulalai Ismail, decided to face these dangerous forces when she was 16-years-old and found ways to empower girls by setting up Aware Girls with her sister, Saba.
“Being a girl in a culture, which discriminated against girls in every aspect of their life, created this urge in me to speak for equality.” Gulalai Ismail
Farzana, Bureau Chief for Aaj TV in Peshawar, Pakistan, interviewed this remarkable changemaker exclusively for TWE recently about her continuing efforts to improve the lives of girls and children who are living in a culture of intolerance and given few choices …
