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The Role of North West Frontier
Province Women in the Freedom Struggle for Pakistan (1930-47)
examines and explores the role of Frontier women in the freedom
struggle for Pakistan. In the traditionally conservative NWFP
society, the active participation of women in the freedom
struggle through modern political techniques is a novel and
interesting phenomena, while keeping in view the social trends,
which does not allow such activities for its womenfolk. However,
it was the great urge for freedom and widespread hatred against
alien rule which attracted the women too, to play an active role
in this regard, putting aside the social and cultural taboos of
the society. Therefore, rural and urban, educated and uneducated
women took active part and worked side by side with their
menfolk for the larger national cause. These freedom fighters
may be little known or unknown, but their task was great and
they performed it with an admirable degree of success. This was
a massive achievement of the NWFP women who in spite of their
socio-economic backwardness of the region, vigorously
participated in the active politics. These women were deeply
involved in the freedom struggle; first from the platform of
Khudai Khidmatgar Movement (1930s) and later on in 1940s they
were joined in their activities by the Frontier Zanana Muslim
League women workers. The book further focuses on analyzing the
events and circumstances, which led to women participation in
politics and the sources of their inspirations, encouragement
and support with a discussion on their methods and techniques
they resorted to contribute to the freedom struggle that
eventually resulted the making of Pakistan.
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Shabana Shamas Gul Khattak
(PhD)
has recently completed
Postdoctoral study from SOAS, University of London. Until
recently she wrote her father's name (Shamas Gul Khattak) to
acknowledge his inspirational role in her academic life, but now
she is keeping her gender identity too. Dr. Khattak received her
Diploma in English Studies from Cambridge College of Advance
Studies, before step in to her MA in Education at Brunel
University West London. Her desire from escaping the traditional
role of Pukhtun women, took her to the Doctoral Study at
Middlesex University London. Her feminist study explored gender
issues in higher education in Pakistan with special reference to
Khyber Pukhtunkhwah, her native province. She is the author of
four book chapters and number of international journal articles
and is currently working on two books proposals, one as an
author and others as an editor. Her main areas of interest are;
gender, culture and religious discourses, feminism (particularly
Islamic feminism), higher education, women's studies, social
justice and language politics in Khyber Pukhtunkhwah.
Akhtar Hussain (PhD) studied
his Doctorate at National Institute of Pakistan Study (NIPS)
Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad and currently working as
Assistant Professor of Political Science at International
Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. He is the author of a
book entitled: "The Politics of Alliances in Pakistan
(1954-1999)" and numbers of national and international
research articles. He has been a visiting faculty at
Quaid-e-Azam and IQra University Islamabad. Dr. Hussain research
interest are; History, Politics, political parties and
Alliances, Language, Feminist Politics and socio-political and
religious trends in South Asia.
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