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is a brave social activist who has
repeatedly raised issues when it was not acceptable to talk about them. Her book on prostitution,
Taboo! (OUP, 2001-reissued 2011), provoked a national debate on women's morality. Her recent book,
Forgotten Faces (Lok Virsa, 2011), describes the paradox of fame and stigma faced by the female stars
of Pakistan's folk theatre. Her booklet and video, Women in Bondage (Mehergarh, 2007), exposed the
conditions of women living in bondage in interior Sindh. She also edited a collection of articles
on Violence Against Women in 1990 at a time when this issue was only an unspoken truth. Her work
has helped our society to recognize these issues, and others, by initiating open debate around them.
Dr. Saeed earned her PhD from the University of Minnesota, USA, and returned to Pakistan
to pursue a career in social change. She has worked for the United Nations and other international development
organizations. Her main identity remains her activist work on women's issues, social justice and democracy.
She is currently the Director of Mehergarh, a human rights institute.
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