Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
نيغات داد: كيف استعادت نساء باكستان حقهن في استخدام الإنترنت
TED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance. Full bio
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face in Pakistan is very serious
التي تتعرض لها النساء في باكستان خطير جدا
from accessing the internet --
من الوصول إلى الإنترنت -
country in the world,
من حيث عدد السكان في العالم،
to mobile technologies,
الذي يشهده مجال التكنولوجيات الحديثة.
with the rise of new technologies.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
أصغر فائزة بجائزة نوبل للسلام،
the twisted concept of honor
لمفوم الشرف
right outside their houses
in Punjab, Pakistan,
في ولاية بنجاب، باكستان،
to pursue their higher education.
didn't allow their women
or their professional careers.
male guardians of my family,
supported my ambitions.
it's either me or them,
كنت موقنة أنه إما أنا أو هم،
and expectations for a woman
phone until I was married.
for my own surveillance.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
son, Abdullah.
من العمر ستة أشهر.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
التي أطرح فيها السؤال على نفسي "لماذا؟"
to enjoy the same equal rights
بالتمتع بنفس حقوق الرجل
has the same equal access
لها نفس حقوق الرجل
fathers and husbands --
الآباء والأزواج -
these patriarchal structures
في هذه الأنظمة الأبوية (الذكورية)
Foundation in 2012
في عام 2012
and women's experiences in online spaces
على الإنترنت
على خدمة إنترنت مجانية وآمنة
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
هو أمر أساسي وحق إنساني،
in igniting the spark
that have bothered me all these years.
كل هذه السنوات.
first cyberharassment help line
على الإنترنت، بباكستان ودول الجوار
who do not know who to turn to
إلى من يلجأن
the necessary support
لا يملكن الدعم الكافي،
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
عندما يشعرن بالخطر على الإنترنت،
a rape threat in their in-box.
الذي وصلهن برسالة في صندوق البريد.
is an access to knowledge,
هو وسيلة للحصول على المعرفة،
من أجل الحقوق الرقمية للمرأة،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nighat Dad - Lawyer, human rights activistTED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance.
Why you should listen
Nighat Dad is an accomplished lawyer and a human rights activist. She is one of the pioneers who have been campaigning around access to open internet in Pakistan and globally. She is the only Pakistani fellow for Young Global Leaders 2018 supported by World Economic Forum and TEDGlobal Fellows for 2017. She has been listed as a Next Generation Leader by TIME and is the recipient of Atlantic Council Freedom Award and Human Rights Tulip Award.
Dad has been fighting against online gender-based violence, making the internet safe and inclusive for everyone to use. She's been referred to as the "Pakistani lawyer trolling the trolls" by BBC for her valor in calling out the harassers online. She has been actively advocating for increased participation of women in public spaces through national and international platforms. She tweets at @nighatdad.
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