Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
نکهت داد: چگونه زنان پاکستانی در حال بازگرداندن اینترنت هستند
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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بیدار میشوید --
اینترنتی خوشآمدید.
face in Pakistan is very serious
روبرو هستند بسیار جدی است
from accessing the internet --
از دستیابی به اینترنت باز میدارد
country in the world,
to mobile technologies,
موبایل دسترسی دارند،
with the rise of new technologies.
تکنولوژیهای جدید کمتر شود.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
جایزه صلح نوبل است،
the twisted concept of honor
مفهوم پیچیده عزت
right outside their houses
رها میشوند تا بمیرند
از طریق موبایل،
در پنجاب، پاکستان آمدهام.
in Punjab, Pakistan,
to pursue their higher education.
در مقطع بالاتر نمیباشند.
didn't allow their women
به زنانشان اجازه نمیدهند
or their professional careers.
یا شغلهای حرفهای داشته باشند.
male guardians of my family,
supported my ambitions.
جاهطلبیهای مرا حمایت کرد.
it's either me or them,
یا خودم یا آنها را باید انتخاب کنم،
and expectations for a woman
phone until I was married.
اجازه داشتن موبایل نمیداد.
for my own surveillance.
برای نظارت بر من بود.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
که توسط شوهر سابقم بررسی شوم،
son, Abdullah.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
که از خودم پرسیدم، «چرا؟
to enjoy the same equal rights
حقهای برابر مجاز نیستند
has the same equal access
دارای حق دسترسی برابر است
fathers and husbands --
-- برادرها، پدرها و شوهرها --
these patriarchal structures
این ساختار مردسالارانه
Foundation in 2012
بنیاد حقوق دیجیتال را تاسیس کردم
and women's experiences in online spaces
تجربه زنان در فضاهای آنلاین
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
بنیادی، پایهای و انسانی آنهاست،
برای روشن کردن اولین جرقه هستم
in igniting the spark
that have bothered me all these years.
آزار میدادند را متوجه شوم.
first cyberharassment help line
منطقه و پاکستان را راهاندازی کردم
who do not know who to turn to
نمیدانستند به چه کسی مراجعه کنند
آنلاین مواجه میشوند.
the necessary support
که حمایت ضروری را ندارند
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
در فضای آنلاین احساس ناامنی میکنند،
روزانهشان میروند.
a rape threat in their in-box.
درصندوق دریافتشان وجود دارد.
is an access to knowledge,
یک دسترسی به آگاهی و دانش است،
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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