It was just a touch for them and they will forget it. Ask the victims, how that touch makes them want to rinse themselves with bleach, how, a touch so full of sin, has left them hardly breathing.
Take these memories back and return the girl you stole to me. Return all the smiles you stained to me. Return the laughs you stifled to me. Return myself to me.
'I am a monster. But don't be afraid of my demons. I was once
an empathetic human but did not know what to do with the
truck-load of empathy I had. A wrong investment has led me
to become the apathetic monster I am today. (1)
So instead of
fearing me, be frightened of the one who created me.'
Aminya Binte Usman captures the aforementioned emotions in her gut-wrenching story. Her unrestrained writing style brings forth the complexities surrounding femininity, internalised misogyny and violence. (2)
Oftentimes, the survivors and victims of GBV suffer more from the lack of empathy and love in the confines of their home 'sweet' homes than the outside world.
These victims encounter apathy and their trauma is often discredited owing to the patriarchal standards of our society. 1
The 'son' is the heir of not only the property, but also the love, concern and attention of his parents.
Falak Touqeer brilliantly records this gender-bias in her story through the eyes of a girl who is debilitated by the hypocrisy and cruelty caused by none other than (2)
Weʼd love for you to grace our virtual event held today, from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Be a part of this literary endeavour and celebrate the stories surrounding women and the debilitating brutality they encounter.
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The Writers’ Guild has brought to you a safe space to unearth the buried voices, to communicate the silent calls for help, to highlight the red flags, to be the voice for the little girl who does not feel safe in the vicinity of her home, to be the voice for the wife who 1/4
Our team eagerly awaits your captivating submissions on the theme of “Violence Against Women”.
Please be sure to send your short stories before 4:00 pm on our email today:
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The Writers’ Guild has brought to you a safe space to unearth the buried voices, to communicate the silent calls for help, to highlight the red flags, to be the voice for the little girl who does not feel safe in the vicinity of her home, to be the voice for the wife who 1/4
tell the misogynistic world that no matter how hard it endeavors to exploit the narratives in favor of the culprits, it cannot avert its eyes from the fact that every time a hand is raised, or a shout hurled or a gun fired, most of the time the victim is a woman. 3/4