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Farwa Batool

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Farwa Batool, an adventurous soul with a compassionate heart is struggling hard to adjust in this chaotic world. She is a student of literature and portrays some of the ugly truths of society with a little garnishing of pretty lies in her writings because that’s what literature is all about; the lies that tell the truth. She has been volunteering since early age with in her community (Hazara) that is a minority in Pakistan and remained the victim of terrorism by some extremist groups of the country for the last two decades. Patriarchy and lack of critical thinking are the challenges of the society she has faced which lead her to work for these couple of issues. Domestic and sexual violence against women, hate speech and extremism, lack of social awareness for individuals rights and less educational and career opportunities for a minority became the catalyst that compelled her to step out of her door and stand against the stereotypes of society while pursuing education out of her province i.e Baluchistan on scholarship to make other girls set aim of theirs.

She is an active member of Future is Young; a networking platform of youth and mentors that provides and updates about scholarships, jobs, internships and fellowship opportunities to the deserving individuals. She also worked as fellow with BTC (Beyond The Classroom) that conducts critical thinking workshops in low income schools, with an aim to boost critical thinking, empathy and leadership skills. She writes for Independent Urdu and through her writings she tries hard to contribute for peace and inclusiveness. Now that she has become a member of the peace family (Peace without Borders) she wants this dream of peaceful and safe Pakistan come true for everyone out there.