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Internews’ Pakistan-Afghanistan Cross Border Training and Information Exchange - from Da Pulay Poray ("On the Borderline") radio program

Program on Women and Eid (in Pashto)

A special edition of Da Pulay Poray was aired in November 2005 to mark the festival of Eid, which is celebrated by Muslims at the end of Ramadan.

During one segment of the radio program women spoke about gender differences in the celebration of the holiday. “What sort of Eid are women going to have?” asked one woman named Fauzia. “They sit inside, and do housework. Even on Eid day, they have lots of work. Men don’t say anything to help. There is no custom enabling us to go anywhere and make our own celebrations.”

It was a frank expression of women’s views which have been heard too little in this part of the world and which Da Pulay Poray will continue to enable women to articulate. (See the full transcript of the “Women and Eid” report)

"After 8 years of not listening to any radio or TV program, since I was involved in Tabligh work (a religious preaching movement), for the first time I have tuned into the electronic media due to this program. It is a very interesting and informative program and I really like the contents of the program and all the reports. We need to discuss all the issues which are relevant to our life and society in the media."  

— A Da Pulay Poray listener