"We will, hopefully by next year, introduce a core syllabus for all schools that will be mandatory for students apart …"

"... And if we are keen to make so many allowances for foreign women to experiment in the public space in Pakistan, wh…"

"“The Aurat March is the need of the hour because it is a voice against extremism....It showed the men in power back t…"

"It was a foot in name only. The misshapen mass looked more like a hoof bisected by a crack."

"Strange to think it was an erotic thing. To us, the smell of rotting flesh would be unbearable. But back then men wro…"

"The bandages that women used for footbinding were about 10 feet long, so it was difficult for them to wash their feet…"

"There's not a single other woman in Liuyicun who could fit their feet into my shoes. When my generation dies, people …"

"Looking back on it, I am not sure what I was expecting. Such cruel and ugly words are used to describe bound feet. I …"

"Most people’s immediate reaction is how bad this custom was. I now see it as more of a means to an end. In their soci…"

"I came into this project with preconceptions like most people have, that this was a custom only done by the elite who…"