An organizer of the International Women's Day rally in Islamabad said the attacks from hardline Islamist groups underscored why they were demonstrating: 'The reason why they are throwing stones is because they are afraid of us and that makes us happy.'
, after a standoff that killed more than 100 people. The women returned to the seminary only this February, and have dared security forces to remove them again.
"We don't want women to make choices for their bodies. The choice rests with God," she said. Nodding toward the women's day march, she described the women there as"naked.""These people don't even wear dupatas," she exclaimed, referring to the shawl that Pakistani women traditionally drape across their chests to signify modesty.
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