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Argues that, when women have organized themselves into groups with a political purpose, the construction of a civil society in Pakistan significantly advances. The role of women's groups as intermediary groups is traced, particularly as they play increasingly important political & social roles in countering the actions & inactions of the state. In the ongoing effort to develop a National Plan of Action in Pakistan in response to the Beijing Platform for Action, women's groups are contributing to a participatory, sensitized, & increasingly decentralized national planning process that is encouraging regional & nongovernmental organization inputs in unprecedented ways. 31 References. Adapted from the source document.

South Asian Muslims migrating throughout the world usually establish tight-knit communities in which most of their socioeconomic and religious activities occur. The social organization of South Asian Muslims in Hong Kong is unique in that their separation and isolation into a cohesive ethnic group is a relatively recent phenomenon. Communal orientations have undergone substantial change over time, often paralleling the kinds of changes occuring in Hong Kong as a result of its relationship to the British Empire. This paper seeks to understand the characteristics of the early South Asian Muslim community in Hong Kong and contrast these with social themes which are found in the contemporary community so as to discover the principles underlying social cohesion and cultural identification within this group.

During the past six years, the government of Pakistan has been pursuing an Islamization programme unparalleled in the modern history of Islam in South Asia. The article probes the many implications of the new Islamic laws (both decreed and proposed) for women in Pakistan, discusses the variety of responses to these actions and the effects of these laws on the social environment they are attempting to shape. The traditional position of women in Pakistani society. Women's protests against ordinances which would codify women's subordinate position. (DÜI-Sen)

Pathways to Power introduces the domestic politics of South Asia in their broadest possible context, studying ongoing transformative social processes grounded in cultural forms. In doing so, it reveals the interplay between politics, cultural values, human security, and historical luck. While these are important correlations everywhere, nowhere are they more compelling than in South Asia where such dynamic interchanges loom large on a daily basis. Identity politics-not just of religion but also of caste, ethnicity, regionalism, and social class-infuses all aspects of social and political life