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LAHORE: Pakistani author and one of the pioneering members of the Women’s Action Forum (WAF), Dr Rubina Saigol passed away on Friday.
Dr Saigol was a feminist scholar and educationalist, who authored numerous books and papers in both English and Urdu. Her scholarly work appeared in various national and international research journals, covering diverse themes from feminism to educational discourse and counter-terrorism.
The Lahore chapter of the WAF took to their Twitter account to announce the news. “With profound grief and sorrow, WAF Lahore regrets to inform that our beloved Rubina Saigol has passed away”, they wrote, maintaining that she touched many lived and left a huge mark behind.
Rubina Saigol was also a senior member of WAF and on the advisory board of Simrogh. She received her PhD in Education and Development from the University of Rochester and her MA in Development Psychology from Columbia University.
Soon after the news of Dr Rubina Saigol’s passing away broke, many renowned scholars, feminists took to social media and expressed their condolences.
Greatly saddened by the passing away of Rubina Saigol. A brilliant scholar, she was one of the first academics to fully explore and dissect the impact of myopic ideologies on the curriculums of Pakistan and India. I learned a lot from her work. May her soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/pJEC1IOVay
— Nadeem Farooq Paracha (@NadeemfParacha) August 27, 2021
A giant of the women’s movement in Pakistan has departed today. Dr Rubina Saigol helped a generation of scholars & activists understand the relationship between state, gender & nationalism, themes so central to today’s feminist & progressive movements. Rest in power, Rubina ji. pic.twitter.com/AezlZ7On2P
— Ammar Rashid (@AmmarRashidT) August 27, 2021