Extremism, Its Impact on Society, Implications for Women (1)

The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) organized at two-day conference in Islamabad
on ‘Extremism and its Impact on Society: Implications for women’ (on 18-19 August, 2009). The
themes of the conference were symbiotic relations between State and Religion, Patriarchy and
Extremism, Mobilization of Women for extremist causes and consequences of Extremism. The
participants of the conference included Bushhra Gauhar MNA/Chairperson Standing Committee on Women
Development, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to P.M on Social issues various academicians, and
civil society activists.