Editor of She magazine Zuhra Karim passes away
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 6 July 2019
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Zuhra Karim, the esteemed editor of She magazine, has died in Singapore. She was a trailblazer in women's journalism, starting the publication in 1963.Summary
KARACHI—Journalist Zuhra Karim, the founding and serving editor of She has died in Singapore.
Dawn reported that she passed away on Monday.
Ms. Karim started the women's magazine in 1963 after graduating from the London School of Economics in the late fifties, the paper said.
Dawn, quoting her first editorial for the magazine written on June 15, 1963: “Today more than ever our country needs women to help it battle against centuries of prejudice, superstition, and ignorance. There is still great work in the field of social welfare. Ceaseless wars have to be waged against disease, illiteracy, and poverty. And who can do this better than the hand that rocks the cradle.”
Key Points
- Zuhra Karim was the founding editor of She magazine.
- She passed away on Monday in Singapore.
- Karim graduated from the London School of Economics in the late fifties.
- She launched the magazine in 1963 to promote women's issues.
- Her first editorial emphasized women's roles in societal improvement.
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