Rafia Zakaria

Rafia Zakaria is a Pakistani-American attorney, feminist, journalist, and author. Zakaria is a columnist for Dawn. She has written for The Nation, Guardian Books, The New Republic, The Baffler, Boston Review, and Al Jazeera. In 2021, she published a book titled Against White Feminism, in which she critiques the emphasis that conventional feminist thought places on the experiences of white women while excluding women of color. Zakaria fled from her abusive husband in 2002 when she was 25. She entered law school and earned a postgraduate degree in political philosophy. Zakaria is a Muslim and identifies as a Muslim feminist. She has worked on behalf of victims of domestic abuse. The book was reviewed by numerous established publications, including The Guardian and the Financial Times, as well as by the online magazine The Arts Fuse.

A British commentator accused Zakaria of undermining the feminist movement and playing into the hands of patriarchy through her attacks on white feminism. Zakaria has been continuously raising her voice against white feminism and racial privilege.