Sharmeen has previously won an Emmy for her documentary Children of Taliban and two for Saving Face
NYU grad went on to co-produce Oscar winner A Girl in the River
A Girl in The River uses simple cinematic techniques to convey a ghastly reality
The screening took place during the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
It was Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s award for her documentary, A Girl in the River and what unfolded afterwards in...
Senator Israrullah Zehri’s stance is that honour killings are time-honoured customs which must not be discontinued
In any other country, Sharmeen’s return would have been met with a public welcome. Instead, we were all silent
World does not see a Pakistan that is diseased, but a Pakistan that is fighting to end the disease with valour
Film, as a medium, can educate, inspire and awaken, and in the process of doing so, amplify uncomfortable issues
Who knows what Asad Faruqi may have let slip had he truly pursued the line of work he was initially meant to