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Oscar-Nommed Short Doc 'A Girl in the River' Shines Light On Honor Killings – AwardsLine
How did Saba Qaiser’s story come to you?
I’d wanted to do a film about honor killings for a while now, but unfortunately all the victims of honor killings are perished—they do not survive. One day I was looking in the newspaper and it said that a girl had been shot and thrown in the river in what appeared to be an attempted honor killing, and that she survived and was in a local hospital. My team and I started tracking the hospital, calling the hospital, and we got permission from the hospital, run by this wonderful doctor who had daughters of his own and was appalled by what had happened to Saba. My team and I arrived just a few days after she had been taken into the hospital.There’s little flattering light to shine on Qaiser’s family; how were you able to involve them in the film?
It was difficult initially to get access to her parents. In the early days, we spent a lot of time with Saba and her husband, who wanted their story told. Theirs is a beautiful love story. They were open to us filming, and after a while, because we had the support of the local police and the doctor from the hospital, we started to be entrusted and made connections with her mother and her siblings and finally, one day, were allowed into their homes to begin filming them.What does an Oscar nomination do to help spread this message?
An Academy Award for a social justice documentary filmmaker means that the subject that you’re dealing with gets amplified. In this case, we have a real chance to change the laws in Pakistan, so an Academy Award nomination and having the film out there has really affected the national discourse about honor killings in Pakistan. It’s huge to be able to impact that—it’s every filmmaker’s dream to change a law, and I think that here, we have a real chance to do so. I think the nomination has a part to play in that because it’s brought worldwide attention to the film, so for the first time in the country, the Prime Minister came out and said that he would work on honor killings. On Monday, we’re doing the first ever screening of the film in Pakistan at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, which is his office, and there are people from all walks of life—activists, people from the diplomatic corps, people who work on this issue, and parliamentarians—who are coming together to watch the film, and then see how best to move forward. It’s really a win because here we are, at this step where we are going to be impacting the law, and hopefully saving lives in the future.Has there been blowback to the film in Pakistan? We’ve seen in cases like Malala Yousafzai‘s that voices challenging the status quo aren’t necessarily welcome.
It is tricky to tell these kinds of stories in Pakistan because, of course, putting up a mirror to society isn’t easily digestible by some people. There are, of course, murmurings that this film should not have been made. When you’re pushing the envelope and you when you want to create change, or when you want to spark difficult conversations in any country, there is bound to be blowback. There has been, just in terms of that type of murmuring that has taken place, but overall, because the Prime Minister has really come out strong, I think that has muted, almost, these voices that would have otherwise spoken out.There’s an intense moment in the documentary where you go into the prison and are questioning Qaiser’s father and uncle, who were responsible for the attempted murder. You question whether their beliefs in honor and respect are worth spending their lives in prison to defend, and they affirm that yes, they are. What was your reaction in that moment?
Getting into that prison and filming them was a coup, to be honest. It’s very hard to get that kind of access. I wanted to have that perspective because not having Saba’s father talking to us, and not showing his point of view, would have weakened the film. It was very important to have that voice to understand, because you see him in jail and then you see him at the end of the film, and you understand what him being free means, on a bigger scale. It was a very difficult interview to do because, as a filmmaker, you have to show restraint when you’re interviewing people, and it’s hard when the man on the other side is telling you, “I would do it again. What I did was right.” I really had to hold myself back, but in hindsight when I think about it, I often think that this is the only life her father has known. Living in the darkness, how would you understand what life looks like? He doesn’t know any other way of life—think about it. Just the way when he walks free, anybody else who lives in his neighborhood, they will also think that what he did was honorable. They might also, in the future, kill their daughter, because of the signal that sends. He must have seen someone do this and walk scot-free and that’s why he believed it’s an honorable thing to do. It’s a vicious cycle.Are you seeing signs of change and progress in the culture overall, with regard to the treatment of women?
There are two ways of looking at it. One is that there are more women who are speaking out. The media is a vital presence in Pakistan—we have 42 news channels in the country breaking news and shedding light on atrocities. You see that all the time. There are a lot of lawyers, policemen and activists who are speaking up for the victims, especially women. Having said that, the society in Pakistan is changing rapidly. There is a lot of push and pull—60% of our population is under the age of 25. Chinese handheld phones that cost only 20 dollars is making it easy for everyone to access the internet now. Women are becoming more aware of their rights. In this patriarchal society, of course there are people who want to hold onto the status quo, who don’t want women to have more rights, and they will do their best to hold onto that, and by holding onto that, of course, you will find the violence against women will rise because the more women will push, the more there will be a pushback. I think with the violence against women, you will see consistently that there will be violence against women, but the good news is that people are speaking up, people are helping, and men are coming forward to help women. That shows that we will see some change in attitudes toward women in the near future.
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"Heart touching Charateristics of MOTHERS!! "
Mother is from the verb muth-er which means to love, nourish, protect, teach, comfort, guide, support, embrace. A mother has all the characteristics. She can do anything for the soul of her children. She loves her children more anythings else in the world. She always tries to fulfill her children's choice. She cannot live them. She can even do any thing to take care of her sons, daughter. She also always tries to keep her husband happy. The mother is everything like friend, lover, protector, guider.
Here are some of the characteristics of mother.
Your BEST FRIEND
Mom is always like your best friend you can do any kind of joke with him and you can also play with him. She always loses from you so that you don't get heart. She always wants you to remain happy. You can share every kind of feelings with her like emotional, sad, happy etc. Moms Are the BEST FRIENDS more than anyone in the world.
Your Protector
A protector is someone who protects someone from some difficulty. The best protector in the world is your mom.Your mom always wants to protect you from every kind of disturbance. She protected you when you were small and cannot wash yourself. She wash you so that your skin does not get damage. She took care of you so that you do not fell in bad arms. She always knows you when you are in the hour of need. She protects you from animals, your enimies.
Your lover
Love means to do anything even die for the one who loves you. A mom is the best lover in the world he loves his children more than any thing else in the world. She is even ready to die for you. She only wants is to see his children in success. She loves his children so much even she can do anything for your happiness.
Your Teacher
Your mom is your best teacher. She does not even teach yo your school lesson but also all the principles of life, attiquates, behavior. She always stop you when you are going to the wrong way. She also helps you in you school work. If she do not teach you are nothing.
YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU
"Protect your teeths by simple steps"
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1. Brush regularly
Brushing your teeth twice a day for between two and three minutes at a time will help remove your food particles and plaque; it will also freshen your breath and keep your teeth white and sparking. Always use fluoride-based toothpaste, as it will protect your teeth from cavities.
2. Floss your teeth daily
It is one of the important steps to protect your teeth from germs, cavities. Many people neglect floss and their teeth are affected. you should floss after eating and by it all the food particles struct in your teeth are washed. If you want to keep your teeth healthy you should Floss with thread.
3. Rinse Daily with Mouthwash
The next step to protect your teeth is through Mouthwash Wash your mouth with Mouth wash so that your teeth are protected. The way to Rinse is like that you have to put mouthwash in your mouth and wash your mouth. After rinsing your teeth don't eat, drink, chew anything for 30 Minutes. So that liquid kill all the bacteria and plaque in your mouth.
4. Chewing Bubblegum
It is the easy and short time process just Chew bubblegum sweetened with xylitole. Xylitol kills the bacteria and removes your plaque away. It will also become the exercise of your mouth.It is a useful process to keep your teeth healthy and protected. It will increase salive in your mouth which will bring down acid levels.
5. Rinse again
If you’re out and don’t have gum or a toothbrush, rinse your mouth with water to loosen food particles from between your teeth, and reduce the acids in your mouth.
"The Worlds Most Expensive Fight Ever !"
Mayweather v Pacquiao
Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is currently undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion, having won eleven world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino world champion professional boxer. At 32 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. He has also been involved in basketball, acting, and is a retired singer.
Mayweather v Pacquiao
The anticipation for Mayweather v Pacquiao is understandable. After all, these are two of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of their era - one undefeated; the other a champion of six weight divisions. Something has to give. And few sports can match boxing for sheer fervour when it comes to fight-nights such as this.
And yet, despite the barely believable numbers being generated here, they are also perhaps symbolic of a sport that has sold its soul and lost its way.
The fight is generating record revenue for a boxing bout. But much of that is down to the pent-up demand created by six years of negotiations over money, quarrels between television networks, and delays over drugs testing.
OBSERVATION
How this fight is expensive?
This is the first super-fight of the social media age, and it has benefited from unprecedented levels of hype and a recovering US economy. That may be good for the fighters' bank balances, but surely the sport would have been better served if the two men had fought at their peak, not as they begin to think about retirement.
The fight will generate gate receipts of $74m (£48m), breaking the record set by Mayweather's clash with Saul Alvarez in 2013. But given that it is taking place in an arena with just 16,500 seats - only 500 of them available to the public - this is hardly an event staged with the average sports fan in mind.
Tickets have been advertised for hundreds of thousands of dollars, surpassing the level of demand for the Super Bowl, but most will go to members of the fighters' entourages, guests of wealthy corporations, or the casinos' most valued clients - the so-called 'high-rollers' (as long as they have credit-lines with the casino of $250,000).
At the Excalibur hotel - over the road from the MGM where the fight will take place - guests are being charged $400 (£260) just to watch the action on a TV screen in a bar. Fans are even being charged to attend the weigh-in.























