October 31, 2005
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy will be speaking at the NewsXchange 2005 conference in Amsterdam on November 11th 2005. The panel will focus on “Reporting on Islam and Muslims”.
October 24, 2005
Re-inventing the Taliban and Women of the Holy Kingdom will be screened at the 5th women’s film festival in Tuebingen, Germany “TERRE DES FEMMES” from November 17th till the 23rd.
October 21, 2005
YOUR DIL (Developments in Literacy) will be honoring Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy at their fall gala in New York on November 18th.
October 17, 2005
An Entire Generation of Pakistani Children Lost in the Rubble of an Earthquake
More than 53,000 people dead and 2.5 million people left homeless
Nearly half of those affected younger than 18, and one in five under age five. Over 8,000 schools destroyed….
Join UNICEF CANADA and Pakistani documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on October 23rd for a screening of her latest documentary film “Women of the Holy Kingdom” at 1:30 p.m. at Innis Town Hall (University of Toronto).
In this time of need, we urge you to donate as much as you can. Many children have lost their parents, their families and their homes.
Individual contributions to the Pakistan Earthquake Appeal by UNICEF will be matched by the Canadian government. This means that your donations will go twice as far!
Ticket price for event: $35 (We urge you to give more)
Please send an email to: earthquake_victims@yahoo.com to get tickets for the event. (It is very important that you do so).
Date: Sunday October 23rd 2005
Time: 1:15 p.m. (Attendees will be seated by 1:30 p.m.)
Venue: Innis Town Hall- 2 Sussex Avenue (Located in the Innis College building on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus,. Entrance is on the corner of St. George Street and Sussex Avenue)
For directions, maps, and parking information: http://www.utoronto.ca/townhall/ith%20map.htm
Tickets: earthquake_victims@yahoo.com
PLEASE BRING CASH/CHEQUES TO THE EVENT TO GIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY TO UNICEF REPRESENTATIVES. TAX RECEIPTS WILL BE ISSUED. CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO: UNICEF CANADA(Cheques are preferred)
October 4, 2005
This quarter’s Libas International magazine (print edition) features Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s work.
October 4, 2005
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy will be speaking live with Phil Matier on KRON 4’s Morning show. Wednesday Oct 5th at 8:15 a.m.