In the past five years more than four million Iraqis 20 per cent of the entire population have been driven from their homes as a result of the war and sectarian bloodshed.More »
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy returns to Afghanistan to find out how life has changed for women in the five years since the invasion by America.More »
Eight years on from its bloody split from Indonesia, one of the world’s youngest democracies is being ravaged by widespread gang violence and disorder.More »
In South Africa, illegal immigrants are being increasingly blamed for everything, from the high crime rates to soaring unemployment.More »
“To us, prejudice is alive and well in Canada. Every time a young woman goes missing along the highway they ignore it, because it’s not one of theirs — it’s an aboriginal girl,”More »
Filmed in February 2006, during the Filipino government’s official pro-life month, Sharmeen discovered a dangerous underground abortion industry.More »
The earthquake that flattened mountain villages in Pakistan, India and Kashmir on October 8, 2005More »
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy travels across her native country of Pakistan to gauge the reactions of ordinary citizens who feel that their president is selling out to the west.More »
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy travels across Saudi Arabia to explore why the Muslim religion’s holiest land treats half its population as second-class citizens.More »
Sharmeen Obaid boards this “peace train” in India and travels home to Pakistan to see how people are reacting to the cautious attempts to settle differences between the two countries.
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a uniquely personal perspective to the disturbing rise of radical Islamic fundamentalism within Pakistan.
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Terror’s Children is a personal journey of a Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid. the filmmaker brings to light the plight of eight children
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