Shadowlands: Film screening and discussion with producer Nida Kirmani

Date
Thu April 6th 2023, 5:30 - 7:15pm
Event Sponsor
Center for South Asia
Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC)
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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Join us for a film screening of Shadowlands followed by a discussion with producer Nida Kirmani, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Register to attend the screening and discussion here. This event will take place in-person only. Registration is required and may be capped once at capacity.

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About the Film

Shadowlands: Life After Conflict in Lyari, Karachi follows the stories of two residents of the area of Lyari in Karachi, Nawaz Laasi and Amna Baloch. Both have lost family members to gang violence in the area. Nawaz has lost four sons, two to gang violence and two at the hands of the police, and Amna’s husband was killed by the police. Through telling their stories, this documentary sheds light on the on-going ramifications of violence and questions whether peace has truly been achieved for the people of Lyari.

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About the Producer

Nida Kirmani is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. She is also Faculty Director of the Saida Waheed Gender Initiative. Nida has published widely on issues related to gender, Islam, women’s movements, development and urban studies in India and Pakistan. She completed her PhD in 2007 from the University of Manchester in Sociology. Her book, Questioning ‘the Muslim Woman’: Identity and Insecurity in an Urban Indian Locality, was published in 2013 by Routledge. Her current research focuses on urban violence, gender and insecurity in the area of Lyari in Karachi.