Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Entertainment
SEATTLE: Sarmad Khoosat’s film Lali is set to screen at the Tasveer Film Festival after premieres in Berlin and London and a win in Washington DC. The film will open the festival on October 15, featuring a red-carpet event and a cast-and-crew discussion. Starring Mamya Shajaffar, Lali explores fear, shame and violence within intimate relationships. Read More…
0 CommentsAlina Hashmi Posted in Business
It emerged that Amazon workers were planning a walkout at the company's Seattle headquarters on Wednesday. As of Tuesday night, more than 1,800 employees had pledged to walk out around the world, including about 870 in Seattle, according to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice. “We respect our employees' rights to express their opinions,” the company said. Read More…
0 CommentsHafsa Mustafa Posted in World
Seattle has become the first US city to ban discrimination based on caste after a vote by the city council. Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, who wrote the legislation, said the fight against caste bias "is deeply connected to the fight against all forms of oppression". Advocates of the ban say that it is needed to prevent caste bias from becoming more prevalent in the US. Read More…
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