Who is Sharmeen Obiad Chinoy? Wikipedia

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (born 1978) is an internationally renowned Emmy and Oscar award winning Pakistani journalist and documentarian. She won an Emmy for her documentary, Pakistan: Children of the Taliban in 2010.^[1][2] She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.^[2] .^[3] On 26 February 2012 Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won an Oscar for her documentary Saving Face. She is the first Pakistani to win the prestigious award.^[4]

Early life

Sharmeen Obaid was born in Karachi to an Urdu speaking family, and attended the Karachi Grammar School.^[5] Sharmeen graduated from Smith College with a bachelor of arts in economics and government and then went to complete two master's degrees from Stanford University in International Policy Studies and Communication.
Obaid's career in documentary filmmaking began when she examined the plight of Afghani refugee children in Pakistan for one of her articles. Their situation was so dire, and their stories so compelling, that Sharmeen decided to return to Pakistan and create a film about them. She petitioned Smith College and New York Times Television production division for the grants that would allow her to accomplish her goals. Intrigued by her story, both organizations gave her the funds as well as production equipment and training. She is currently a faculty member at media sciences department in SZABIST (Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and technology, Karachi).

Career as Documentation

Known for documentaries dealing with life in the Muslim world, Obaid became the first non-American to win the Livingston Award.^[6] Her films have aired on such networks as Channel 4, CNN, PBS, and Al-Jazeera.
Obaid began her career with New York Times Television in 2002 where she produced Terror's Children, a film about Afghan refugee children, which won her the Overseas Press Club Award, the American Women and Radio and Television Award, and the South Asian Journalist Association Award.^[6] Since then, she has produced and reported on more than twelve films around the world.
Obaid produced and reported on four multi-award winning documentary films for New York Times Television. In 2003, Reinventing the Taliban was awarded the Special Jury Award at the BANFF TV festival in Canada, the CINE Golden Eagle Award, the American Women in Radio and Television award, and the Livingston Award.^[6] In 2005, her film Women of the Holy Kingdom, which provided an inside look at the women's movement in Saudi Arabia, won the South Asian Journalist Association Award.^[6]
In 2005, Obaid began working with Channel 4 in the United Kingdom reporting on four films for their Unreported World series. Pakistan's Double Game looked at sectarian violence in Pakistan, City of Guilt explored the Catholic Church's pro-life movement in the Philippines, The New Apartheid looked into growing xenophobia in South Africa, and Birth of a Nation delved into the politics of East Timor. In 2007, Obaid was named "journalist of the year" by the One World Media awards for her work in the series.
In 2007, Obaid travelled to Afghanistan and reported for Channel 4 and CNN. Her film, Afghanistan Unveiled/Lifting the Veil, focuses on stalled reconstruction and the repression of women in the country.
In 2010, she won an Emmy Award for her documentary, Pakistan: Children of the Taliban, which explores Taliban recruitment strategies, their effect on the youth and their methods to radicalize the country’s young and often dejected populace.^[2] Children of the Taliban premiered FiLums (2011) - the largest film festival in Pakistan held annually at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
In 2012, she became the first Pakistani to ever have won an Oscar for her documentary Saving Face, highlighting the plight of women in Pakistan dealing with acid burns on faces that occur as a result of male domination.^[7]

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Pakistani Journalist & film maker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins Oscar Award

Los Angeles: In the 84 years history of the Oscar Award  Pakistani film maker "Sharmeen Obiad Chinoy" becomes 1st Pakistani to get honored with the award for her documentary film “Saving Face”.
Film was in the “documentary, short film” category was nominated for the Oscar nominations to earn. In the 84 history of the Oscar Award, she is the first Pakistani to have received the national award.
Obaid, who has directed several documentaries, won an Emmy award in 2010 for her documentary Pakistan: Children of the Taliban.
Saving face, the Karachi-based filmmaker who has co-directed by Daniel Junge, describes the life of a British Pakistani surgeon who donates his time to heal acid victims in Pakistan. The film is set to be released in March of this year.
Born in 1978, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an internationally renowned Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani journalist and documentary filmmaker. She won an Emmy for her documentary, Pakistan: Children of the Taliban in 2010. She is also the first non-American to the Livingston Award for Young Journalists win.
Born in Karachi as Sharmeen Obaid, she attended the Karachi Grammar School. Sharmeen graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and government and then went to complete two Master’s degrees from Stanford University in International Policy Studies and Communication.
Obaid’s career in the documentary began when she examined the plight of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan for one of its articles. Their situation was so dire, and their stories so compelling, that Sharmeen decided to return to Pakistan and to create a film about them. She petitioned Smith College and the New York Times Television production division for the subsidies that allow her to make her goals. Intrigued by her story, both organizations gave her the money and the production equipment and training.

(Video) Pakistani Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins an Oscar Award for Documentary Saving Face (GEO NEWS)

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Bible in which 'Jesus predicts coming of Muhammad' unearthed in Turkey

A secret Bible in which Jesus is believed to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth has sparked serious interest from the Vatican.

Pope Benedict XVI is claimed to want to see the 1,500-year-old book, which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas, that has been hidden by the Turkish state for the last 12 years.

The £14million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus' native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet's coming.

The leather-bound text, written on animal hide, was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000.

It was closely guarded until 2010, when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum, and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration.

A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth £1.5million.

Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel, which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus.

He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.

In line with Islamic belief, the Gospel treats Jesus as a human being and not a God.

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Pakistani media silence on Quran Burning incident by Terrorist forces in Afghanistan

Karachi-Routers, Pakistani media kept in silence after a big incident of burning Qur'an Pak in Afghanistan by US forces.It is noted that Pakistani media shows all anti Islamic culture activities with full colors and by mixing different types of flavors in it which seems to be very interesting to viewers and channels get high rating through these cheap things

.A very good example is recent 14 February Valentine Day coverage by Pakistani media.They broadcasted dramas , shows, interviews just like that it was a religious or cultural festival in Pakistan.Islam do not allow such types of Valentine Day.But in the race of rating, Pakistani media have forgot all their beliefs and actual duties.They can show haram  death (Suicide) by individual due to any financial or social problem with full coverage and make him hero as the one who did suicide becomes hero in front of world which provides perfect idea to a person who does not want to work and he tried same in front of parliament or in the presence of media to collect a big amount of money from government officials.

A well known TV channel "JEW NEWS" ( GEO NEWS) is also in silence might be their father's or officials (JEWS) has warned them to not show this types of incidents coverage.Other wise this group works against the name of their channel GEO and it mostly shows pictures of death, suicides, murders specially robberies & kidnapping activities.If you will visit their office you can see the real image drawn in above line clearly.They can change their channel logo to black just for protest against ban on their group but after this type of big incident they should wear black suits and should work against NATO forces in Afghanistan but Geo team are planning to celebrate "Leap year" this week.

The other group "Express media group" is not working according to their theme which is " Har khabar pe Nazar". They have eyes on just bollywood movies, songs and entertainment world.If you will by daily express you can pass your full day easily by reading interesting and spicy gossips from all fields of life.

I think all channels like Samaa tv, Ary News, Duniya  News, Geo News, Express News should unite on one platform & should start work against US & Nato forces in Iraq and Afghanistan as CNN & BBC is working against Muslim world.The high official of media groups which I think probably be a Muslim should kept this thing in their mind that what else US forces & NATO army is doing and what CNN, BBC & other western media is doing all are insulting Muslims and being a Muslim Pakistani media also included in being assault by western media.

After burning of Holy Qur'an, more than 30 people have been killed, including four U.S. troops, in six days of unrest. Still, the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan said the violence would not change Washington's course .
"Tensions are running very high here, and I think we need to let things calm down, return to a more normal atmosphere, and then get on with business," Ambassador Ryan Crocker told CNN's "State of the Union."

 "This is not the time to decide that we're done here," he said. "We have got to redouble our efforts. We've got to create a situation in which AL-Qaida is not coming back."

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U.S. Major and colonel killed in Afghanistan as protests continue over Quran burning

All American and international advisers today deserted Afghan government buildings after two senior US officers were murdered in their office at the interior ministry in Kabul.
The unnamed colonel and major were shot in the head at the high security compound at the heart of the Afghan government,
Reports suggest they were shot in the ministry's command and control centre. The compound would have been crawling with Afghan police.
The killing of the two high ranking US military advisers- is thought to be retaliation for American troops burning copies of the Koran - as bitter protests over the controversial actions enter their fifth day.
NATO earlier issued a statement confirming the two deaths.
It said.'Initial reports indicate an individual turned his weapon against International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members in Kabul City today [Saturday], killing two servicemembers.'
NATO spokesman Lt. Col Jimmie Cummings said 'initial reports say it was not a Western shooter.' He declined to provide further information.
NATO forces have advisers embedded in many Afghan ministries, both as trainers and to help manage the transition to Afghan control and foreign forces prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014.
The Afghan Interior Ministry oversees all of the country's police, so has numerous NATO advisers.

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Incitement to mutiny: Officers accused of influencing Brig Ali’s trial

The family of an army brigadier, who was arrested on charges of inciting mutiny and plotting attacks on the army headquarters, has alleged that the military brass is influencing his court martial proceedings.
Talking to the BBC, a younger brother of Brig Ali Khan said that his elder brother was not being allowed to meet his civil attorney, making the family believe that the court martial proceedings would not be transparent.
Malik Bashir said that he and his lawyer, Asad Manzoor Butt, arrived at the Sialkot garrison to see Brig Ali with a prior permission from the authorities but the counsel was not allowed to see his client.
The military authorities insist that only a military-appointed defence counsel can see Brig Ali. “This is violation of rules and we are considering consulting civil courts against this behaviour,” he said.
Brig Ali was taken into custody from his office in the GHQ on May 6. Meanwhile, investigations were being carried out against him for his alleged links with Hizbut Tehrir extremist group.

According to the charge sheet, Brig Ali is accused of inciting mutiny against the civilian government and plotting with some military officers and civilians to attack the GHQ. He had tried to take support from the chief of the Triple-One Brigade and some other officers.
Bashir alleged that some senior army officers were using delaying tactics in initiating the court martial proceedings against his brother. He added that according to rules, formal proceedings of the Field General Court Martial should have started immediately after the framing of the charge sheet. “The prosecution does not have any evidence against my brother and they are just dilly dallying and taking revenge.”
Bashir said his family has been serving the military for 60 years and wanted to solve the issue within the army. “But these injustices are forcing us to take the case to civil courts, though this is not our priority,” he added.
Bashir requested the army brass to refrain from influencing the proceedings of the Field General Court Martial and allow Brig Ali a fair trial. He said if the military authorities did not influence the court, he was quite sure his brother would prove innocent.

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