Hassaan Mirza is a writer from Lahore, Pakistan. He received his MFA from Vanderbilt University and is currently a doctoral student in Creative Writing at the University of Cincinnati. His work has appeared in Ploughshares, Aleph Review, Joyland, Michigan Quarterly Review, Salamander Magazine, and elsewhere. Beginning this fall, Hassaan is currently serving as a Wallace […]
Laws that Protect Women in a Marriage ft. Khadija Bokhari | Out of the Box
In this episode, we interview Barrister Khadija Bokhari, an advocate at Lahore High Court. With 11 years of experience as a Rights Lawyer and currently serving as Director of Litigation and Advocacy at Musawi, Khadija has dedicated herself to advocating for women’s rights, particularly in the realm of marriage laws and protection. In this episode […]
Clearing your Confusions about Muslim Marriage Laws ft. Sohail Akbar Warraich | Out of the Box
We are in conversation with Sohail Akbar who has been working on law and policy reform relating to issues of Family laws, violence against women for over 25 years. Sohail Akbar Warraich holds an LL.M in Law in Development from the University of Warwick. He has researched extensively, written papers, prepared manuals, published nationally and […]
Stepping out of Toxic Beauty Standards and Relationships ft. Mahwish Ahmad | Out of the Box
In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we are joined by digital creator Mahwish Ahmad, who dives deep into her journey of healing from toxic relationships and building a healthy relationship with her mind and body. You can find her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahvish.ahmad/?hl=en You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatitvpk/ Facebook: […]
Challenges Women Face in Marriage Rights ft. Aaminah Qadir | Out of the Box | Maati TV
In this week’s episode of out of the Box, we are in coversation with Aaminah Qadir, a human rights advocate. She is the founder of Sheher Pakistan. It is a public interest litigation firm which provides legal services to vulnerable Pakistanis. You can find them here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheher_pakistan/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/Sheher_pakistan You can find us here: […]
Why we need to take the NikkahNama seriously ft. Sidra Fatima | Out of the Box | Maati TV
In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we are in conversation with Sidra Fatima, an advocate, about the NikkahNama. Sidra Fatima works as an advocate, legal consultant for law firms and visiting faculty in law colleges. She has worked with various advocacy campaigns for women’s rights, child marriages, women’s rights in marriage and […]
Clearing Misconceptions about Autism ft. Maliha Latif | Out of the Box | Maati TV
In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we are joined by Maliha Latif, the Director at Impact for Kids & Autism Care Centre. Together, we unpacked some stories and misconceptions surrounding ASD. Find them here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/impactforkids?i… Twitter: https://twitter.com/impact_autism?s=2… Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/impactforkids?… Email: impactforkids@gmail.com You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatitvpk/ Facebook: […]
Growing up with Body Image & Self-Esteem Issues ft. Murrad Gillani | Out of the Box | Maati TV
In this week’s episode of Out of the Box with Murrad Gillani, we are looking at how capitalism and social media has trapped us in a negative body image cycle irrespective of one’s gender. We are joined by Murrad Gillani who gives an insight into how he turned his association with food as a child […]
The Problem with Associating Gender Roles in Pakistan ft. Murrad Gillani | Out of the Box | Maati TV
We are joined by Murrad Gillani who gives an insight into how he turned his association with food as a child into his professional dream come true moment, popularly known as Dezato in Lahore. Chapters:- 0:00 Teaser of the episode 0:27 Contents of episode 1:18 Introduction of Guest 2:03 How did you find your craft? […]
The Evolution of the Pakistani Television Industry ft. Sabahat Zakariya | Out of the Box | Maati TV
In the second half of our conversation with Sabahat Zakariya, we look into how the Pakistani television industry has evolved over the years from PTV days to drama channels like HUM, GEO, & ARY Digital today. Chapters:- 0:00 Teaser of episode 0:31 Contents of episode 1:10 “Free me from this Freedom” Placard discussion 6:31 Cinema/Television […]