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MPAC Calls on Muslim Communities to Protect Houses of Worship

On August 18, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 18, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is deeply saddened and alarmed by the recent mob violence targeting the Christian religious minority community in Pakistan. MPAC firmly upholds Islamic values of respect and deference for people of all faiths and beliefs. Angry…

Introducing ‘A Girl In River’ — 2016 MPAC Media Awards

A Girl in the River

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

stop honor killings

On May 3, 2016 By MPAC

MPAC's 25th annual Media Awards honoree, "A Girl in the River," is a 2016 Oscar-winning documentary that tackles honor killings in Pakistan, moving the Pakistani Prime Minister to pledge stricter laws to punish offenders after watching it himself. Every year, more than 1,000 girls and women die from honor killings in Pakistan, especially in rural areas. Told from the point-of-view of Saba, an 18-year-old survivor, this 2016 Oscar-winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tackles misinterpretations of Islam to justify such a crime and challenges the lack of laws punishing its perpetrators. The Pakistani Prime Minister pledged stricter laws to end honor killings after watching the film. “A Girl in the River” is a testimony of the power of storytelling to change the status quo.