From Amreeka to Pakistan: The men who stare at women
Aizzah conducts a workshop full of men (and three women) and catches herself stereotyping somebody (“Oh my God, this dude looks like the Taliban, what is he doing in my class on play-writing.”)
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Follow the digital voyage, daily with NYC based writer/actress Aizzah Fatima, as Dawn.com Blog presents her series of Video Logs of her tour to Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.
Her tour encompasses performances with Pakistani artists as well as conducting workshops on writing and acting at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Indus Valley Institute of Art and Architecture (IVS), School of Writing, and Arts Council of Pakistan among others.
View the rest of the vlog series here:
http://dawn.com/2013/04/19/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-harlem-shake-and-the-bhainhood/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/18/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-fatima-jinnah-universitys-women-of-seven/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/15/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-waking-up-to-the-serenity-of-islamabad/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/14/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-at-napa-while-khi-is-shutting-down/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/13/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-kids-are-nervous/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/12/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-isi-comes-to-see-my-performance/ ? http://dawn.com/2013/04/11/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-inspiration-as-an-artist/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/10/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-karachi-i-am-here/ http://dawn.com/2013/04/09/from-amreeka-to-pakistan-the-beginning/
For more about the video blogger:
Follow Aizzah on Twitter @aizzahfatima
Reviews: The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203304576446681774039142.html
Backstage: http://www.backstage.com/bso/content_display/news-and-features/e3id4b5fcc807e83038e7410d643a6d3505
Mooney on Theatre: http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/08/22/review-dirty-pakistani-lingerie-masala-mehndi-masti/
"See this production" - nytheatre.com
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3395194/ Website: www.AizzahFatima.com Video Blog: Aizzah Like Liza
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