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Published: October 11, 2008

Conference on 'Challenges and opportunities'
The South Asian Women in Media organised two-day national conference on ‘Women, media challenges and opportunities,’ which began at a local hotel on Friday. Leading women activists and professional are participating in the conference that aims at to create awareness about women issues and the need for bringing in positive change.
The inaugural session was chaired by Saida Fazal while the chief guest on the occasion was Tahira Mazhar Ali. Shehar Bano Khan presented the welcome address. Nighat Saeed Khan, Afzal Tauseef and Dr Rubina Saigol shared their views.
The second session on the topic entitled ‘Women in visual/performing arts’ was chaired by Kishwar Naheed. Samina Peerzada spoke on ‘anatomy of censuring women artistes’. Shireen Pasha shared her views on ‘Women and film’ while Madeeha Gohar’s presentation was ‘Sharing the unshared’.
Tahira Mazhar Ali said that women role in media was important but their role at the time of conflict ad war was more important. She stressed on the need to create awareness about women rights. She also spoke about the war on terror and the implications it was having on the Pakistani people.

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