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The Monsoon War

The Monsoon War

The Monsoon War revisits the futuristic country of Before She Sleeps, where government leaders maintain a stranglehold over women's lives.

2023

Stories

Bina Shah

Us and Them

This is the story of something that happened to me over ten years ago. I am remembering it today; I can’t remember whether I’ve shared it…

2 min readOct 13, 2023

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Bina Shah

Barbie in Pakistan

THE Barbie cinematic juggernaut has made headlines around the world; in Karachi, Pakistan, it sold out for two solid weeks after its…

4 min readAug 19, 2023

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Barbie in Pakistan

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Bina Shah

Goodbye Sinead/Fi Amanallah Shuhada

Boston, 1990

2 min readJul 28, 2023

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Goodbye Sinead/Fi Amanallah Shuhada

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Bina Shah

Joyland Blues

The award-winning film’s tortuous journey to Pakistani screens

4 min readNov 20, 2022

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Joyland Blues

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Bina Shah

Thoughts on White Feminism

I’m very excited to read my friend Rafia Zakaria’s forthcoming manifesto Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption. The publisher’s blurb…

5 min readMay 6, 2021

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Bina Shah

How to Play the Aurat Card

Have you, as a woman, ever been accused of playing the Aurat Card (the gender card, the woman card) when arguing with your fellow…

2 min readMay 6, 2021

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The pictures of 52 exceptional Pakistani women illustrate the Aurat Card pack created by the Cosmosocial.pk

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Bina Shah

The Tyranny of Beauty

If vast numbers of men on social media are calling you ugly, you’re doing something right.

3 min readDec 9, 2019

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The Tyranny of Beauty

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Bina Shah

An open letter to T.I. on your daughter’s virginity

Dear T.I.,

5 min readNov 9, 2019

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An open letter to T.I. on your daughter’s virginity

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Bina Shah

What I learned about authenticity from watching Fleabag

Phoebe Waller Bridge’s artistic vision is a hot commodity. But its chaotic appeal can only go so far for some of us.

6 min readNov 5, 2019

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What I learned about authenticity from watching Fleabag

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Bina Shah

Can Artistic Freedom Exist in a Banana Republic?

An incident of censorship at the Karachi Biennale 2019 illustrates the difficulties of being an artist in a struggling democracy like…

6 min readNov 1, 2019

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Can Artistic Freedom Exist in a Banana Republic?

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Bina Shah

Bina Shah

Book Author

Wellesley grad. Pakistani writer & NYT columnist. Feminist. Author of Before She Sleeps. I want women to live powerful lives.

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