Pakistani filmmaker wins gender equality award in Singapore

Singapore-based Shehzad Hameed Ahmad has done considerable work highlighting women causes, creating awareness for gender equality

Images Staff

24 Oct, 2020

Award-winning Pakistani filmmaker, Shehzad Hameed Ahmad was recently honoured by United Women Singapore for championing the cause of gender equality through his films.

In an online ceremony, Singapore-based Ahmad was awarded the Gender Equality Impact Changemaker (Male Individual) award.

Over the last 10 years, Shehzad has done considerable work highlighting women causes and creating awareness for gender equality.

His work includes the likes of The Pakistani Four 2012, where he traversed across America to film the journey of 4 Pakistani American women; Flight of the Falcons 2015, that profiled the inspiring journey of Pakistani schoolteacher and her two-room school in Aroop, Gujranwala that highlighted the issues of girls education in rural Pakistan; and Nepal's Child Brides 2017, that highlights the work of Nepali activists in creating awareness about this crucial issue.

He works on a range of different topics with his work being featured on TVF International, Toggle, Dawn News, National Geographic, TV Ontario, CNA and Crime & Investigation Channel, amongst others.

United Women Singapore’s GEIA aims to recognise organisations, men, women, and youth in Singapore who have championed initiatives to advance gender equality and empowerment of women in the workplace and/or the community.

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Chrís Dăn Oct 24, 2020 01:33pm

Congratulations.

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Abdul Rahman Oct 24, 2020 02:34pm

This is a grave situation for the country! Gender equality or inequality is a mirror of the open mindedness, rational thinking, kindness, wisdom, intelligent mind and above all affability approach towards women of the society. IK needs to work hard as the male dominated society is harmful towards the progress of the country in all the aspects. Women are not the personal property but human beings and they need to be treated accordingly. But, the brutal and backward mentality of the men in the society will not accept the change easily. It needs a collective work of Human rights, information and technology, finance, minority and social and cultural ministries. Media is the most important tool to use to bring this changes. Education is the most important factor and reservations in all the aspects of the jobs, ministries, education are the need of the time.

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Toni Oct 24, 2020 03:51pm

Well done, enjoyed it, to all the girls keep going, make the difference by being the difference.

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well-wisher Oct 24, 2020 08:02pm

Well done!

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Abdul Rahman Oct 24, 2020 09:33pm

Gender equality or inequality is a mirror of the open mindedness, rational thinking, kindness, wisdom, intelligent mind and above all affability approach towards women of the society. IK needs to work hard as the male dominated society is harmful towards the progress of the country in all the aspects. Women are not the personal property but human beings and they need to be treated accordingly. But, the brutal and backward mentality of the men in the society will not accept the change easily. It needs a collective work of Human rights, information and technology, finance, minority and social and cultural ministries. Media is the most important tool to use to bring this changes. Education is the most important factor and reservations in all the aspects of the jobs, ministries, education are the need of the time.

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Gulshan Omar Oct 25, 2020 05:55am

Some good news atleast in this time of frustration in the Country. Congratulations!

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Osman Anwar Oct 25, 2020 11:11pm

Upwards and onwards, Shehzad!

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