Samar Minallah Khan

Anthropologist and Documentary Filmmaker.
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  • About
  • Compensation Marriages
    • Introduction
    • Engaging men & boys
    • Films
      • Screenings
    • Research & Resource Material
    • Reaching Out
    • Trainings
      • Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad
      • PIPS Activities October 2014-January 2015
      • Profiles of Facilitators
    • Comics for Change
    • Truck & Rickshaw art for social change
      • Rickshaw art for social change
      • Truck art for social change
    • Judicial Activism
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      • Panel Discussions on Compensation Marriages and its implications on Electronic Media
      • Production of Television Programs on Women’s Rights and Compensation Marriages
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  • Child Rights
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      • Allaho A Lullaby For You
        • Allaho ; A Lullaby For You Film
        • Allaho Media
        • Allaho Filming
        • Allaho Video Pictures
        • Allaho Screening
      • Bringing Back Hope!
        • Bringing Back Hope Film
        • Bringing Back Hope Video Pictures
      • Bringing Back Hope (Dubai Cares)
        • Bringing Back Hope (Dubai Care) Film
        • Bringing Back Hope (Dubai Care) Video Pictures
      • Citizens On The March (ASER)
        • Citizens On The March (ASER) Film
        • Citizens On The March (ASER) Pictures
      • We Are All Malalas!
        • We Are Malalas! Film
        • We Are Malalas! Media
        • We Are Malalas! Pictures
    • Child Labour
      • I Have A Dream
        • I Have A Dream Film
        • I Have A Dream Media
        • I Have A Dream Filming
        • I Have A Dream Screening
        • I Have A Dream Video Pictures
      • Mairman Child Labour
        • Mairman Child Labour Film
        • Mairman Child Labour Pictures
    • Children at Brick Kilns
    • Street Children
    • Research & Resource Material.
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    • Literature Festival
  • Women Rights
    • Forced Marriages
      • Forced Marriages Film
      • Forced Marriages Media
      • Forced Marriages Pictures
      • Forced Marriages Screening
    • Human Smuggling & Trafficking
      • Human Smuggling & Trafficking Film
      • Human Smuggling & Trafficking Media
      • Human Smuggling & Trafficking Pictures
      • Human Smuggling & Trafficking Screening
    • Women & Mobility
      • Women & Mobility Film
      • Women & Mobility Media
      • Women & Mobility Pictures
    • Acid Crimes & Dowry
      • Acid Crimes & Dowry Film
      • Acid Crimes & Dowry Media
      • Acid Crimes & Dowry Pictures
    • Peace and Security
      • Dar Pa Dar (Where the Heart Lies)
        • Where the Heart Lies Film
        • Where the Heart Lies Media
        • Where the Heart Lies Pictures
      • Bol (Shades of Opinion)
        • Shades of Opinion Film
        • Shades of Opinion Media
        • Shades of Opinion Pictures
      • Homeless At Home ( Bajaur)
        • Homeless At Home Film
        • Homeless At Home Media
        • Homeless At Home Pictures
    • Health Rights
      • TB
        • TB Film
        • TB Filming
        • TB Pictures
        • TB Screening
      • Silver Lining (HIV & AIDS)
        • Silver Lining (HIV & AIDS) Film
        • Silver Lining (HIV & AIDS) Media
        • Silver Lining (HIV & AIDS) Pictures
        • Silver Lining (HIV & AIDS) Workshop
      • A Ray Of Hope
        • A Ray Of Hope Film
        • A Ray Of Hope Pictures
    • Song Videos
      • Bibi Shireenay
        • Bibi Shireenay Film
        • Bibi Shireenay Media
        • Bibi Shireenay Pictures
        • Bibi Shireenay Screening
      • Ab Deher Mein beyaro madad gaar nahi
        • Ab Deher Mein beyaro madad gaar nahi Film
        • Ab Deher Mein beyaro madad gaar nahi Pictures
      • Tora Tyra
        • Tora Tyra Film
        • Tora Tyra Video Pictures
      • Hawa Ki Beti
        • Hawa Ki Beti Film
        • Hawa Ki Beti Pictures
    • Research & Resource Material..
    • Activism
      • Flogged girl Swat 2009 Media
      • Peshawar School Attack 16 December 2014
  • Culture
    • Documentaries and Electronic Media
      • Focus Asia Fertile Ground
      • Documentaries
        • Land Of Thousand Colours
          • Land Of Thousand Colour Film
          • Land Of Thousand Colour Media
          • Land Of Thousand Colour Filming
          • Land Of Thousand Colour Pictures
          • Land Of Thousand Colour Screening
        • The Hidden Colour
          • The Hidden Colour Film
          • The Hidden Colour Media
          • The Hidden Colour Pictures
          • The Hidden Colour Screening
        • Culture—-The Hidden Asset
          • Culture—-The Hidden Asset Film
          • Culture—-The Hidden Asset Pictures
        • Preserving The Past
          • Preserving The Past Film
          • Preserving The Past Pictures
        • Revealing The Dynamics of Cultural Maping
          • Revealing The Dynamics of Cultural Maping Film
          • Revealing The Dynamics of Cultural Maping Pictures
        • Reviving Crafts. Reviving Hope
          • Reviving Crafts. Reviving Hope Film
          • Reviving Crafts. Reviving Hope Pictures
    • Arts and Crafts
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    • Heritage Sites
    • Folk Music
    • Warawaee Lasoona
    • Afghanistan
    • Tangible Heritage
    • Poetry
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
      • Culture KPK Doors
      • Culture KPK Siri Kot
      • Culture Cheal
      • Culture Phulkari
    • Punjab
      • Lahore Culture
      • Derawar Fort
      • Multan Culture
      • Rohtas Fort
    • Sindh
      • Mohenjo Daro
      • Bhambhore Makli
    • World Day for Cultral Diversity at Kuch Khaas Islamabad
  • Awards
    • 14th Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Award 2015
    • The DVF Award 2015
    • Vital Voices Award 2012
    • The Asia Foundation 2010
    • Premio Canon Maiori Film Festival 2009
    • Civic Courage Award 2009
    • CIDA Pakistan Award 2008
    • PERDITA HUSTON Human Rights Award 2007
    • Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development 2006
    • ABU/CASBAA UNICEF Child Rights Award 2005
    • Film South Asia 03 Festival of South Asian Documentaries Kathmandu 2003
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    • Compensation Marriages Gallery
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      • Electronic Media 2011
      • Electronic Media 2005-2010
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Arts and Crafts

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Culture Rituals

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Culture Kuch Khaas

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Samar Minallah Khan is an anthropologist and a documentary film maker from Pakistan. In the media, she has been referred to as ‘The Savior of Soul’, ‘Women who rock the world’, ‘The Crusader with the Camera’ and ‘Women that changed Pakistan’. Samar has been a pioneer in using film and other innovative mediums of communication for social change in Pakistan.

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