There was a panel discussion at the Islamabad Literature Festival between Fasi Zaka, Ali Aftab, George Fulton, and Nadeem Paracha. Nadeem repeatedly referred to Shaniera as ”Wasim Akram’s wife” to which a woman from the audience shouted,” She has a name”. Nadeem got little embraced in front of everyone.
@aliaftabsaeed @fasi_zaka @NadeemfParacha @GeorgeFulton1 hilarious and lovely panel #ilf2019 pic.twitter.com/fKnaA74nmp
— Nilofer Afridi Qazi (@ninoqazi) September 29, 2019
Once the video of the incident hit the internet, it caught the attention of Shaniera Akram herself. She tweeted ” Who is this amazing woman? #shehasaname You go, girl!”. Shaniera was really impressed by the lady behind the camera. She appreciated her for raising her voice in front of a huge crowd.
She then tweeted that she is proud of being Wasim’s wife. Unfortunately, Nadeem hit a sore spot as the majority of Pakistani women are identified by their husbands and fathers. Women have their own identity and everyone should respect that.
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