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			<title><![CDATA[Role reversal]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/631947-role-reversal]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:23:06 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A scene form Ab Nahi.In the past month or so the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has been staging both stage and puppet plays at various venues in the Punjab. The play Ab Nahi was a remarkably focused thespian attempt at highlighting the issue of gender discrimination all over the world, particularly...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do women have significant representation in Pakistani films?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/566357-women-significant-representation-pakistani-films]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:12:18 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[INSTEP COMMENT
Representation of women in films is a point to ponder on, not just in Pakistan but all over the world. Statistically, women have underrepresentation at creative positions in the film industry and, while onscreen, they are relegated to roles that are subordinate as opposed to their...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do item songs objectify women?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564544-item-songs-objectify-women]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 Dec 2017 03:37:17 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Instep Comment
A catchy, upbeat and sometimes garish song, featuring a dance sequence typically with a woman at the centre of things, is referred to as an item song in the current age of cinema. It generally features someone who isn&rsquo;t a part of the film&rsquo;s main cast and only appears for...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[By the women, for the women]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/563893-women-women]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Aug 2017 03:10:15 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Instep comment
A common justification that is uttered by every feminist regarding women in entertainment is this: we need more women working behind the camera. Since showbiz is a male dominated field, or so we believe, there is an assumption that men are responsible for making very one-dimensional...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are actors still looked down upon?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/563713-actors-still-looked-upon]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:10:02 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Instep comment
Would you believe that actors in Pakistan, despite the apparent glory they seem to be reveling in, have to deal with social discrimination at various levels even today? While the world&rsquo;s stars are fighting for diversity, gender equality and perhaps even world peace, ours are...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is theatre suffering because of cinema?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/562516-theatre-suffering-cinema]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Jan 2017 03:10:04 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[instep comment
 2016 didn&rsquo;t turn out to be a great year for cinema as most of the films released last year failed to leave a mark and several went unnoticed. Some films were criticized for lacking a strong script while others just didn&rsquo;t have cinematic appeal. If there was...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unrealistic body ideals]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/561998-unrealistic-body-ideals]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Oct 2016 03:09:44 +0500]]></pubDate>
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Stating that the fashion industry promotes an unattainable, self-loathing inspiring body ideal would be like stating that life survives on Earth because of the sun. In decades past, the fashion industry was notorious for only working with painfully thin models with anorexia and...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[A shift in perspective]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/561868-shift-perspective]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Oct 2016 03:08:50 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[ instep comment
With the recent conclusion of the drama series, Udaari , it&rsquo;s become evidently clear just how important it is to highlight social issues that are often considered a taboo and brushed under the carpet. Whether it&rsquo;s domestic violence, child marriage or sexual abuse,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Media and misogynistic men]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/561318-media-misogynistic-men]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 Jul 2016 03:10:58 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[ instep comment
Bollywood actor Salman Khan was at the receiving end of flaying critique recently when he compared how his grueling workout schedule for a film would often leave him feeling battered like a raped woman. The internet was certainly not amused, or at least parts of it...]]>
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