A woman like her : the short life of Qandeel Baloch
Maher, Sanam2019
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Click and Collect for A woman like her : the short life of Qandeel BalochA beautiful woman in winged eyeliner and a low-cut top lies on a bed urging her favourite cricketer to win the next match. In another post, she pouts at the camera from a hot tub. She posts a selfie with a cleric, wearing his cap at a jaunty angle. Her posts are viewed millions of times and the comments beneath them are full of hate. As her notoriety grows, the comments made about her on national talk shows are just as vitriolic. They call her Pakistan's Kim Kardashian, they say she'll do anything for attention. When she's murdered, they're transfixed by the footage of her body. Drawing on interviews and in-depth research, Sanam Maher pieces together Qandeel's life from the village where she grew up in the backwaters of rural Pakistan, to her stint in a women's shelter after escaping her marriage, to her incarnation as a social media sensation and the Muslim world's most unlikely feminist icon.
Main title:
A woman like her : the short life of Qandeel Baloch / Sanam Maher.
Author:
Imprint:
London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.
Collation:
xvii, 313 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
`It's Qandeel. She's been murdered' -- `People say this is no job for a woman' -- `Ever thought about modelling?' -- `How I'm looking?' -- `How is everyone in the world looking at my picture?' -- `Guys, who want to watch my next nasty clip?' -- `After QB it will be ND' -- `I'm going to do something that gets everyone worried' -- `Why can't a cleric have fun?' -- `I'm telling you that my life is in danger and you're accusing me of a publicity stunt?' -- `Fouzi? Who is Fouzi?'.
ISBN:
97815266075919781526607577
Dewey class:
302.23092791.092302.23
Language:
English
Subject:
Azeem, FouziaBaloch, Qandeel -- Death and burialCelebrities -- Pakistan -- BiographyWomen in mass media -- BiographySocial media -- Pakistan -- Public opinionInternet personalities -- Pakistan -- BiographyModels (Persons) -- Pakistan -- BiographyHonor killings -- PakistanPakistan -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
BRN:
361228
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 302.23 BAL | Available |
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