🇵🇰 Pakistan: Shabeena's Quest l Witness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2012
- A film by Hemal Trivedi and Mohammed Naqvi
This is the story of Shabeena, a remarkable school principal, and her quest to bring education to the children, especially young girls, living in the shadow of the Taliban on Pakistan's frontier.
Despite age-old traditions that keep girls out of school and send them into arranged marriages, Shabeena's school actively recruits them.
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Normally I don’t comment on TH-cam. But I would like to salute this lady for her efforts. Thank you Mam!
Afsha's parents are very brave and try to setting an example in the society. I have deep respect for such personality.Inshallah, they will blessed by Allah and overcome all these difficulties one day. Love from India.
My father retired as a Headmaster from a Kashmir high school, he used to tell me some stories of that region and students, he used to visit people and convince them to send their children to schools, established a fund for supporting poor children which still continues now. Often if some students were not coming to classes he used to personally drive and visit their houses and bring them back. Teachers will is also important in changing the perception of local people as people still in Pakistan look with great respect towards teachers. Indeed, the state has ultimate obligation.
My mother is a retired headmistress from a primary school in our village. this is exactly the same as my mother used to visit everyone in the village that plz send your daughters to school.this brave woman has reminded me of my mother
I feel very sorry for those children who wants to go to school and to have a better future.I salute to the teacher who is very determined and dedicated to share her knowledge and wisdom that education is very important in mankind.
Love from Philippines
Those little children are dreaming about the basic services. ahhh, now I truly know that I living a good life despite all the hardships. Thank Allah for all of the bounties surrounding me.
Brave focussed and determine principal
Good job
May ALLAH SWT bless you
Ameen
Salute this teacher!
Brave women i support you on this issu(girls education)
Go ahead we are with you
Please give education to the females
(Amin Afridi from Italy)
Salam to your courage and bravery you are the truel Pakistani doughter
Not from Italy!
Great documentary. I think we need more of these so the world at large can become aware of the issues faced by rural communities and their people. This is not an male or female issue. Women are the luminaries of their families and the educators of their future offspring including boys.
I can't help but notice how beautiful these people are .Such beautiful children. I wish they could have a better future.Peace India.
@Beffuny Haton Yes❤
Ya Allah!!! May Allah bless Afshan and all Muslim girls to succeed in education to d highest.. Ameen2!!!
God bless these wonderful people....Hope there be peace between all of us some day.. love from India...
Wht a determined woman mrs shabeena is👌 🇵🇰 need more women like her to break stereotypes.. More power to girls🌷✌
Mashallah....shahzadi zainab s.a ko ideol banakar agge badhna bohot badi taraqqi hai.....I salute all the teachers
my blood increase through this document just say mashaaAllah and thanku principle zarina
Same like our village system i really appreciate her work and efforts for these villagers we need more these type of brave women to encourage our society
Please, please, please, Pakistan, educate and empower your women. Treat them equally with men. Respect them, care for them, see their worth, and most of all, love them.
we do and things are getting so much better , we are sorry and ashamed as well , a dictator ruined our society and culture but now we are coming out of it .. this is not all of Pakistan .
Tell me your origin so that I may know whether or not you've any moral validity to instruct us.
That woman is an inspiration.
Women EMPOWERMENT
It is very worrying that a big corporation like aljazeera cant get the translations right. I am a native speaker of pahari(the language that is being spoken) and there is many errors ,enough to change the actual meanings of what was said.
Wonder how bad the rest of their documentaries etc are.
If you can't have a positive mind and got a brain stuffed with critical views which are not that important, then please do us a favour , be silent. The translation are almost perfect I didn't find any errors, besides that's not important. What's important is to let people know about their cultural problems. The concerned staff made this video, put their efforts to highlight the issues and here you are to highlight the translation issue which is not really an issue. Now instead of concentrating on my message, go on focus on my grammatical errors I did while texting you this message
I feel very sad seeing the lady with 9 children there is so much pain and hopelessness in her eyes. May Allah make there lives comfortable.
Real daughters of Pakistan....god bless you.....go byond the borders of ignorance chase your future
Very gud job ur doing..and very great effort u r putting in to educate girls in ur village...may Allah help u in achieving your mission...aameen
Thanx Aljazeera
God bless Pakistan in all its might
god will help you to achieve your goal mam..
this is so heartbreaking
I can’t help but find that all the kids are soooo good looking wow I’m speechless like they can be kid models seriously so good looking 💕💕💕🔥👍🏻👍🏻
Most the kids as well as the older girls. Gorgeous
Shaz Green t
Kids around the world are cute and beautiful
Yes MashaAllah they are blessed with natural beauty. All kids are beautiful
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,
"Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.”
Pakistan's Hunza Valley Literacy Rate is 99% 😍😍😍
Amazing video. Watched it last night on AJE
God Bless Principle Shabeena's for Providing Education fot these Childrens
Good job keep it on
thanks
Kudos to the teacher who has dedicated her life to this cause. My heart goes out to the wonderful people of Pakistan who are suffering from lack of education and opportunities because of terrorism and regressive value system in the country. I wish and pray for the development of this nation which has so much potential to grow as a stronger country. Love from India. God bless the people of Pakistan🙏🏻
Good honest hard-working people I wish them well.
A very good Documentary.
i salute you mam....allah help you and bless you more😘😘
A brave & dedicated women. Allah (swt) help her to accomplish her goals. Ameen
Great job awesome 👏 👏👏👏
This is a great documentary reminded me of 3 cups of tea. Anyways great work by Al Jazeera once again! mA!
Alhumdulilah may God grant you Jannah ferdous for all your doing..
Al Jazeera is doing a tremendous job covering real People problems.
Massive respect to the principle and all of the people who care for education of women. While I agree with the main theme of this video which highlights the intolerance of uneducated people towards education of women in Pakistan and the difficulties faced by women in Pakistan, I must say there are quite a few things in this video which are outright misleading.
For instance, the description of this video says: "This is the story of Shabeena, a remarkable school principal, and her quest to bring education to the children, especially young girls, living in the shadow of the Taliban on Pakistan's frontier." This village is not located on 'Pakistan's frontier' and these people are not 'living in the shadow of Taliban'. In fact, they are living in District Rawalpindi, Punjab. There are two evidences:
a) The women says, a blast in 'Sihala and Model town' is alarming for them as 'Sihala' is nearby [19:15]. Sihala is a town, situated in Rawalpindi, Punjab Pakistan. Taliban are and used to be, hundred of miles away from this region, in fact in another province.
b) Almost all of the subjects in this video are speaking either Urdu (National language of Pakistan) or Pothowari. It interesting because Pothowari is a regional dialect spoken in Pothowar region. This region constitutes the northern part of Punjab, adjoins western Kashmir and southern KPK. I belong to Azad Kashmir and know this region and its language very well.
I have also seen some inconsistency in the English subtitles of the video. This translation is giving an impression that terrorists are directly affecting their education and their lives are in danger. Yes, terrorists have opposed women education and committed several atrocities against them in Pakistan but this narrative does not apply to the region this video is shot in or to the whole of Pakistan. Terrorists have absolutely no control in northern Punjab. The only hindrances to education of women in this region are poverty and social backwardness, not a threat of terrorists.
Great efforts ❤️✌️
Good luck Shabeena your doing wonderful work!!! Everyone needs educated !!!
They are speaking a language called Potwari (which is a dialect of Hindko-Punjabi) it is spoken in Rawalpindi and Northern plateaus of Pakistan. This is not Pashto and not Punjabi.
ya kon see jaggaha...kon see city ha >>>>
Low age marriages and more children per women is a curse to our society ...
A little appreciation for the lady's husband as he not being imprudent doesn't impose that male-dominant mentality on her, allows and support her in a great cause. Salute to both of you.
Thank God for the amenities u have given me
So sad for Zarina; those tears broke my heart. I hope she got to run away and went back to finish her education. 😪😥
Where is this village in Pakistan? I wish there was a follow up video.
God bless u mam I salute u🤚
How many children do you want?
Pakistani villagers: Yes!
In India also many places this happens
India m bhi yahi hota h bht sari jagah par
The situation has gotten better since 2012 guys
Afshan is so cute and his family in his mother so cute
Yes, they are Pashtuns who can be found in the North-west regions of Pakistan. They do certainly look different from the rest!
These people are speaking Potwari (my language) not Pashto. They are not Pashtuns. Potwari is spoken in north eastern regions of Pakistan from Rawalpindi to Kashmir that is why they look slightly different.
I salute you, Mam❤️💐
Pakistan has a very rich culture. The Pashtun are especially known for their hospitality! Once you enter the Pashtun area's, you will read signs saying "Land of hospitality". You can also search "Kalash people" who look completely different from the rest! They live in the northern regions in Chitral and claim to be descendants of Alexander the Great.
brave woman (respect)
Salam salam salam madamjee 🙏🙏🙏veary good work
Brave Women.
Salute madam , frome kerala ❤
They are also of the innocent who are being killed by American drone strikes!
How can I donate to this school
This is potohaar Rawalpindi jhelum Mirpur kotli rawalakot Bagh same language and culture. But In Pakistani administered Kashmir literacy rate is high in all over the Pakistan. 90% literacy rate is in Azad Kashmir and gilgit biltistan
The one's in Pakistan consider themselves Pakistani and the one's in Afghanistan (eastern regions) consider themselves Afghan. After the British were pushed out during Pakistan-Indian partition, the "Durand line" was created and so the Pashtun region was divided between Pakistan and Afghanistan. During the soviet invasion and American interference in Afghanistan, many of the refugees fled to Pakistan and generations were born in these refugee camps.
there should be awareness to have number of kids that you can take care of
Yes. Contraceptives should be preached.
Which is this place and city.
By seeing conditions of this children feeling so sad.. My state Kerala role model for north india and Pakistan..
educating girls brings disgrace??? CRAZZY.....
this is in pothwar. which is on the border of pakistan and azad kashmir.
The Islamic madrasahs doesn’t only teach the Quran! It teaches most of the liberal arts as well as the Islamic disciplines!
They teach maths and Urdu to a very high level for girls and boys!,
Sad for zarina
Only teacher can make society good. Change in a life
Not aware of Pakistan, in India legal marriageable age 21(boy) & 18yrs.(for girl).
In Pakistan its 18 years old. If they both are not 18, the marriage is considered illegal.
They don't get education is one route out of poverty. I wish those well that want to help girls as well as Boys gain an education.
Translation at 7:20 onwards is completely incorrect.
education for women is as crucial as for men. The trend is somehow is changed but still in far remote areas people have not changed their minds. Gender equality is the only surety for the sustained society. There is a misconception with religious education and other, actually both are interconnected and interlinked.
Very innocent childrens so sad to see.
1:55 ye wala gana india m gya aur govt ne principal k khilaf action liye
In India there is a govt school where the principal thought the student this song, they sang and it went viral and after that the govt took action against them 😐😑😔
Thank God indonesia is a secular country.
Azis Hidayatullah dude did u see the video? It’s not about religion
agreed
do they still consider themselves Pakistani or do they have a different identity?
Só o tamanho das famílias já deixa claro como as mulheres são tratadas nesses lugares remotos. Que nojo desses homens!
well, there is some wrong translation..exaggerations
Yes, he is speaking Urdu like a Pakistani and why else would he be living in this village, a non Pakistani would be in the capital somewhere like Islamabad idk just my observation.
Zarina is hella beautiful! Just look at her face!
Yeah if you educate only one generation and convince their families and not let them make money as an excuse like supporting the families with governmental projects then the next generation won't have this problem
Pakistan need both men and women to move forward
Zareen also cute
There's so much that's lost in translation!
For instance, the kid saying I hate my younger siblings, and I wanted to cut the youngest into small pieces! In a modern soceity, the kid would be sent to a psychiatrist!
Also, I don't remember the last time Rs.5000 = $70......Unless the video was shot in 2006-2007, their exchange rate is flawed.
Currently, Rs.5000 is $30.3 (US), which is Zarina's husband's monthly salary and she has 9 children.
Even education can't teach this society anything!
Instead of Malala, these are champs.
IS this Swat, or Pashto area?
Hey its more to east, in Azad Kashmir , near indian border...I feel like they are pothwari people bcoz their language is very similar to our Punjabi
this village is near Rawalpindi and Islamabad
I am Pakistani and I feel that this video and this topic (Women's education in Pakistan) has been blown out of proportion.
First of all, the people in this video are speaking Punjabi, and there is absolutely no way that this can be Northern Pakistan as stated in the opening of this short film.
Secondly, you have mentioned Taliban in the text below (caption) yet the video mentions no sign of it. Please try not to exaggerate these topics and take them out of context. Aljazeera credible?
The north isn't just gilgit baltistan. Look at a map. Punjabi areas can definitely be found in northern Pakistan (areas around Rwp or Islamabad for example). And Taliban's shadow basically implies that Taliban territory and influence are not far and in fact in another documentary by the same director called "Among the Believers" a Red Mosque operated Madrassah is shown probably near or inside this village and many of the Red Mosque people are Taliban sympathizers.
PS Al Jazeera is by far one of the most credible and free media organizations
in my observation and that of many others. Especially if u compare it to the likes of other mainstream media corporations for example if this were CNN or Fox, u'd be seeing a grossly unrealistic image.
LarshaNingrahar k wow education rate is 40 50 % and big mouth speaks feminism is needed there lol
اس ٹیچر کی عظمت کو سلام۔لیکن ہمیں مغرب سے اس کا کریڈٹ لینے کی قطعاً کوئی ضرورت نہیں، نہ ہی ہمیں اپنے معاشرے کی خرابیوں پر مغرب کے سامنے شرمندہ ہونے کی ضرورت ہے۔۔۔مغرب کی عورت کو پچھلی صدی میں جائیداد اور ووٹ کا حق ملا ہے۔۔۔۔جبکہ اسلام نے عورت کو 1400 برس قبل وہ حقوق دیئے جن کا مغربی عورت صرف خواب ہی دیکھ سکتی ہے ۔۔۔۔۔۔ہم اپنے معاشرے کی خرابیوں کو کسی بیرونی تعاون کے بغیر ہی سدھار لیں گے۔۔۔۔۔۔
ان شاء الله
I never knew that there were blonde Pashtuns
These people arent pashtun. They are punjabi.
There are many complexions in every ethnicity of Pakistani people
These are not Pashtuns. They are Pothwari. I have red-heads in my family and we are from this region. It is north east pakistan plateau.
Please educate your girl child
Ok am I the only one thinking Zarina may be a socialpath; that child said she hated all her younger siblings and if her mom had another child she'd chop it to pieces. O__o
Tandy lewis if I were in her position, I'd probably be saying the same thing.
this is pothwar. border of ak and pakistan
ya kon see jagga ha????