Tag: queer
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Riz Ahmed’s ‘Nimona’ hailed by critics as a unique queer fantasy
On Friday, Netflix dropped the highly anticipated animated fantasy film ‘Nimona’ which stars Pakistani-British actor Riz Ahmed, Chloe Grace Montez, Eugene Lee Yang as the main leads, and is adapted from the comics of the same name by ‘She-Ra’ creator ND Stevenson. Since its release, critics have hailed the film as a gorgeous queer fantasy…
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‘Speaks of being two-spirited and queer’, netizens praise ‘Parizaad’s’ latest episode
Social media users are praising a scene from the latest episode of Parizaad, for sensitively portraying a queer character. In the latest episode of the show, the police are searching for Parizaad (Ahmed Ali Akbar) and they finally capture him from Behroze Karim’s house. Parizaad in the middle of the night, risks his life to…
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Pakistani artist Salman Toor listed among TIME magazine’s list of 100 emerging leaders
Pakistani Artist Salman Toor has been listed among “2021 TIME100 NEXT”, a list revealed by Time Magazine that includes 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future. Salman’s profile in the TIME feature says, “In his painting The Star, Salman Toor uses classical techniques—deploying brushstrokes and lighting reminiscent of the 1800s—to render a thoroughly modern…
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Tan France opens up on being a queer Muslim South Asian
British-Pakistani-American fashion designer famed for Netflix’s makeover series Queer Eye, Tan France in a recent interview with a local media publication opened up about being a queer Pakistani-Muslim and shed light on his love for his home country. Talking about taking the burden of representation, France said: “I think the pressure on me is a little…