Premium Episode #13 - Samia Shahid
Added 2023-02-18 08:01:23 +0000 UTCIn Pakistani culture, arranged marriages are common. So when the parents of Samia Shahid chose a husband for her, Samia agreed to the marriage. Despite being raised in England, Samia took her Pakistani heritage very seriously and would do anything to make her family proud.
But Samia’s arranged marriage to her first cousin, Choudhry Shakeel, was far from what she expected. Samia was determined to build a better life for herself, but at what cost?
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Holly Boyd - research, writing
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Milly Raso - creative direction
Comments
The UK government is not doing enough to prevent this type of thing happening. So sad
Ali
2024-04-19 13:16:45 +0000 UTCWhoa, that is all I can say... Whoa!!
B-randy D
2023-02-28 16:23:43 +0000 UTCWho needs enemies when you have a family like that. Disgusting. Her father lured her there under false pretenses, I don’t know if Islam has a version of hell but he deserves to be there in my opinion
Saraneth
2023-02-22 18:09:27 +0000 UTCPatriarchy in a nutshell
mbx
2023-02-21 18:27:15 +0000 UTCI can't get over her dad choosing a family member that was in jail for his daughter to marry. I get arranged marriage, my family has a few and one as recent as 2009 (in Europe). I can understand why it would be accepted to marry into your family, even if that's not my culture. But to choose someone incarcerated for a violent crime for your daughter when you have the opportunity to be selective boggles my mind.
Demi
2023-02-20 20:39:03 +0000 UTCSuch a sad case, I hope that sick bastard sees justice.
Zac
2023-02-19 10:50:50 +0000 UTCThe fragile egos of man will be the downfall of its existence.
John M
2023-02-19 06:33:13 +0000 UTCWho needs enemies with family like this...Interesting follow-up episode to the West "family" ("family" seems like such a disgusting word)... Music at the beginning was so on point, Andrew.
Alan
2023-02-18 23:16:11 +0000 UTCBeing from that region of the world, this story is beyond tragic. I really hope sweeping changes are made to the laws and this POS finally sees justice.
Shandana
2023-02-18 13:40:30 +0000 UTCI appreciate I know very little of this culture but I just can’t comprehend how anyone can even contemplate this being an ‘option’.
James Franey
2023-02-18 10:40:32 +0000 UTC
