Sanam Maher is a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. For more than a decade, she has covered stories on Pakistan's art and culture, business, politics, religious minorities and women. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Caravan, Roads and Kingdoms and Buzzfeed. A Woman Like Her: The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch is her first book and charts the the story of a Pakistani village girl who, in death, has become a defiant symbol for women’s freedom.

Sanam will appear in Melbourne in conversation with Dr Jessamy Gleeson, a passionate activist, having contributed to campaigns and events such as SlutWalk Melbourne, Girls On Film Festival, We keep Vigil, #ourparks, and Melbourne’s Women’s March. Jessamy holds a PhD on feminist activism in online environments and her writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, Hot Chicks With Big Brains, Spook and Archer.

More about Qandeel Baloch in an article by Sanam Maher which appeared in The Guardian can be found here

There is no charge for attendance but bookings are encouraged. Make a booking for Sanam Maher in conversation with Dr Jessamy Gleeson