Kashmir, August 2019- protests, curfew, media blackout & one family caught up in it all. The Half Widow by Avin Shah BBC Radio 4 2.15pm Tues 20 & Weds 21 July with Mita Rahman, Gavi Singh Chera, Aysha Kala, Narinder Samra, Emilio Doorgasingh & Ronny Jhutti bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The Half Widow has been chosen as BBC Sounds’ Drama of the Week and can be automatically downloaded by those who subscribe🥰

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Gazi has plumbed the darker side of human nature and written something that rings undeniably true. #Bookreview of Hellfire by Leesa Gazi লীসা গাজী feministquill.wordpress.com/2021/07/25/hel…

Half Widow - Drama of the Week - can now be downloaded if you subscribe to BBC Sounds❤️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02…

Everyone should retweet this. It’s about basic humanity.

5th Aug Prothom Alo, largest circulated daily in Bangladesh, splashes actress Porimoni's arrest on its front page while news of handing over charred remains of Hashem Foods workers, is consigned to the back page. #WorkingClassLivesMatter #Bangladesh #Media #FactoryFire

Was #BashundharaMD #SayemSobhanAnvir (inset) accused of murdering his lover Munia, ever paraded before the media at RAB HQ like actress, model #PoriMoni, for allegedly possessing 'liquor, narcotics'? #Bangladesh #Media #MediaTrial

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#Taliban has once again taken over control of #Afghanistan after two decades. Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world because of a lack of foreign investment, government corruption, and the Taliban insurgency. For images of the past 20 years contact us.

The Signals War... Can you deliver messages under fire across 3 continents? A 3-part immersive audio adventure set during WWI. It's free to download on Six to Start's excellent @ZombiesRun mobile app or runners (& joggers!). Thanks also to The Writers' Guild zombiesrungame.com/series/signals…

Actvst sisters 4rm Dhaka celebrate judgmnt wth 'Shahoshika' (Begumganj rape survivor, burkha) outside Wmn & Child Repression Prevention Tribunal, Noakhali. Delwar Hossain & Mohd Ali wer given life imprisonmnt. Thank u Adv Mamun, Awal bhai, Noakhali sisters! In unity is strength.

Join Av the Avatar & Co. for Ep 2 of their adventures in #ThisIsYourCountryToo. Ever wondered what theatre makers can offer narrative #VR games? Or how to write diverse characters? With thanks to @StoryFuturesA, Flipside XR CFC Media Lab Arts Council England avinshah.co.uk/immersive

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#TheHalfWidow is nominated for The Writers' Guild 2022 awards for Best Radio Drama. My life is now complete. Directed by the irrepressible Emma Harding, starring Mita Rahman and Emilio Doorgasingh and AsianActor. You can still catch it on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

So thrilled for Avin Shah - you can listen to his award-winning radio drama, The Half Widow, here bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… starring Mita Rahman Emilio Doorgasingh @akala1 Narinder Samra Ronny Jhutti & Gavi Singh Chera #wggbawards

A great experience working with Carrie Dodds and Amirul Hossain from way back in March 2021. Lipa Hossain’s first directorial work showing huge promise of many more interesting offerings from her. ❤️❤️❤️

Salman Rushdie 🔥✍🏽