Out Of The Box- Maati TV

In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we have Mahvish Ahmed, a content creator, a mom, who talks about mental health, her travel retreats, has a rich community of Pakistani women, and is now the first Pakistani influencer to have her debut memoir called On My Way. You can pre-order at Liberty Books here: https://www.libertybooks.com/categories/non-fiction/on-my-way-a-memoir-9786277742058?fbcli...

Easypaisa is working actively to change the lives of women in Pakistan, particularly their financial security after marriage. In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we are in conversation with the Head of Marketing and Communications at Easy Paisa, Rifah Qadri, and Advocate Ahmer Majeed, to discuss why reading the Nikahnama is important today. You can download the easypaisa app to access the fe...

How focused are we on our dying rivers? Why is the Earth and it's preservation not a priority for everyone? These are some of the questions we will be answering in this week's episode of Out of the Box with our guest Abuzar Madhu. Abuzar Madhu is working actively for the preservation of River Ravi through the Ravi Bachao Tehreek, a movement where weekly walks are held to raise your voice about pre...

Sana Saaed is an artist based in Lahore. Besides majoring in painting, she has learnt filmmaking. She graduated in visual arts from NCA, and for her final thesis display was offered the prestigious Principal's Honors Excellence Award. For her master’s degree she revisited the 1947 partition through visual artists. She is teaching at NCA as a visiting faculty in the textile department. You can find...

In this week's episode of Out of the Box, we are in conversation with Aayat Asmi and her mother Sidra Butt to talk about chess, playing internationally, parenting, and sports facilities in Pakistan. Aayat Asmi recently won a Bronze Medal in the World School Chess Championship 2023 in the under-12 category, making herself the first female Chess player from Pakistan to win an international medal. Yo...

We are in conversation with Buraq Shabbir, who is a Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment Journalist in Karachi. We are going to talk about everything related to media, lifestyle, entertainment world, journalism, digital media, and so much more. You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Instagram: / maatitvpk Facebook: / maatitvofficial Twitter: / maatitv TikTok: / maatitvpk

In this week's episode of Out of the Box, Risham Waseem is in coversation with Dr. Jibreel Sohail about the current challenges and biases of social media, the changing algorithms, and what are some alternatives to break free from these restrictions online. Link to Paktodon: https://paktodon.asia/home Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/explore You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Inst...

Hassaan Mirza is a writer from Lahore, Pakistan. He received his MFA from Vanderbilt University and is currently a doctoral student in Creative Writing at the University of Cincinnati. His work has appeared in Ploughshares, Aleph Review, Joyland, Michigan Quarterly Review, Salamander Magazine, and elsewhere. Beginning this fall, Hassaan is currently serving as a Wallace Stegner fellow in fiction a...

In this episode, we interview Barrister Khadija Bokhari, an advocate at Lahore High Court. With 11 years of experience as a Rights Lawyer and currently serving as Director of Litigation and Advocacy at Musawi, Khadija has dedicated herself to advocating for women's rights, particularly in the realm of marriage laws and protection. In this episode of 'Out of the Box,' she discusses the prevalent ch...

In this episode, we are in conversation with Rubina Shaheen, who has been associated with AGHS Legal Aid Cell since 1994. Rubina has served as the women's crisis cell in-charge and has also worked as a women's protection officer. She specializes in crisis response and provides paralegal assistance to women and children who have been wrongfully convicted or are serving capital punishment. Rubina sh...

We are in conversation with Sohail Akbar who has been working on law and policy reform relating to issues of Family laws, violence against women for over 25 years. Sohail Akbar Warraich holds an LL.M in Law in Development from the University of Warwick. He has researched extensively, written papers, prepared manuals, published nationally and internationally. He has a special focus on Family laws a...

In this week's episode of Out of the Box, we are joined by digital creator Mahwish Ahmad, who dives deep into her journey of healing from toxic relationships and building a healthy relationship with her mind and body. You can find her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mahvish.ahmad/?hl=en You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatitvpk/ F...

In this week's episode of out of the Box, we are in coversation with Aaminah Qadir, a human rights advocate. She is the founder of Sheher Pakistan. It is a public interest litigation firm which provides legal services to vulnerable Pakistanis. You can find them here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheher_pakistan/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/Sheher_pakistan You can find us here: Website: http...

In this week's episode of Out of the Box, we are in conversation with Sidra Fatima, an advocate, about the NikkahNama. Sidra Fatima works as an advocate, legal consultant for law firms and visiting faculty in law colleges. She has worked with various advocacy campaigns for women's rights, child marriages, women's rights in marriage and divorce, forced marriages, forced conversion, and interfaith h...

In this week's video of Out of the Box, we are in conversation with Sabiha Shaheen and Ashok Kumar to talk about the significance of 11th August. Do you know why we celebrate this day? Watch the conversation to know. You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatitvpk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maatitvofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/maa...

In today's episode of Out of the Box, we are joined by Rabbania Shirjeel, founder of @tasweerghar7793 , we talk about creating and promoting communal spaces where we can openly share our experiences, thoughts, and understanding of culture, art, literature, etc. Do you believe it’s important we keep the concept of creating safe spaces to connect and share ideas alive? Find her here: Instagram: http...

In this week’s episode of Out of Box, we are joined by hip hop artist @iqbalofficialyoutube , who uses rap as a medium to talk about the social, political, and cultural differences in Pakistan. Find him here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/iqbalofficial?i ... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1T8KO ... YouTube: @iqbalofficialyoutube You can find us here: Website: https://maatitv.com/ Inst...

This is the second half of our conversation with Maliha Latif where we talk about how autism has been linked with abnormality which leads to showing insensitive behavior towards Autistic children. Find them here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/impactforkids?i ...Twitter: https://twitter.com/impact_autism?s=2 ...Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/impactforkids ?...Email: impactforkids@gmail.com You...

In this week’s episode of Out of the Box, we are joined by Maliha Latif, the Director at Impact for Kids & Autism Care Centre. Together, we unpacked some stories and misconceptions surrounding ASD. Find them here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/impactforkids?igshid=MTIyMzRjYmRlZg== Twitter: https://twitter.com/impact_autism?s=21&t=TRSd4Z4fvpoFD3vgCk4Hyw Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/i...

In this week’s episode of Out of the Box with Murrad Gillani, we are looking at how capitalism and social media has trapped us in a negative body image cycle irrespective of one’s gender. We are joined by Murrad Gillani who gives an insight into how he turned his association with food as a child into his professional dream come true moment, popularly known as Dezato in Lahore. For more podcast epi...

We are joined by Murrad Gillani who gives an insight into how he turned his association with food as a child into his professional dream come true moment, popularly known as Dezato in Lahore. For more podcast episodes, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list .. . You can find him here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/murrad_gillani ?... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/murrad.gilla .....

In the second half of our conversation with Sabahat Zakariya, we look into how the Pakistani television industry has evolved over the years from PTV days to drama channels like HUM, GEO, & ARY Digital today. You can find her here: YouTube: / @uc9izag27nte1dia... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feminustani ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabizak?ref_src=t ... You can find us here: Website...

In the first half of our conversation with Sabahat Zakariya, we decode the hyper-sexualization of women on screen, and the relationship Pakistani women have with public spaces. For more podcast episodes, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list ... You can listen to the audio here at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 ... You can find her here: Instagram: https://www.i...

We will be continuing our conversation with Hassan Bajwa on the old models of masculinity and how we can redefine masculinity through male engagement. For more podcast episodes, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list ... You can listen to the audio here at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 ... You can find him here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hassankildeba...

In this week’s episode of Out of The Box, we are in conversation with Hassan Kilde Bajwa, a feminist ally who works on male engagement with a Danish NGO called Dare Gender. For more podcast episodes, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list .. . You can listen to the audio here at Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 .. . You can find him here: Instagram: https://www.ins...