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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist, filmmaker and activist. Known for her work in films that highlight the inequality with women,as of 2019, her accolades include two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards and a Knight International Journalism Award.

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  1. 33Received the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)February 26, 2012
  2. ~36Named BBC 100 Women2014

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