Marvi Sirmed
| Marvi Sirmed | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 June 1970 Pakistan |
| Spouse(s) | Sirmed Manzoor |
| Website |
marvisirmed |
Marvi Sirmed (Urdu: ماروی سرمد) is a Pakistani journalist and blogger. She is also a political commentator, freelance columnist, human rights activist and secularist.[1]
Personal life
Marvi Anwar was born on June 11th, 1970 in Sunni Muslim family. She has also used the name Shazia Anwar in past. She is the daughter of Chaudhary Anwar-ul-Haq. She is married to the journalist Sirmed Manzoor.[2] She has a daughter named Rohail Sirmed.
Career
Journalism and work experience
Marvi Sirmed started her career as a journalist in 1990. She began working as an article writer in different national dailies, such as Daily News, Daily Jang, Khabrein. She has also taught chemistry and English linguistics at a public school in Pakistan. Sirmed has covered wars in the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Chechnya, Bosnia, Azad Kashmir and Sri Lanka.[1]
She has also worked as the National Project Manager of a parliamentary development project for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Strengthening Democracy through Parliamentary Development (SDPD) in Pakistan. In addition, she worked as an Institutional Development Specialist with the Ministry of Women Development (Government of Pakistan) and as a Policy Advocacy Specialist with National Commission on the Status of Women, as a UNDP expert.[1]
In 2012, she was shot at by unidentified gunmen, but escaped unhurt.[2][3]
Organizational activism and feminism
She joined the South Asia Partnership Pakistan and has established many organizations for women working in Punjab and Sindh. In 2000, she joined the Institute of Overseas Pakistanis and contributed in Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency. She also joined the Aurat Foundation's Legislative Watch Programme in 2001, working for the betterment of women. She is affiliated with the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA).[1]
International activism
Sirmed was the part of International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) run by the State Department of the United States of America, in 2004. She is a member of the Women's Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA), Women’s Action Forum, Insaani Haqooq Ittehad, Pakistan India Peoples Forum, South Asian Free Media Association, and Pakistan Forum for Social Democracy. She has been visiting the SAARC region as member of high-profile delegations.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Marvi Sirmed, Journalist and Project Manager UNDP". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "Journalist couple shot at in Pakistan, both unhurt". Hindustan Times. November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Well-known Pakistani journalist Marvi Sirmed shot at". NDTV. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-02.