In 2001, Saira Shah’s journey to rediscover her father’s homeland took her to the depths of a society abandoned by its fellow nations and left at the deindividuated discretion of an infamous and arguably Nazi-esque organisation who to this day exploit faith to justify their ideals. Before the film was broadcast, the world woke up yet governments everywhere can only watch this harrowing documentary in shame having ignored these defenseless civilians’ situation for so long.
An RTS award in Current Affairs does not come close to demonstrating the bravery and passion displayed throughout these 48 minutes of eye opening footage. Only her heritage and connection with the people of Afghanistan can have given Saira the drive to risk her life to provide us a window into what could well have been the last attempts to resist a totalitarian existence to which death may have been preferable. This is more than information, it is an insight into a poisonous mindframe, a universal perception of normality which is used to terrorize and ‘shut down’ any non conformists, excuses ranging between anything from adultery to nail painting. For an understanding of the situation in Afghanistan which the news will never give you, click here to watch Beneath The Veil.
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