Sumar

An officer, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, said three civilians were wounded and helicopters had bombarded buildings in the southeastern Sumar neighborhood, which has seen frequent attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces that have led to a series of raids.

5 U.S. troops killed in roadside bomb 2008

This conversation was the thread that Sumar used to tie together the documentary.

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

Then she should head into the real Pakistan of the poor and dispossessed, where Sumar is at her best.

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

Enterprising Sumar managed to convince Musharraf's handlers to allow her to film a dinner with him at Army House in Karachi (one of the many such homes that the Chief of Army Staff has at his disposal in major cities throughout the country.)

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

And an amazing little endeavor, the Kara Film Festival, annually showcases the best of Pakistani films--from Silent Waters, Sabiha Sumar's brilliant meditation on history, to the zombie horror flick Zibakhana--and attracts directors from, say, far flung New Zealand, as well as Bollywood luminaries from across the border.

Rocking Karachi 2009

Next time around, one hopes that Sumar will concentrate on the underlying issues that she uncovered during her "Dinner with the President" and stay away from the drawing rooms and dining tables of the elite.

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

But Sumar comes into her element when she visits with a group of Pashtuns near the Afghan border and bravely challenges their antedilluvian views on Islam and the status of women in society.

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

By focusing on Musharraf, Sumar and her Sri Lankan partner showed their leaning toward a professed "liberal" autocrat.

Shuja Nawaz: Back to the Future in Pakistan 2009

She was the queen of seven temples in ancient Sumar.

Redefining the Goddess Jan 2008

One of the key figures in a 9/11 attacks, Mohammed Hater Sumar (ph), was interrogated in Syria with U.S. knowledge.

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