International Education Office
Zinta Konrad Coordinator Berg Instructional Center (IC), Room 3116

(630) 942-3079
Fax: (630) 858-1603
For more information,
e-mail konrad@cod.edu

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International Education

Presents at C.O.D. the
April 2009 Program
The Next Generation: Pakistani Taliban
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Monday, April 27, 2009
7 to 9 p.m.

Portions of film shown, followed by Q&A with the Filmmaker

Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2800
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's latest film, Pakistan's Taliban Generation, takes place from Bajaur in the North West Frontier Province to the city of Karachi, where an entire generation of children is growing up in a country scarred by violence. The film suggests that conflicts have moved beyond the Afganistan-Pakistan border and are not just killing children, but also turning the next generation into killers.

Documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the first non-American journalist to receive the prestigious Livingston Award, and the youngest recipient of the One World Media broadcast journalist of the year award. In the last seven years she has produced and reported on 13 films for major networks in the United States and Britain. She has earned major awards in broadcast journalism, including the Overseas Press Club Award, the American Women in Radio and Television award, the Cine Golden Eagle Award, and the South Asian Journalist Award. Her career in documentary filmmaking began when she examined the plight of Afghani refugee children in Pakistan, and she is now well-known for documentaries dealing with life in the Muslim world. Born in Karachi, she was the first woman in her family to receive a Western education, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College and two Master of Arts degrees from Stanford University.

Council Members: $10
Non-members: $15
Free for C.O.D. students and faculty

C.O.D. students and faculty may obtain tickets at the MAC box office or by calling (630) 942-4000. Chicago Council members and non-members may obtain tickets by calling the Chicago Council on Global Affairs at (312) 726-3860.

For more information, call the College of DuPage International Education office, (630) 942-3078. For directions to the college and the latest parking information, go to www.cod.edu.

For Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD). These programs are co-sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and College of DuPage.