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Sharmeen Obaid

She’s Pakistan’s first Oscar winner, and was nominated by Angelina Jolie. Her film, Saving Face, is part of a campaign to change the fate of acid-related violence, a problem becoming a more and more prevalent as more stories of women being silenced in Pakistan surface.

Apr 20, 2012

Suprises in TIME's 100 most influential people

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