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Saad Khan

Saad Khan is a writer and director in Brooklyn. His films include Chuppan Chupai (2013), Qandeel (2017), and Showgirls of Pakistan (2020). His chapbook Mashallah Bohot Zabardast was published in 2019.

Farhad Bibi who runs a shop selling cellphones and gadgets along with Scom credit and SIM cards for cellphones. Bibi is the only woman entrepreneur in the local market and was discouraged by friends and family not to work in a male dominated market, but she was determined to run her own small business where today she earns Rs. 5000 which is equivalent to $30 per month in Yasin, Gilgit, Pakistan on October 5, 2020. Saiyna Bashir for Rest of World

Feature 21 December 2020

The livestreaming app connecting the working class

Bigo was among the first social platforms to target South Asia’s underclass. And it has proven to be lucrative.

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Saad Khan

The livestreaming app connecting the working class