it’s عصمت • media lawyer • independent exec producer • founder of Freshly Ground Sounds • empowering storytellers • musician • surfer • opinions are my own
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Enjoy seeing more great and honest writers joining @substack and getting paid for their words. @poornabell wrote an excellent piece about money, so good I read it twice and stuck with me - it was the first time I’d seen a personal finance writeup by an independent brown woman
#Joyland might be the spark that creates 1000s of full-time creative jobs for #storytellers in #Pakistan. It’s the global #film industry’s collective responsibility to watch & discuss it. Review (no spoilers) here:
link.medium.com/eLfYw0oM5ub #ReleaseJoyland #Oscars #AcademyAward
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My dad has Parkinson’s. It’s a horrible disease. Great to see it being talked about on @BBCBreakfast tomorrow
Tomorrow @BBCBreakfast our film with @miketindall13.
The people with Mike in this picture are all living with Parkinson’s. Hear their stories tomorrow from 6
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Michaela Coel has made history as the first Black woman to win at the #Emmys for limited series writing. It is her first Emmy win, for "I May Destroy You." nyti.ms/3CqOG6H
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Incredibly proud we were able to make this happen. Thank you to all who help me & @CampaignTim raise awareness of this error in judgement & dealt with by @BorisJohnson & @FCDOGovUK.
Can’t wait to meet this years Afghan Chevening Scholars very soon!
theguardian.com/world/2021/a…
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Deeply disappointing to hear - on top of everything - that Afghans who received Scholarships from the UK government to study in the UK this year have now been told they will not be granted visas due to "administration issues". Surely someone can sort this out?
Anyone else watching the #conciousuncoupling press conference feat. all the poetry on Xmas eve? #brexit
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'It is more important than ever to try out new things and take calculated risks.' - Sahar Milani, Marks & Spencer Al-Futtaim
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Nice to know humans still have a one up on robots. My Gmail is too efficient sometimes. YesI meant to type “niiiiiiiiice” instead of “nice” and I don’t always use the same number of “i’s”. I want to retain personality in my e mails.
#JuliaJackson should be trending right now. Incredible public speaking whilst her son #JacobBlake is fighting for his life.
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Meet the medical student creating a handbook of clinical signs on black and brown skin
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Calling all my UK based #creative friends, check this out from @NetflixUK
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Proud. For storytelling to be truly authentic, it needs to be written, produced and performed from those who have lived the stories. Content from Africa on Netflix is just getting started and will keep getting bigger, better and brighter.
#NetflixOnAfrica youtu.be/anbu9Y_r7ro
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You're supposed to wash your hands for 20 sec, which is the time it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice. But I'm tired of singing Happy Birthday and you probably are too, so I've done the very important public service of compiling other songs with roughly 20 sec choruses to sing:
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Lived in UK from age 14.
Paid taxes from full-time work since 2009.
Never Unemployed. Never Voted.
Naturalised as a citizen last month. I can now vote!
Being an immigrant is hard. We invest in our new homeland but have no voice in govt.
Grateful to finally have mine 🇬🇧.
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Calling all CEO’s. Look at you calendar for the next week. Is it gender neutral? Is it diverse? Fix it! It’s your calendar!
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I am so excited to announce our new show “ALRAWABI School for girls”
A NETFLIX Original @NetflixMENA
YA drama suspense
A story that is so close to my heart, told through the eyes of women about young women
Created by:Tima Shomali & Shirin Kamal
Stay tuned #AlRawabiSFG #Netflix
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The Middle-East remains an out-of-reach revenue stream for our members, but our International team are stepping up their efforts to secure payments.
Sami Valkonen Director of International elaborates > prs.info/sAuq50pDa6G
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Vanessa Reed alongside our partners and friends at @UK_Music + @PRSforMusic + @PPLUK on the @sxsw Brexit and the music industry panel. Vanessa says we need to think globally about the visa challenges artists are facing and how we can help. #SXSW19
