Case 262: Samia Shahid

Published: Oct. 7, 2023, 8:10 a.m.

*** Content warning: Domestic violence, sexual assault ***
\nIn Pakistani culture, arranged marriages are common.\xa0 So when the parents of Samia Shahid chose a husband for her, Samia agreed to the marriage. Despite being raised in England, Samia took her Pakistani heritage very seriously and would do anything to make her family proud.\xa0
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\nBut Samia\u2019s arranged marriage to her first cousin, Choudhry Shakeel, was far from what she expected. Samia was determined to build a better life for herself, but at what cost?
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\nNarration \u2013 Anonymous Host
\nResearch & writing \u2013 Holly Boyd
\nCreative direction \u2013 Milly Raso
\nProduction and music \u2013 Mike Migas
\nMusic \u2013 Andrew D.B. Joslyn
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