A woman like her : the story behind the honor killing of a social media star

Summary: "Qandeel Baloch was just another young model until her melodramatic audition for Pakistan Idol went viral. Viewed by millions, overnight she became her country's first internet celebrity. She cultivated this audience with provocative selfies and films posted to social media. But in a society where longstanding patriarchal traditions hold fierce, opposition to her liberal and outspoken attitude became increasingly frightening. She remained defiant, which seemed to make her an even bigger star -- until she was murdered in a suspected honor killing by her own brother. With the prose of a novelist and the shrewdness of a journalist, Sanam Maher examines Qandeel's riveting life and death and the continued impact she has had on Pakistani culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781612198408
Physical Description: print
regular print
xix, 235 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, 2020.
Copyright: ©2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in 2018 in India as The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch by Aleph Book Company"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.