Saiyna Bashir

Photojournalist based in Pakistan. Contributor to NYT, Reuters and Telegraph among others. Consultant Photographer Unicef. TEDx speaker.

[Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel]

The new album by @nusratofficial, Chain of Light, is out today on @RealWorldRec. Here's an excerpt from a short film that tells the story of the album's re-discovery in the Real World Records archive. The film was produced by @saiyna Bashir Studios with support from @pkBritish.
It's available to watch in full on the Real World YouTube channel. https://t.co/TLkn7QBGl0

[Rest of World @restofworld]

Read the full story in our new feature by M. Z. Adnan, with photography by @saiyna

Destined for Clicks: YouTube is driving an astrology boom in Pakistan https://t.co/tVq3upWfqG

[Rest of World @restofworld]

Destined for Clicks: YouTube is driving an astrology boom in Pakistan

Read our new feature by M. Z. Adnan, with photography by @saiyna
https://t.co/PrRglkj1hv

[Rest of World @restofworld]

How YouTube is catapulting Pakistani astrologers to the stars

Read our new feature, with photography by @saiyna
https://t.co/PrRglkj1hv

[Pakistan Embassy France @PakinFrance]

An evening celebrating legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's music was held at Silencio des Prés, Paris where Nusrat’s ‘lost album’ *Chain of Light* premier was arranged by Saiyna Bashir Studios in coordination with British Council & Real World 🇵🇰

Chain of Light includes previously unheard recordings of Nusrat and his Qawwal party produced at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in 1990.

📢 Evening Highlights

✨Album Preview: Music from Chain of Light, Real World Records (world wide release on September 20, 2024)

"CHAIN OF LIGHT" contains 4 TRADITIONAL QAWWALIS:

- Ya Allah Ya Rehman
- Aaj Sik Mitran Di
- Khabram Raseed Imshab
- Ya Ghaus Ya Meeran (UNRELEASED)

✨A Glimpse into "Ustad": Documentary in-production by Saiyna Bashir Studios

✨Panel Talk: Conversation on Nusrat's life, his artistry, and his enduring impact on music

Earlier Zakir Thaver and Saiyna Bashir visited Embassy of 🇵🇰 and met Amb @Asimiahmad where they discussed their upcoming documentary "USTAD" a tribute to late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, scheduled for release in 2025.

#ChainofLight

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[Vibrant Voices @VibrantVoicesUK]

We were delighted to attend an evening in celebration of the legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan @nusratofficial which took place at @mac_birmingham featuring Chain of Light, an album of previously unheard recordings.
@pkBritish @RealWorldRec @saiyna

[Hafsah Aneela Bashir @Hafsah_A_Bashir]

1/5 Loved attending an exclusive evening celebrating global icon & Qawwali Ustad, #NusratFatehAliKhan on Tue night in Manchester!
We had an exclusive viewing of #UstadTheFilm, a biopic with rare & unseen footage, produced by the brilliant @saiyna supported by the @BritishCouncil

[Radha @RadhaKapuria]

The Manchester preview of @nusratofficial the late Us. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s “lost album” from the ‘90s “Chain of Light” uncovered by @RealWorldRec last night was pure magic. Paired with an upcoming documentary on his life by @thaver_zakir @saiyna @pkBritish @fatimamullick84

[Radha @RadhaKapuria]

Because even the smallest connection to the late great Us Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan must be cherished. @nusratofficial @saiyna @thaver_zakir @fatimamullick84 @RealWorldRec

[Jane Marriott @JaneMarriottUK]

A deeply moving night listening to Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s lost album, “Chain of Light”. Incredible seeing the painstaking work by @RealWorldRec to restore these incredible qawwalis, 34 years after their recording, beautifully documented by @saiyna, supported by @pkBritish

[HRP @HRPresearch]

Women’s rights are human rights & art is a powerful way to show this.

If you’re at @UN NY for #CSW68, please visit our exhibit celebrating women’s health and comprehensive abortion care, with photos from @umabista, @saiyna, Hickmatu Leigh & Maria Gutu.

[Secunder Kermani @SecKermani]

In Pakistan’s elections, the PMLN look set to be the biggest party, thanks to support from the army & a crackdown on the PTI

Spoke to senior politician @kdastgirkhan

“You’ve played this game before & know how it ends, in a couple of years time the military will push you out?”

[Zia Ur Rehman @zalmayzia]

I, @cegoldbaum, and @saiyna traveled along G.T Road, a famed highway in Pakistan’s most heated political battleground, to understand how Pakistanis are feeling before #PakistanElection. Our dispatch https://t.co/PJdZimTFEn

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

📰🗞️What we're reading: How #climatechange is impacting #globalhealth by fueling disease, malnutrition and death. 

Reporting from @anniegowan and @saiyna with the @washingtonpost.

https://t.co/ckLZLXXyNb

[Alex Nevard @AlexNevard]

I'm not an expert in much, but I do have quite a lot of experience in treating exertional heat illness.

Below my experience learning distilled into a Twitter thread.

[rani – Resilience Action Network International @rani_action]

There’s no doubt: climate disasters and scientific data confirm we're in a new era of climate-fueled illness. 🤒

@anniegowen, @niko_tinius, & @saiyna overview the evidence in an impressive analysis for @washingtonpost.

⏱️ 47 minute #LongRead

https://t.co/Td2SnVB17J

[Timmons Roberts @TimmonsRoberts]

This is the best reporting on heat and how people exist with it I've ever seen.

Give it a scroll.

@anniegowan @saiyna props

No paywall--Check out this gift article, at no cost to you.

Read here: https://t.co/zpGnJls8m7

[Annie Gowen @anniegowen]

On today’s front page: the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ kicks of its series “The Human Limit” about the deadly health consequences of climate change. I reported from Sindh, Pakistan with ⁦@saiyna⁩ and ⁦@niko_tinius⁩ in London