About
Somy Ali, Founder & President of No More Tears:
Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, actress and model, Somy Ali moved to Bombay, India where she worked in 10 Hindi films and several commercials.She then moved to the United States to obtain a degree in psychology. She attended the Nova Southeastern University in Florida and in three years graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in psychology. While working on her bachelor’s degree Somy worked at a local radio station doing talk-shows on social and political issues, it was during this time that she became very interested in journalism and decided to attend the University of Miami to obtain a master’s degree in print journalism. During this time she developed an interest in documentary films and left Miami to attend the New York Film Academy. She then completed short films on Abortion, Domestic Violence, and Teenage suicide prior to graduating with a degree in film making, direction, script writing and editing in 2003. In 2004, she attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and obtained a degree in broadcast journalism.
Consequently today after a successful university career, Somy Ali has evolved into a US based human rights advocate and documentary film maker, who is both passionate about educating the public, and working to help solve complex global issues. Somy has been involved with women’s rights issues in South Asia. She is working towards bringing the plight of rape and domestic violence victims to media’s attention. As an active member of the Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Women (ANAA) Somy has written articles about Dr. Shazia Khalid, Sonia Naz, and Mukhtaran Mai. All of these women are victims of rape and have fought and are still fighting for justice in Pakistan. As the founder of both No More Tears and So-Me Designs, Somy Ali draws upon her first hand experiences from living in Pakistan and working as a Bollywood movie actress in India during her young adult years.