Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.

By giving our audience intimate access to the lives of musicians, we hope to raise awareness of the region's beautiful cultural heritage and present a more nuanced portrait of its people.

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

I think perhaps Pakistan can take the lead. Perhaps Turkey can as well, being part of Europe. But someone has to start talking about why the Muslim world has become a boiling pot and look beyond these cartoons to what the ideological reasons are for this divide.

Where I grew up in Pakistan, it's really the luck of the draw. My mother got married when she was 17. She never went to college but she wanted each and every one of us to go to college and then work. She was relentless about it. And i think that part of who i am is shaped by her strength. If [girls] families support them, they can achieve their dreams

My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.

My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.