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
Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyWorking in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.
Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyI have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy