What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
From Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.
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.
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.
The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban.
I believe in telling the truth.
By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time.
My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.
In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here.
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