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.
Education liberates a woman. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Education liberates a woman.
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless… - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless…
I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been o… - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been o…
By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in … - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in …
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. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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.
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world? - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
I believe in telling the truth. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
I believe in telling the truth.
My advice to other female directors would be to pay no heed to naysayers. Women can be united in the fact that there has always been someone in our l… - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
My advice to other female directors would be to pay no heed to naysayers. Women can be united in the fact that there has always been someone in our l…
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