Pakistani - Journalist | November 12, 1978 -
What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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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.
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The day I won an Emmy was also the day my father passed away. I received a call from my sister on the way to the ceremony and had to turn my car around and catch the first flight back to Karachi.
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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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There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes.
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Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.
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I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.
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Education liberates a woman.
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I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.
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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.
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I 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.
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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.
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