“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.” ThinkingWantChallengesEventsDutyHappeningsTopicsStatus QuoTimely Author: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.” PeopleWantKindCountryDifficultIssues Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I want people to leave the theater with a greater understanding of the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan. "Song of Lahore" moves beyond headlines and stereotypes and shows that a vast majority of Pakistanis are not perpetrators of religious violence - they are victims of it. The beautiful cultural heritage of the region belies its image in the West as monolithically religious, intolerant, and violent.” PeopleWantShowsBeautifulMovingSongUnderstandingReligiousRichGreaterViolenceTheaterVictimMajorityWestViolentRegionsHeritageStereotypePakistanHeadlinesPerpetratorsCultural HeritageLahore Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“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.” WorldWantYoungSpeakWaterLinesBoysPiecesThis WorldCharityEnvyBreadRelyDryTreatmentAfterlifeHarshColleaguesTalibanHarsh Treatment Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
