Who I am

-I am from a small village in Balochistan province of Pakistan

- My parents who were married off at 9 and 13 educated my sisters and me despite severe opposition

- I have lived between villages, slums, tribal areas, towns, cities in Pakistan and most recently in Manhattan

- I witnessed honor killings in my family and started my work as an activist at 16 years of age

- Masha Allah I launched my first national campaign against honor killings in Pakistan in 2008

- I launched my first nonprofit program focused on women empowerment in 2009

- I launched my first nonprofit in 2011

- I launched a tribal women's fashion brand in 2012

- Launched Sughar Foundation, a 501(c)3 in USA in 2015

- Launched my first social enterprise The Chai Spot Sedona with my beloved husband David/Dawood in 2015

- Launched second social enterprise Otaq LLC with husband in 2017

- Published my book I SHOULD HAVE HONOR in 2018

- launched 3rd social enterprise The Chai Spot NYC with husband in 2018

- Moved back to Pakistan temporarily starting July 2019 to join @kamyabjawanpk National Youth Council and to scale our work at Sughar Foundation

To learn more about me or my work, watch my TED TALK or read my book I SHOULD HAVE HONOR.

So grateful to have you on my blog!