Notable and quotable: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ’02

“It was my education at Smith College that inspired me to make a difference, especially for women’s rights.” ~Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ’02

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy '02. Image courtesy of wonderwoman.in.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker. In 2010 she won an Emmy for her documentary “Pakistan: Children of the Taliban” and in 2012 she won an Oscar for another documentary, “Saving Face.” Among her many honors and awards, Sharmeen is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, and was named One World Media Award Broadcast Journalist of the Year in 2007.