Nida Mehboob was born into a fiercely discriminated religious minority in Pakistan. She has known since childhood that she needs to conceal this part of her identity to avoid verbal violence and discrimination against her and her family She often feels the need for exile and is currently studying documentary film in Finland. " I graduated as a pharmacist but left my field and started pursuing my childhood dream of photography. My position as a woman in Pakistan and belonging to a discriminated minority gives me a deep personal connection and motivation to tell stories", she says.