Meena Hasina is a former forced prostitute in Forbesgunge, India. She had two children, Naina and Vivek, while held captive in a brothel. She eventually escaped and married a man named Kuduz, had two more children, and rescued Naina and Vivek with the help of an aid group. Her narrative in the book ends happily—her children are in a boarding school, and she works to combat the same forced prostitution that entrapped her.
Meena Hasina Quotes in Half the Sky
The Half the Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Meena Hasina or refer to Meena Hasina. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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People always ask how they can help...A starting point is to be brutally realistic about the complexities of achieving change. To be blunt, humanitarians sometimes exaggerate and oversell, eliding pitfalls. They sometimes torture frail data until it yields the demanded ‘proof’ of success.
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Nicholas D. Kristof (speaker), Sheryl WuDunn (speaker), Meena Hasina
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Meena Hasina Quotes in Half the Sky
The Half the Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Meena Hasina or refer to Meena Hasina. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1
Quotes
People always ask how they can help...A starting point is to be brutally realistic about the complexities of achieving change. To be blunt, humanitarians sometimes exaggerate and oversell, eliding pitfalls. They sometimes torture frail data until it yields the demanded ‘proof’ of success.
Related Characters:
Nicholas D. Kristof (speaker), Sheryl WuDunn (speaker), Meena Hasina
Related Themes:
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