[In] The Larger Shame, ... The scenes in New Orleans reminded me of the suffering . . . in Bangladesh in 1991 - except that Bangladesh 's government showed more urgency in trying to save its most vulnerable citizens. |
I can't get these images out of my mind. |
I didn't just want to sit and suck my thumb and write. |
It's an issue that I have been interested in writing about, |
Not only have you been completely shamed, you have shamed your entire family. And the way to wipe that out is to commit suicide. And that's the expectation across rural Pakistan. |
The only way, in turn, for us to assert our own humanity is to stand up to it, and that is precisely what I'm afraid we are not doing now. |
They were getting no international help; no aid had arrived. |
You'll have to leave your studio, Bill. You'll encounter pure evil. If you're like me, you'll be scared ... and you'll finally be using your talents for an important cause. |