Momina Mustehsan

I am supremely humbled to receive the 40 Under Forty honor by Stony Brook University in the category of Civil Service and Activism.

— Momina Mustehsan

I don't mind being in the public eye as long as I am doing something substantial.

— Momina Mustehsan

The vision that Islamabad United have for social issues, particularly with their Empowerment Programs is something that I feel strongly about, and…

— Momina Mustehsan

It's time Pakistani women are able to stand up and hold their oppressors accountable, no matter how strong or influential they are.…

— Momina Mustehsan

In my opinion, a woman's body is not her only asset.

— Momina Mustehsan

I love making music and I've always been doing that, I just didn't make it commercial.

— Momina Mustehsan

I have grown up listening to Strings and they have always been a source of inspiration to me.

— Momina Mustehsan

I stand by all the women who have had to deal with inappropriate behavior of any sort.

— Momina Mustehsan

I started having anxiety attacks and panic attacks. I would cry myself to sleep every night and wish I could go back…

— Momina Mustehsan

I feel as a singer and musician, it's my responsibility to talk about social issues, and you will hear about them in…

— Momina Mustehsan

If you go out for a jog you feel threatened because all of these men start following you, cat-calling and whistling at…

— Momina Mustehsan

When I started college, I wrote a song 'Pee Jaun,' with a friend. I never intended to make mainstream music, but that…

— Momina Mustehsan

I've been personally attacked for respectfully expressing my take on women's empowerment.

— Momina Mustehsan

My song 'Afreen Afreen' which I performed with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was the most international heard track and it received over…

— Momina Mustehsan

I've always loved maths, so in college when I started engineering, I had applied math and I really liked it, so I…

— Momina Mustehsan

The LUMS Olympiad back 10 years ago gave me a boost to sing songs where I first met with amazing Uzair Jaswal…

— Momina Mustehsan

I pray that people will stand by women who have been violated and victimized.

— Momina Mustehsan

So many people have done Coke Studio but my song broke all records. I think I was highlighted too much after CS.

— Momina Mustehsan

Do we hate our women? I don't think so. In fact, Pakistan has more women representation in government than the U.S., and…

— Momina Mustehsan

Only if you love yourself, only if you're happy with yourself and only if you know your own worth will you ever…

— Momina Mustehsan

I haven't moved to Pakistan, but I love it here and I always keep extending my trips.

— Momina Mustehsan

The growing reach of Coke Studio Pakistan is mostly evident in the Middle East and the sub continent but with the passage…

— Momina Mustehsan

I am not about glamour, fame and all that comes with it, so now that people know me so much, I think…

— Momina Mustehsan

I realized that everyone was only complimenting me for the way I looked. More than my voice, people focused on how pretty…

— Momina Mustehsan

In South Asia, there is a lack of understanding of the term 'empowerment' because majority of the people think that the definition…

— Momina Mustehsan