In a recent thank you note to a key donor Shahina had this to say:
“R****, first of all thanks a lot for your kind support to the very poor, disgraced and needy community who have hardly has any respect for themselves as women (all of them are Muslim by faith). You probably don’t know that many of them die in their 10ft by 8 ft room before creating their own identity as a family member, mother, sister, wife, a Muslim, an Indian or anything. You also have any idea that that they live their whole life without getting proper food, nutrition, legal aid, education, or health services. They die asking for help when they are bitten by their family members (husband, son or father) but no one comes forward from the very next room to help them. They even die or become physically challenged as a consequence of the domestic violence but they have no aid to even support their right.
"In Rajabazar or alike Muslim communities here in West Bengal they are not only considered as a commodity but a free public good for the male members of those communities. In this connection with the support from persons like you now they’ve start believing that they feel there are good people also on earth for the good cause. Lastly, I’d like to thanks a ton for your contribution to build the website for Roshni which has shaken the community.
"This is probably first time an all Muslim girl led organization has built a website like this and is possible for your kind and immediate reaction. Through this site we will connect, conserve and share vibrant incidence of our community, build positive moves to develop a socially just, Rights’ aware community and courage to face any socio-politico-economic odds in their own life.”