SHEHNAB SAHIN grew up in the Northeastern state of Assam, India. She has studied History and International Development at the Delhi University and the University of Torino in Italy. She worked as a civil servant with the Government of India for a short while before joining the international humanitarian sector, where she specializes in implementing programmes for the socio-economic development of people displaced by wars and conflicts. She currently works and lives in Lebanon with her cat Penelope.
