 She is a niece to the late Danial Latifi, an Indian jurist who represented Shah Bano, a Muslim divorcée, in a seminal case before the Indian Supreme Court.In 1982, Reza enrolled at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, completing her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1986.Leading up to graduation, Reza worked at the Pratt Center for Community Development in Brooklyn, New York, where she remained until March 1987.