Saeeda Etebari
Etebari was born in a Pakistani refugee camp. She was the third of nine children. When she was only one years old, she developed meningitis. Meningitis is a disease that, for Etebari, resulted in hearing loss and not being able to speak.  Etebari couldn’t go to school, so her dad founded a deaf school for her to learn.  Etebari speaks sign language. Etebari signs about the struggle of accepting that she was deaf and mute, but now she thinks of it somewhat as a blessing.