Pakistani women who fled abusive relationships share the dreams that inspired them to leave.
![Mariam, above, left her abusive husband in 2019. Photographer Shazia Khan has always been drawn to taking photographs of those overlooked and living on the fringes of society [Shazia Khan/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mariam.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Shazia Khan is a photographer. She has lived and travelled extensively for eight years in South America, Nepal, Iran, Pakistan and Kashmir. Her work r... anges from feature portrait stories to more abstract photo series.
Pakistani women who fled abusive relationships share the dreams that inspired them to leave.
![Mariam, above, left her abusive husband in 2019. Photographer Shazia Khan has always been drawn to taking photographs of those overlooked and living on the fringes of society [Shazia Khan/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mariam.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)