As friends and family watched her collect her law degree from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, Saba Ahmad knew she was doing more than just crossing a stage for a diploma. She had crossed one hurdle after another, from the strain of a traumatic divorce to deciding to travel back and forth between Alberta and Saskatchewan to get her law degree, while raising three kids, two of whom have Type 1 diabetes. "My heart is full and I'm just very, very grateful for God, for the universe, for my parents and my family," the 42-year-old mother said, her voice choked with emotion.
"I actually didn't realize the strength that I had." WATCH | 'Go mom!': This woman's divorce prompted her to go to law school: 'Go mom!': This woman's divorce prompted her to go to law school 9 hours ago Duration 2:02 A lawyer laughed when Saba Ahmad, during her divorce, expressed her desire to go to law school. At that time, she decided to prove she could do it.
Now, the 42-year-old has convocated from the University of Saskatchewan law school, after travelling back and forth between Edmonton and Saskatoon for her studies. Divorce led to interest in law Ahmad got married at the age of 20, in the midst of conversations with her parents about arranged marriage. The pressure to get married was common among families like hers in the '80s and '90s when fewer South Asians lived in Saskatchewan, she said.
"There was this real priority given to preserving our culture, and a way to do that was through marria.
