By Rimsha Ali Shah. Zoom in: A girl sits with a book in hand, staring at it woefully. You can see the pain etched in her eyes; the anguish of not being able to go to college eating away at her. Unfortunately there was not much that can be done ...
By Raj Kumar. During my 2013 Global Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program, learning respect and cherishing diversity was one of the key takeaways for me, and since then I have always strived for more diverse and culturally enriching experiences. When I found out I was selected to attend the 10th Global ...
By Rimsha Ali Shah. “There are no plans, just people fooling themselves by attempting to design their fates and futures. It makes them feel invincible, even if it’s for a transient period of time.” ― Kanza Javed, Ashes, Wine and Dust She began writing at the age of 17 and ...
By Muttukrishna Sarvananthan, Ph.D., Point Pedro, Northern Province, Sri Lanka I am an independent academic researcher from the northern–most town of Sri Lanka, namely Point Pedro (PPD) in the Northern Province.I attended the Pakistan United States Alumni Network (PUAN) 2015 Conference on the theme of International Peace and Conflict Resolution from ...
By Rimsha Ali Shah. A footballer, an interfaith harmony expert, an artist, a banker, a corporate trainer, an author and a blogger all sat together on a table. While one was from Sindh, the other was from Dhaka. One understood numbers and the other words. Seemingly disparate in every manner, ...
By Rimsha Ali Shah Rustic Sindhi handmade accessories were lined up for the judges as Um-e-Haniya, an MSc Agriculture Studies student from Sindh University chalked out her business plan of reviving the Sindhi cultural ornaments in the mainstream market. Poised and prepared, Haniya explained the feasibility, marketing and scaling of ...
After months of preparation, hundreds of applications, numerous hours of planning and streamlining, the day is finally here! Today we kick off the PUAN International Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2015 with 160 participants from 6 South Asian nations, 32 international speakers, 18 workshops, two panel sessions and six community outreach projects. We have speakers ...
By Prem Sagar It was a rainy, grey August day when my flight landed at Dulles International Airport. ‘Here we are’, I thought to myself. After a rigorous selection process spanning multiple months which entailed working out travel arrangements and resigning from my job, and I had finally arrived to ...
By Rimsha Ali Shah The stage was set for the 5th annual Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) chapter Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) reunion. Over a hundred attendees filled the room from all over AJK, including Mirpur, Bhimber, Neelum and beyond, all gathered in the chilly November weather in Muzaffarabad. Lubna, ...
By Rimsha Ali Shah Why are sports important? When it comes to the most popular sport of Pakistan, cricket, the answer is easy. From late-night street matches, to amateur championships, to the prevailing craze during the official season of the T20s, test matches and the World Cup, cricket is the ...
