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Alumnus Paves Way for Intrafaith Exchange at University of Haripur

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July 4, 2016

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Alumnus Paves Way for Intrafaith Exchange at University of Haripur

By Rimsha Ali Shah “When I applied for the Peace Conference, I did not anticipate how it would lead the way for me to pursue my dream project.” Delivering a session on “Youth Activism and Interfaith Harmony” at the PUAN Youth Activism Conference 2016, Dr. Muhaiman, an alumnus of the ...

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Fostering Harmony through Culture, Art and Dialogue

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June 16, 2016

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Fostering Harmony through Culture, Art and Dialogue

By Rimsha Ali Shah. Asmat Jogezia had found his experience in the journalistic world to be an eye-opener to the realities of the world before him. This time around, when he was joining a diverse group of participants for an interfaith harmony seminar, he was not too sure what to ...

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Inclusive Education: Project Prompts Discussion on Disability Inclusivity in Higher Education

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June 8, 2016

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Inclusive Education: Project Prompts Discussion on Disability Inclusivity in Higher Education

By Rimsha Ali Shah. “Would you call a person disabled if they are unable to read in a room that is pitch black?” Or would that be an external limitation? Can we define what is “normal”? If not, how can we define “disability”? Atif Sheikh, founder of Special Talent Exchange ...

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Bold and Brave: Workshop Unlocks Key Survival Tips for Women with Disabilities

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May 24, 2016

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Bold and Brave: Workshop Unlocks Key Survival Tips for Women with Disabilities

By Rimsha Ali Shah “For the first five years after my accident, I was bedridden and oblivious; there was no guidance available for a person like me with such a severe disability because of my spinal cord injury.” Fast forward to the present. An independent and self-assured Maria Qureshi was ...

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21st Century Learning: Empowering Educators through Innovations in Learning

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May 9, 2016

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21st Century Learning: Empowering Educators through Innovations in Learning

By Rimsha Ali Shah. “As an educator from Pakistan’s higher education sector, this symposium has helped me learn the cutting-edge technologies and pedagogies that are out there,” said Tanzeel, an attendee of the first ever international conference for educators in Pakistan. Addressing these key developments in an age of education ...

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Cyclone: Channeling Disruptive Energies in to Leadership Skills

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March 22, 2016

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Cyclone: Channeling Disruptive Energies in to Leadership Skills

By Rimsha Ali Shah Four groups of girls sat huddled together in the classroom of K.M.A Girls School, Karachi discussing the storyline they would present to the class. The topic was “imagination” and the crossfire of creativity in the room was a perfect example of “thinking out of the box.” ...

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Armed with the Law: Alumnus Small Grant Project Empowers Women of Umerkot

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March 9, 2016

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Armed with the Law: Alumnus Small Grant Project Empowers Women of Umerkot

By Rimsha Ali Shah Travelling back by bus from the Soomro Taluka Hospital, Hanifa Chauhan thought about the telefilm she watched the night before. It was about a woman from a modest background like her, who rose above societal pressures to spearhead change in the lives of the women around ...

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Training to Lead: Alumna Empowers Girls through Leadership Building Exercises

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March 1, 2016

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Training to Lead: Alumna Empowers Girls through Leadership Building Exercises

By Rimsha Ali Shah Buzzing with a mix of enthusiasm and uncertainty, twenty girls stood in a circle at the Attock City School playground. As they looked around trying to figure out the meaning behind the circular formation, someone suddenly shouted: “Hey! I am Tooba! And I like to play ...

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Campaign Promotes Protection of Cultural Heritage in Hazara Region

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February 19, 2016

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Campaign Promotes Protection of Cultural Heritage in Hazara Region

By Rimsha Ali Shah Did you know that at the edge of the city of Mansehra in Khyber Pukhtonkhwa there lies a rock with inscriptions dating back to the 3rd Century, B.C? These inscriptions are significant in that they provide examples of early written language in South Asia in their ...

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Legislative Fellow Leads Workshop Series Promoting Gender-Sensitive Governance

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February 6, 2016

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Legislative Fellow Leads Workshop Series Promoting Gender-Sensitive Governance

By Rimsha Ali Shah “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they have none” As a woman from a country that put a female head of state on the map back in the 1990’s, Hina Fatima knew the same political fire resided in the women ...