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#PUAN4PEACE: Reflections from Northern Sri Lanka

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December 16, 2015

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#PUAN4PEACE: Reflections from Northern Sri Lanka

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 ...

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First Person: From Sindh to D.C. – A transformational professional exchange experience

PUAN EDITOR

November 23, 2015

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First Person: From Sindh to D.C. – A transformational professional exchange experience

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 ...

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First Person: Borderless Thoughts by Sidra Saeed

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November 2, 2015

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First Person: Borderless Thoughts by Sidra Saeed

By: Sidra Saeed, IVLP 2013 “We share the same blue print of life” I have always been interested in getting to know more about Pakistan’s two neighbors, Bangladesh and India. The reason behind this is very simple: we share the same history – a history that with passage of time has turned ...

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Opening Doors of Opportunity: Internship Program Brings Together Media Students

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October 21, 2015

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Opening Doors of Opportunity: Internship Program Brings Together Media Students

By: Ummul Baneen As an ICFJ alumna, I have felt that the doors of opportunity are closed for many students of mass communication in Pakistan. As part of the ninth cohort to attend an exchange program in the United States specifically designed for journalists, I realized that our youngsters were ...

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First Person: Mooting at the Lahore University of Management Sciences

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May 11, 2015

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First Person: Mooting at the Lahore University of Management Sciences

By Daniyal Hassan, SUSI Alumnus Mooting is something that I wasn’t familiar with before I started law school in 2012. Now that I am in my final year at the school and have participated in 5 moot court competitions, I think I know a little more about this skill. Mooting ...

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First Person: The Literati Glitterati and Me

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May 4, 2015

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First Person: The Literati Glitterati and Me

By Ayesha Fazlur Rahman I was asked by the US Embassy to moderate the session on Art and Cultural Diplomacy at the Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) 2015, since I often moderate sessions and make announcements at PUAN events. It all began in 2007 when I was a graduate student on ...

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First Person: Pakistan through the Eyes of a Kashmiri

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March 31, 2015

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First Person: Pakistan through the Eyes of a Kashmiri

By Ashwaq Masoodi, Kashmiri Fulbright Alumna When I told a friend I was going to Pakistan, he laughed & said “Why Pakistan?” I told him I was going to attend a conference on women empowerment & that happens to be my field of interest. He laughed again and said, “So ...

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First Person: An Indian’s Trip to Pakistan

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March 28, 2015

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First Person: An Indian’s Trip to Pakistan

By Aarefa Johari, Indian Journalist When I got selected for the PUAN Women’s Empowerment Conference in Pakistan, I was excited about meeting so many like-minded professionals from across Asia who all believe in women’s rights and work towards it, I was looking forward to stimulating discussions and, of course, travelling ...

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First Person Account: UMass Delegation Visits Important Pakistani Govt Buildings

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March 24, 2015

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First Person Account: UMass Delegation Visits Important Pakistani Govt Buildings

By Neha Deshpande On Tuesday 17th February 2015, four members of an American delegation with the UMass Donahue Institute Civic Initiative were able to take part in various activities at some of the most important government buildings in Pakistan. Their visits were planned by Pakistani SUSI alumni Daniyal Hassan and ...

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First Person Account: UMass Delegation Visits Important Pakistani Govt Buildings

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March 24, 2015

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By Neha Deshpande On Tuesday 17th February 2015, four members of an American delegation with the UMass Donahue Institute Civic Initiative were able to take part in various activities at some of the most important government buildings in Pakistan. Their visits were planned by Pakistani SUSI alumni Daniyal Hassan and ...