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Peace Is Possible

PUAN EDITOR

August 16, 2017

8 min read

Amidst the heat of early August in Islamabad, the extraordinary Peacebuilding Conference came about as a breath of fresh air, and a glimmer of hope that Peace is Possible. The conference was a combined effort by the U.S. Exchange Programs Alumni in working together towards peace through various mediums, strategies and ...

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Climate Counts: Exchange Alumni Collaborate for Climate Action

PUAN EDITOR

November 18, 2016

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Climate Counts: Exchange Alumni Collaborate for Climate Action

By Rimsha Ali Shah. Fulbright alumnus Qobiljon Shokirov, along with his counterparts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China, was studying trends and drivers of change of rangeland ecosystems as part of an international research on “Rangeland Resources and Uses in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram-Pamir Landscape”. When he found out about a climate ...

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Summit Among the Summits: Youth Hone Leadership Skills at GBYS 2016

PUAN EDITOR

August 29, 2016

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Summit Among the Summits: Youth Hone Leadership Skills at GBYS 2016

By Rimsha Ali Shah. It was the morning of August 20, 2016, and despite the long overnight journey from Hunza to Skardu, there was not a trace of exhaustion on Amin Zada’s face. The reason behind it was simple: he had been selected from over 300 applicants to attend the ...

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Innovation in Action: Education Outreach Visits Offer Practical Examples

PUAN EDITOR

August 12, 2016

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Innovation in Action: Education Outreach Visits Offer Practical Examples

By Rimsha Ali Shah The PUAN International Education Conference was held from July 22-24, 2016 in Islamabad with 200 exchange alumni from various U.S. State Department exchange programs from across Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In addition to two days of intensive workshops and discussions on mapping education in ...

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PUAN International Education Conference Empowers Educators from South Asia

PUAN EDITOR

August 11, 2016

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PUAN International Education Conference Empowers Educators from South Asia

By Rimsha Ali Shah The PUAN International Education Conference held from July 22-24, 2016 in Islamabad with 200 exchange alumni from various U.S. State Department exchange programs from across Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka enabled alumni to learn through a series of skill-building and thematic sessions focused on key ...

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PUAN in 2015

PUAN EDITOR

December 31, 2015

11 min read

By Rimsha Ali Shah “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” Brad Paisley. As we welcome 2016 tomorrow and begin the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN)’s next 365-page book, let’s take a look at how 2015 has been for PUAN. With twelve chapters ...

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Peace and Conflict Resolution: Building bridges of peace

PUAN EDITOR

December 8, 2015

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Peace and Conflict Resolution: Building bridges of peace

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, ...

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PUAN International Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2015

PUAN EDITOR

November 27, 2015

2 min read

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 ...

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The Business of News: Alumni Attend Karachi Journalism Summit

PUAN EDITOR

August 6, 2015

12 min read

The Business of News: Alumni Attend Karachi Journalism Summit

By Hira Nafees Shah Negotiating time off is never easy for a news professional, but for senior journalist Awais Hameed, attendance at the alumni summit in Karachi at the Center for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) was a “couldn’t miss” opportunity to enhance his media skills. “I have worked in electronic ...

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First Person: Pakistan through the Eyes of a Kashmiri

PUAN EDITOR

March 31, 2015

10 min read

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 ...