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Malala honored with Harvard award for courageous leadership on education
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was honored by Harvard University with its Gleitsman Award on Thursday for her courageous leadership of a global movement to equip girls with 12 years of free, quality, and safe education. Now...December 7, 2018 1114 0 -
Claire Chambers – Making British-Pakistani connections through literary pursuits
In her intellectual curiosity that has taken her to lands and peoples far from her home, Dr Claire Chambers reflects the spirit of the British scholar-adventurer in the last century that drove the likes of Gertrude...October 28, 2018 1418 0 -
Pakistan origin politician Sajid Javid picked as Britain’s Home Secretary
Photo: Policy Exchange/Wikimedia Prime Minister Theresa May has picked Sajid Javid, a Pakistani origin Briton, as the Home Secretary after his predecessor Ms. Amber Rudd resigned following the Windrush immigration scandal. Javid, a former Communities Secretary,...April 30, 2018 977 0 -
In a first, Pakistani woman scales Africa’s highest peak on bicycle
For Samar Khan no challenge is daunting for she takes on challenges with a combination of her adventurous spirit, determination, pride and passion for cycling. Her latest achievement came this past week when Khan bicycled to...December 20, 2017 1500 0 -
May God be with children of Aleppo, even if world leaders are not- Malala
A child standing in front of his ground-flattened school after a bombardment in Ainjara village in rural Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNICEF/Khalil Alshawi In an impassioned plea, Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has urged safe passage for...December 15, 2016 1170 0
