Tag Archives: global development

The things I didn’t expect to learn from College

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

In 2007, when I entered college, I thought college was all about deliverables. It really was a means for me to get a job and hopefully make good money. Not only did my endeavors change, I learnt so much about … Continue reading →

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Can Global Awareness Solve Today’s Problems?

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

Before I start blogging again, I would like to take a moment to apologize to those few who read my blog, and look forward to my posts. Sorry for not being regular – I was suffering from writer’s block. However, I hope I’m … Continue reading →

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10 Things I learnt from TEDxLahore

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

This post was featured in “The Nation”  - “Things I learnt from TEDxLahore” 1. The Importance of a Unified Message (Narrative) This was a person who was a part of an extremist organization, that despite its “wrong” intentions, gained quite … Continue reading →

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The Muslim Pacifist & The Need for Reverse Empathy

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

Right when I was telling her I was a Muslim, I could sense confusion in her eyes, because we really clicked as friends. She mustered up the courage to say “I find something disturbingly wrong in your religion.”. I could … Continue reading →

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Education–A matter of National Security

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

The future of Pakistan seems unpredictable to say the least; Policy makers are scrambling to put an end to to the violence caused by people with a perverse sense of glory. These terrorists are relying on the children of the … Continue reading →

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