A group of writers including Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Adiche, and Aleksander Hemon take a look at education systems in conflict-affected countries around the world.
Posts Tagged “Pakistan”
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Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: Aleksander Hemon, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chimamanda Adiche, education reform, Guernica, Haiti, Hardeep Sing Kholi, Hugh McLean, India, Kamila Shamsie, Nathalie Handal, Nepal, Nick Laird, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Petina Guppah, Rachel Holmes, South Africa, Tahmima Anam, Zadie Smith, Zimbabwe, Zukisa Wanner
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Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. A recent conference developed ways to ensure their safety.
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Asad Baig, journalism, media freedom, Pakistan, Saleem Shahzad
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Almost half of Pakistan’s population cannot read or write. But the recent Children’s Literature Festival in Lahore aimed to tackle this problem head-on.
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth
Topics: Asad Baig, Children’s Literature Festival in Lahore, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi, literacy, Pakistan
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To reduce poverty and increase protection for human rights in Pakistan, the development paradigm must be kept separate from U.S. security concerns.
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Last summer floods engulfed one-fifth of Pakistan, affecting almost 20 million people. The Open Society Foundations are working to keep this issue in the news—both in and outside of Pakistan.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Aaj Ki Khabar, Aaj TV, Absar Alam, Chenab, Flood Inquiry Commission, floods, Gul Mohammad Jaffarani, Hindu Kush, Indus River, Jhelum, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Marvi Memon, Natalia Tariq, Pakistan, Pakistan floods, Rashida Dohad, Ravi, Sindh, Sutlej, Swat River, Swat valley, video
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If the Pakistani state is going to keep hiding the truth, it is up to society to strengthen institutions dealing with information sharing, accountability, and transparency.
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Two reports call attention to the failure of the United States to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars.
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Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Saleem Shahzad, who recently revealed that Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had supporters within the Pakistan Navy, is the latest reporter to have been murdered.
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Most convictions in Pakistan courts are not based on physical evidence, but rather on confessions and testimonies. And the best and easiest way of getting people to talk is apparently to beat them up.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Middle East, Rights & Justice
Topics: corruption, Faisal Bari, Pakistan, police, police abuse, torture
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Sometimes the act of a single individual is enough to save a community, as was the case during last year's floods in Pakistan.