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Category : Pakistan
Student voices: Women’s rights in Pakistan
This is part of a recurring series in which we share reports from Harvard students who have traveled to South Asia with support from a SAI grant during the winter session. Click here to read more reports from students. By Hira Baig, MTS ’16, Harvard Divinity School ...
Megacities Asia
On March 24, SAI hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with the “Megacities Asia” exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
SAI welcomes three new members to Arts Council
The members will support SAI’s Arts Program, which connects South Asia’s curators, museum administrators, artists, and art educators with Harvard faculty and students to advance understanding and appreciation of South Asian art.
Student voices: Understanding the Special Education System in Pakistan
By Syeda Farwa Fatima, International Education Policy, Ed.M Harvard Graduate School of Education ‘16 This is part of a recurring series in which we share reports from Harvard students who have traveled to South Asia with support from a SAI grant during the winter...
Education is becoming an extremist battleground in Pakistan
This commentary, by professors at Pomona College and the Harvard Kennedy School who have long studied Pakistan, argues that the Taliban’s attacks on schools and colleges there are a particularly dangerous threat to that nation’s future.
Technology and South Asia
SAI’s third annual publication is a collection of essays from diverse disciplines about the evolution of technology in the region.
Preserving Pakistan’s rich archaeological heritage
Former SAI Aman fellow Muhammad Zahir is working with the the Japanese Center for South Asian Cultural Heritage to preserve archaeological sites in Pakistan that are deteriorating.
Jan. 12: Harvard Alumni Global Networking Night (South Asia locations)
Global Networking Night events will be held in Bengaluru, Islamabad, New Delhi, and Yangon on January 12.
Top content from the semester
As we celebrate a new year, take a look back at SAI”s most-viewed content from the summer and fall semester. 1. In Memory of Shahab Ahmed September 18, 2015 SAI was deeply saddened to share the news that Shahab Ahmed, Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard, passed...
SAI teams travels to Pakistan for Mental Health Conference
The conference, held Dec. 16-18 in Karachi, aimed to identify existing challenges, best practices, and innovations around mental health relief efforts.
Never Forget: Remembering Peshawar
Today, the South Asia Institute’s thoughts are with Pakistan as the country marks the one year anniversary of the Peshawar school attack.