Select Page

Event Region : Pakistan


Reflections: A Conversation with Salim and Sulaiman Merchant

WHEN
Fri, Oct 2, 2015 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET

Muslim Societies in South Asia Seminar Read a summary of the event here. Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, Musicians and composers Moderator: Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; Director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University The Merchant brothers, Salim and Sulaiman, rank among the most dynamic and talented musicians and composers […]

More Info

Using Cell Phones to Study Behavior: From Individuals to Entire Nations

WHEN
Tue, Sep 15, 2015 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

Webinar Watch the live stream here. JP Onnela, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health Cell phones are no longer just a tool of communication – they are being used to improve the lives of billions of people. As the technology continues to improve, collecting behavioral data is getting easier and […]

More Info

South Asia Week 2015: Ambassador Husain Haqqani – Pakistan and US: Dealing with Divergent Interests?

WHEN
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 from 08:30am — 10:00am, ET

Ambassador Husain Haqqani examines the tenuous relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan in a seminar co-sponsored by the India and South Asia Program. A Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia, Ambassador Husain Haqqani served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008-2011 and is widely credited with managing a difficult partnership during […]

More Info

South Asia Week 2015: A Moment of Opportunity for U.S. Engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan

WHEN
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 from 04:30pm — 06:00pm, ET

Ambassador Daniel Feldman, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, discusses U.S. engagement in the region in a seminar co-sponsored by the India and South Asia Program and the South Asia Initiative at Harvard University. Daniel F. Feldman is the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) with the personal rank of Ambassador. He has served […]

More Info

South Asia Week 2015: Ambassador Jalil Jilani on US-Pakistan relations

WHEN
Fri, Apr 24, 2015 from 02:30pm — 04:00pm, ET

In this first public event of the Future of Diplomacy Project’s annual South Asia Week Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani discusses his country’s relationship with the United States and regional powers in a talk moderated by South Asia Institute Director, Professor Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School. Ambassador Jilani assumed his responsibilities as Ambassador of Pakistan on January 2, […]

More Info

Summer in South Asia: Pre-Departure Orientation

WHEN
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

This is an orientation for students who are traveling to South Asia in summer 2015, and will include travel tips and logistics, health and safety information, cultural introduction, and will provide an opportunity to meet other students who will be in the region. Food will be served! All Harvard Students traveling to South Asia in […]

More Info


The Prisoner

WHEN
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm, ET

SAI Book Talk Omar Shahid Hamid, Author Chair: Anila Daulatzai, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies and Islamic Studies, Harvard Divinity School Omar Shahid Hamid has served with the Karachi police for twelve years, most recently as head of counterterrorism. During his service, he has been actively targeted by various terrorist groups and organizations. He was […]

More Info

Webinar: Planning and Preparedness

WHEN
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 from 09:00am — 10:30am, ET

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE WEBINAR LIVE 9:00 AM in Cambridge, 5:00 PM in Pakistan, 5:30 PM in India, 5:30 PM in Sri Lanka, 6:00 PM in Bangladesh, 5:45 PM in Nepal Payal Modi, MD, MPH, Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Mass casualty responses work best when there is a well-rehearsed plan. This seminar […]

More Info

Cancelled: Webinar: Planning and Preparedness

WHEN
Tue, Feb 10, 2015 from 08:00am — 09:30am, ET

This webinar has been cancelled and will take place on February 25. SAI Webinar Payal Modi, MD, MPH, Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Mass casualty responses work best when there is a well-rehearsed plan. This seminar will cover planning for a disaster, preparatory drills, and debriefing, drawing from the experience of the Boston Marathon […]

More Info

South Asia: Local Solutions with Global Impact

WHEN
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 - Fri, Apr 17, 2015, ET

Annual Symposium Workshops to highlight interfaculty research projects supported by SAI, and launch of the exhibit and book Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity. Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:00 – 12:00 pm: Mobile Technology to Access Healthcare Services – Case Studies from the Global South 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Role of South Asian Arts in Education 4:00 – 4:30 […]

More Info

Pakistan: From Crisis to Crisis

WHEN
Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 04:15pm, ET

10th Annual Asia Center Tsai Lecture Asma Jahangir, Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Partner, AGHS Law Associates; former President, Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan; former Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chair: Arthur Kleinman, Director, Harvard University Asia Center; Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; Professor of Medical Anthropology and Professor […]

More Info