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Thu, Mar 29, 2012 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S153
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Co-Discussants: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design Nicolas P. Retsinas, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School; Lecturer in Housing, Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Tue, Nov 27, 2012 from 12:30pm — 02:00pm
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Harvard Kennedy School, T-301, Taubman Building (Third Floor)
ADDRESS
Harvard Kennedy School
T-301, Taubman Building (Third Floor)
79 John F. Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Nadeem Hussain, Founder, President and CEO, Tameer Micro Finance Bank Ltd, Pakistan Nadeem Hussain will discuss the financial revolution which the Tameer Bank is bringing to Pakistan by financially empowering people at the grassroots level, including innovative work such as branchless banking and solar energy. Discussant: Professor Asim Khwaja, Harvard Kennedy School Moderator: Nasim Zehra, […]
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Tue, Apr 17, 2012 from 06:30pm — 08:00pm
VENUE
Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH)
ADDRESS
Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH)
59 Shepard Street
Cambridge 02138
Pakistani music icon and social activist, Shehzad Roy will talk about his new documentary series titled “Chal Parha.”The show dramatizes Roy’s journey to schools across Pakistan and stages and expose of Pakistan’s national education system. Roy will share how his music has helped him advocate for education reform and will expand upon some of the […]
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Wed, Mar 6, 2013 from 08:30am — 11:00am
VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K354
Harvard University
ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA
Innovation in Education: Lessons for Entrepreneurship in Pakistan Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of International Education; Director of Global Education and of International Education Policy Imran Sarwar, Co-Founder, Rabtt; MPP Class of 2013, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Seminar Report: The third Video Conference of the new SAI Series of Webinars focused on ‘Innovation in Education: Lessons for […]
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Mon, Apr 1, 2013 from 08:30am — 10:00am
VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K354
Harvard University
ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA
Education as a Marketplace: What Entrepreneurs can Learn from Research on Pakistan’s Education Sector Asim Khwaja, Professor of Public Policy, Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Professor of International Finance and Development. Faculty chair of the MPA/ID program, Harvard Kennedy School Mariam Chughtai, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education In the fourth and final Video […]
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Wed, Feb 20, 2013 from 04:00pm — 05:00pm
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CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
Sexual Assault and Gender Violence in South Asia: What Can We Learn from the Delhi Rape Incident? Featuring a Student Panel Discussion withNur Nasreen Ibrahim (College); Abbas Jaffer (GSAS); Mariam Chughtai (HGSE); Litcy Kurisinkal (HKS); and Sabrin Chowdhury (HKS). Chair: Jackie Bhabha, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School, University Advisor on Human Rights, University […]
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Sat, Apr 13, 2013 from 09:00am — 05:00pm
VENUE
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium S010
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
This event explored how the development partners can more effectively assist countries like Bangladesh in their leap into the middle income status. Also how to enhance the role of international community in this endeavor was discussed in the seminar. To read a report from the event, click here. Organized by South Asian students and professionals […]
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 from 03:00pm — 04:30pm
VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K354
Harvard University
ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge, MA
Najam Ahmed Shah, Additional Secretary in Government of Punjab, served as the Director/CEO of the Food Directorate prior to coming to USA on Eisenhower Fellowships* last month. The Punjab Food Directorate is responsible for food security for 9 million people of Punjab and oversees the operations, finances, procurement, storage, and sale and export of millions of […]
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Thu, Apr 4, 2013 from 12:00pm — 02:00pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
Conversations with the South Asia Institute’s Graduate Student Associates In this luncheon discussion,* advanced doctoral students from across Harvard’s graduate schools will share key insights from their research on South Asia. Each panelist will present for 10-minutes, followed by discussion with the audience. 12:00 noon – Panel 1: Religion, Education, Nationalism Nationalism in Education: […]
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Tue, Mar 22, 2011 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm
The Unraveling Republic of Pakistan? Is the Global Narrative About Pakistan Fact or Fiction? Muhammad Yar Hiraj, Harvard Kennedy School (Mid-career/Parliamentarian) Mariam Chughtai, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ed.D) Sadaf Jaffer, FAS (Ph.D./Indo-Muslim Culture) Moderated by Wajahat S. Khan, HKS Shorenstein Fellow/Journalist An interactive debate about the future of what Newsweek has labeled the ‘most dangerous country in the […]
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Thu, May 3, 2012 from 01:00pm — 03:00pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S020 Belfer
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
RELIGION, MEANING AND BELIEF IN MEDIEVAL AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN SOCIETIES “Social Justice in Islamicate South Asia: Ismat Chughtai’s Cosmopolitan Struggle” Sadaf Jaffer, Doctoral Candidate in the Indo-Muslim Culture program at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations “Producing Islam – Belief, Practice, & Politics at an Islamic Seminary (Madrasa) in Pakistan” Bilal A. […]
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