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The Kite Runner

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Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 05:15pm —
Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 07:00pm

Directed by Marc Forster, United States Amir returns to Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of Afghan refugees to Pakistan and the United States, […]

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to University Leader Development Workshop

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Mon, Jul 30, 2012 - Fri, Aug 3, 2012

From July 30 to August 3, the South Asia Initiative (SAI) at Harvard University hosted a “Multidisciplinary Approach to University Leadership Development” Workshop for university leaders from Maharashtra, India. Thirty leaders and policy makers attended, including vice chancellors, directors, principals and deans of both public and private higher learning institutions, as well as senior Government […]

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Big Ideas: Conversations with SAI’s Graduate Student Associates

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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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Annual SAI Symposium

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Thu, Apr 26, 2012 from 09:00am — 05:00am

Health in South Asia: Lessons for and from the World On April 26th and 27th, South Asia Initiative at Harvard University held its second annual symposium, focusing on Health in South Asia: Lessons for and from the World. The conference brought together global experts with deep research, implementation and policy experience to learn and find […]

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South Asia Without Borders Seminar Series

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Fri, Apr 20, 2012 from 04:00pm — 05:30pm

VENUE
CGIS Knafel, K262
Harvard University

ADDRESS
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138

Centers of Law: Duties, Rights and Jurisdictional Pluralism in Medieval India Chair: Parimal Patil, Professor, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University Donald A. Davis, Jr., Associate Professor in the Department of Languages & Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Urbanization Seminar Series

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Wed, Apr 18, 2012 from 08:00am — 05:00pm

Mega-Cities, the Urban Poor and the Price of Planning: The Case of Slum Upgrading in Indian Cities Chair: Rahul Mehrotra, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design Janice Perlman, Founder & President of the Mega-Cities Project Co-sponsored with the Harvard Graduate School of Design   Watch the video below:

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The Arts and Social Change in Pakistan: An Evening of Conversation and Music with Shehzad Roy

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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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