Month: May 2013
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Images of Pakistan
Here are a few images from my brief visit to Pakistan with Intersections International. The music is a Sufi poet who agreed to sing for me one evening at Lahore University. I’m not sure about the lyrics, however, I suspect it’s a love song. I added the tabla and flute.
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The Pakistani View
In the run-up to historic elections in Pakistan, Dr. Amineh Ahmed Hoti and Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad share their views on the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium from the Pakistani point of view. Facilitated by Intersections International — and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) —…
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Everyone Loves Ice Cream
Everyone loves Ice cream. Even in an Islamabad, Pakistan market. Travel teaches me that you see what you look for. If you expect terrorist, plan to be frightened, and assume the worst, that’s probably what you will see. On the other hand, if you look for kindness, humor, and hospitality, that is most certainly what…
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Melody Fox Ahmed: The Future of Pakistan-US Relations
Melody Fox Ahmed from Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs discovers a alternative face of Pakistan while visiting Lahore Institute for Mechanical Sciences (LOMS). Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the visit was part…
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Richard L. Hamm: After 9/11
Rev. Richard L. Hamm is the former head of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). After 9/11, Hamm began to intentionally reach out to the Muslim community. His visit to Pakistan is an extension of that calling. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore…
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Ali Tariq: The Grass Roots
Ali Tariq is a consultant with the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue at International Islamic University, Islamabad. According to Tariq, initiating dialogue at the grass roots level is the key to building bridges of understanding between Pakistan and the United States. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University…
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The Pakistani View
Dr. Amineh Ahmed Hoti and Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad share their views on the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium from the Pakistani point of view. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the visit was part of the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium (UPIC),…
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Junaid Ahmad: Pakistan’s Young Adult Voice
Junaid Ahmand is a professor of Law at Lahore University Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Ahmad invited members of the US-Pakistani Interreligious Consortium to attend a packed student forum where delegates heard from Pakistani youth on a range of issues. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad…
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Javid Bhaiyat: One Cup of Milk
Shaykh Javid Bhaiyat is the Imam of the Islamic Community Center of Laurel, Maryland. He traveled to Pakistan with Intersections International to help make a positive difference in US/Pakistani relations, one cup of milk at a time. Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore…