Pakistan and Gender Inequality
November 29, 2016 2:04 pm Leave your thoughtsWorld Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Global Gender Gap Report measures progress toward gender parity in four areas including educational attainment, health...
Author Archives for Lamia Sameen
Need for Conflict Assesment
November 29, 2016 1:18 pm Leave your thoughtsBeing born, bred and raised in Pakistan; it is natural for me to get intrigued by the concept of conflict...
North Korea insight into Human Security
October 31, 2016 1:36 pm Leave your thoughtsIt is believed that under the rule of Kim Jong-Un, North Korea remains among the world’s most repressive country. All...
Introducing Park Yeon-mi, to those who don’t know..
October 31, 2016 12:40 pm Leave your thoughtsPark Yeon-mi is a North Korean defector and human rights activist. She escaped to China in 2007 and settled in...
Mindanao- Gender Reality
September 23, 2016 11:01 am Leave your thoughtsThe 2012/2013 (UNDP, 2015) Philippine Human Development Report shows 9 out of 10 provinces with the lowest Human Development Index levels are...
Human Rights and Human Responsibilities: A Necessary Balance
September 16, 2016 11:49 am 1 CommentOn September 1, 1997, the InterAction Council proposed a Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities. The InterAction Council is an organization...
Learning about Malalai Joya through my concepts class
August 23, 2016 12:46 pm Leave your thoughtsAtlas Corps provided with an opportunity where I am able to attend a Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Security: International Policy...
The conditions in Afghanistan, at least the one I know about
August 23, 2016 12:35 pm Leave your thoughtsMy Host Organization, World Vision, recently conducted training in Afghanistan. For that reason, I was researching a bit more about...
Funny things said to a Pakistani in US
July 7, 2016 1:28 pm Leave your thoughtsBeing a Pakistani in United States can be quite amusing. The foremost thing I’ve come to realize in DC is...
Alliance for Peacebuilding conference:
July 6, 2016 5:36 pm Leave your thoughtsWorld Vision International, my host organization, provided me with an opportunity to take part in the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AFP)...