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A
two-day workshop, titled Political Parties:
Structures and Women Representation was organized
by the Women Media Centre, Pakistan with the
help of National Endowment for Democracy,
USA. The Executive Director of Centre for
Civic Education Pakistan, Zafarullah Khan
conducted the workshop. The aim of the workshop,
according to WMC Executive Director Fauzia
Shaheen, was to create awareness among women
journalists about the basic structure and
working of political parties and the significant
role women played in it. The workshop was
attended by students of Karachi University,
Jinnah University for Women and Federal Urdu
University apart from female media correspondents |
The
British Council Pakistan organized a High
Achievers Award Ceremony to celebrate the
success of Pakistani students in the GCE school
exams, UOL external degree programme and ACCA.
The ceremony was held in partnership with
Cambridge International Examinations, Edexcel
International, University of London and ACCA
Pakistan. Two cash prize awards, sponsored
by Cambridge International Examinations of
£ 500 each were awarded to Faran Abbas
of Beaconhouse School, for being the Top O
level student in Karachi, and Mohammed Khurram
Jah of Karachi Grammar School, for being the
Top A level student in Karachi. The British
Council also organized an alumni dinner and
entertainment event in honour of members of
the British Alumni Association, education
consultants and high achievers of GCE exams. |
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Recently
APWA organized a meeting with the media to introduce
its Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) programme,
which has been initiated in different private schools
of Karachi. This programme is sponsored by World Population
Foundation (WPF), National Aids Control Programme
(NACP) and The Global Fund for Aids, TB and Malaria
(GFATM). LSBE is different from traditional teaching
methods as it uses participatory approach for learning,
as a result of which the environment of the classroom
becomes supportive. In its first phase (July 2005),
18 private schools of Karachi were included. Selected
teachers participated in a five-day workshop, after
which they started delivery sessions twice a week
in their respective schools. WPF extended its programme
for one year and more schools were included in the
programme. At present it is it is being conducted
in 32 private schools. Meher Kirmani (Executive Vice
President, APWA) said, “The menace of Aids is
lurking and we are trying our level best to teach
youngsters to say ‘NO’. LSBE is not sex
education, it is teaching protection against abuse.
The abuse can happen anywhere. We are educating our
school-going children.” |
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At
the residence of the embassy of the Republic, the
Ambassador of Turkey and Mrs Engen Soysal arranged
a poetic presentation of Moulana Jalal-al-din Rumi,
Soaring to Ecstasy by Yildiz Kenter and Talat Halman
to celebrate his 800th anniversary. The presentation
was based on colour slides, recorded music and a colour
documentary and narration by Vanessa Redgrave and
Talat Halman. The script for narration and documentary
was written by the latter.
Talat Halman is the first Minister of Culture of the
Turkish Republic and currently he is the Chairman
and Professor, Department of Turkish literature and
Dean of Humanities and Letters, Bilkent University,
Ankara. He has published more than 60 books and 3000
articles in Turkish and English. He has also served
as the elected member of the UNICEF Turkish National
Committee, he holds honorary doctorate from Bazaziei
and Ankara Universaties.
Professor Yildiz Kenter is a prominent stage actress
of Turkey. Born in Istanbul to Turkish and British
parents, she graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory,
achieved fame at the State Theatre Wing, Neighbourhood
playhouse and Actor’s Studio on a Rockfeller
Fellowship. She established Turkey’s leading
theatre in early sixties, Kent Player, with her brother
Mustik Kenter and husband Sukran Gungor. She has directed
over 100 plays and has performed everywhere in Turkey
and abroad in US, France, Britain, Russia, Finland,
Denmark and other countries.
Welcoming the guests, the Ambassador Soysal, who is
new in Pakistan, said it was an honour for him to
host such prominent personalities such as Prof. Halman
and Prof. Kenter for what was his maidan official
social gathering in Pakistan after only a month’s
stay. The ambassador also mentioned that he will continue
the cultural activities started by his predecessor
and will also seek the help of his guest of honour
Prof. Talat Halman for his ideas. The performance
was followed by light reception by Turkish delights
courtesy the embassy.
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