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Last week, Pakistan appointed Sherry Rehman ’85 its new ambassador to the United States. Sherry, a former journalist, is a member of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and will replace Husain Haqqani as the Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Like fellow Pakistani Smith alumna Shehrbano Taseer ’10, Sherry has been outspoken about reforming […] On November 7, I.S. Day 2011 featured dozens of international dishes prepared by students. Students, faculty, and staff sampled the food and supported the International Student Organization. Yesterday, the International Students Organization and the Office of International Students and Scholars hosted International Student Day 2011 and its annual international food festival. The festival […] “According to CIA’s World Factbook, we [Pakistan] are poised to be the fifth most populous country in the world in a few years. With 60 percent of Pakistan’s 187 million strong population below the age of 24, the youth of Pakistan form a potentially powerful force for change. We must be nation builders. It is […] Haniya Aslam and Zeb Bangash. Photo by Nida Rehman, courtesy of zebandhaniya.com. Haniya Aslam ’02 is taking part in an initiative to bring foreign performers to the United States. The Center Stage initiative is a pilot program that will bring international performing artists to tour the United States in 2012. Artists from Haiti, […] After a record 4,128 applicants, Smith College has 797 new students joining the college this fall. The incoming first year class has enrolled 711 students and there are 30 new Ada Comstock Scholars coming to campus. This year marks Smith's largest group of incoming international students. Students are joining the college from the […] On June 21, Shehrbano Taseer ’10, appeared on The Interview portion of The Rachel Maddow Show. Shehrbano, who graduated from Smith College with a degree in Government and Film Studies, lives in Lahore, Pakistan. As the daughter of assassinated Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer, Shehrbano met with Rachel Maddow to talk about the “complicated relationship between […] |
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