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Youth Workshop by Pakistan Club, Los Angeles |
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Los Angeles, CA: The Women’s Committee of the Pakistan Club, consisting
of Dr. Nasreen Sattar Khan, Mrs. Ume Salma Farooqui, Mrs. Afshan Farooq,
Mrs. Nilofer Zaidi, and Mrs. Seema Ahmed, organized a “Youth Workshop” at
the Beijing Islamic Chinese Restaurant on Friday, December 25, 2009 . The
objective of the Workshop was to encourage the community’s youth to interact
with each other and share knowledge and experiences of college and high
school education with their juniors, and assume leadership roles in the
community. The youth present at the event included those who have already
graduated college and entered the working world as well as those who are
still in the process of acquiring their bachelor’s degree. Present in the
audience were a large number of parents and children eager to partake in
this ground-breaking informational event that sought to connect youth of all
ages. The event began with a short recitation from the Holy Qur’an by Mariam
Khan, followed by the recital of Urdu poetry and songs by Jazmyn Mansuri,
Huda Khan, and Midhat Farooq. High school student Sana Ahmad read an article
of hers that was published in a local paper. The program also consisted of
speeches on the American schooling system versus those of other countries
and on the importance of community service, delivered by Razi Zaidi and
Anila Ali respectively. Youths in attendance, in no particular order, were:
Aisha Butt, Ameer Ahmed, Fizza Zaidi, Mariam Mohammad, Suinya Farooqui,
Irfan Ahmad, Ibad Farooqui, Sohaib Farooqui, Shawn Murtaza, Samir Ahmed,
Usama Ahfaz, UmairS, Zehra Syed and others. They, with the moderation skills
of Shaista and Shagufta Ahmad answered questions from the audience about
high school and college education. All in all, it was a successful event
that brought together the youth in our community and provided them, quite
literally, with a platform and communicate with each other. Another event
such as this will be held in the near future. Suggestions from all the
youths involved will be implemented at the forthcoming event. The Women’s
Committee of the Pakistan Club would like to extend its gratitude to all
those who made the workshop possible. |
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