Pakistan Archives

Mossarat Qadeem and Tolana Mothers: Cutting off Extremists’ Resources—One Thread at a Time

Mossarat Qadeem and the Tolana Mothers convince a dozen women to stop stitching suicide jackets for extremist groups.

Pakistani Activist Mossarat Qadeem Responds to Donald Trump

We spoke to Mossarat Qadeem, Executive Director of PAIMAN Trust, about Trump’s threat to cut financial aid from Pakistan, and about her own work.

Pakistani peacebuilder, Bushra Hyder, fighting off call for jihad for Rohingya

As news and images of the Burmese military’s attacks on the minority Muslim Rohingya community spread around the world, partner, Bushra Qadeem Hyder, a school principal and long time educationalist in Pakistan was among the first to see the impact on the students...

Reclaiming the Progressive Past: Pakistani women’s struggle against violence & extremism. (Winter 2014)

2013 was another year of contradictions for Pakistan. On May 11, 2013 the General Elections were held successfully. Despite fears of violence, low voter turnout, and lack of transport, millions of people –including women — came to the polls across the...

ICAN Partner Mossarat Qadeem (Pakistan) Interviewed on BBC Woman’s Hour

Peace activist and ICAN partner Mossarat Qadeem was interviewed on BBC Radio Woman’s Hour about her work de-radicalizing Pakistani youth by reaching out to the mothers of at-risk young men. Mossarat is the founder and Executive Director of the PAIMAN Alumni...