The associate professor from St. Mary's College on the roots of the conflict in Pakistan, the effects of U.S. involvement before and after 9/11, and why the currently lawyers' movement in Pakistan gives us cause for hope and change in the region.
Shafqat's momentum: "I am convinced that a peaceful world is possible."
Bio
Melissa Bradley-Burns
Melissa Bradley-Burns is a Senior Strategist for Green For All. Her primary role is leading the Capital Access Program - working to provide human, social and financial capital to entrepreneurs and businesses in an effort to create, scale and sustain green jobs.
Bradley-Burns currently serves as an Advisor to Renewal 2 Investment Fund and holds board positions with Georgetown University Board of Governors, Green America, the Tides Network and the Tides Foundation. Bradley-Burns holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Georgetown University and a Master's in Business Administration in Marketing from American University.
Sahar Shafqat
Known for her extensive knowledge of Pakistani politics, women's issues and ethnic conflict, Sahar Shafqat is currently an associate professor at St. Mary's College. After spending a year in Pakistan in 2007-2008, Shafqat became very active in the Pakistani lawyer's movement and is currently working on an analysis of the movement. As a scholar and an activist, Shafqat is deeply concerned with issues of gender equality and LGBT rights.
Shafqat has organized in the South Asian LGBT community in the United States and is a member of Action for Progressive Pakistan, an activist group that seeks to bring about progressive change within Pakistan and a more progressive U.S. policy towards the country.
Born in Karachi, Shafqat received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. She's a contributor to Huffington Post and regularly speaks on reframing policy in South Asia and women's rights in Pakistan.
The lawyersmovement is nothing but a bunch of cowboys who have taken the law into their own hands.
Musharraf should hav treated the lawyers just like the militants from the Red mosque. Shoot those who refuse to surrender.