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Alumni reunite for an Iftar celebration in October.

The Pakistan alumni chapter has gotten off to an impressive start, initiating a number of community service activities since their return from the United States this summer.

Alumni participated in the pre-departure orientation for the 2004-2005 YES scholars by facilitating sessions on a variety of cultural topics including family relationships, dating, living in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society, budgeting and problem-solving.

Karachi alumni found themselves on the silver screen as a result of their service initiative to raise public awareness of the hardships faced by street children. Coordinating with INITIATORS, an organization focusing on the needs of street children, alumni interviewed local officials and underprivileged children for a twenty-minute documentary. The video was screened at a local human rights event held during International Education Week. Alumni also aided INITIATORS in distributing donated clothing for street children during the month of Ramadan.

Alumni Arshela Ali, Barkat Buruddin, Nazish Mandhani, Syed Mehdi, and Umme Kulsoom have initiated a variety of activities in their community at the Aga Khan School. Students have made a number of presentations, including topics covering American culture, community service and American education. They have also helped their peers improve their spoken English by leading conversation classes. In addition, Syed and Umme are teaching specialized classes: Syed hopes to develop confidence and creativity in 10th grade students through his communication skills class and Umme is teaching ceramics, a talent that she discovered during her year in the U.S.

Faheem Zaidi, Hassan Khemji, Khurram Zaidi, Syed Yasir and Tauqeer Fazal, alumni currently studying at the Al-Murtuzah school, have given a number of presentations on American culture and their experience abroad. They have included in their presentations a discussion between teachers and students about various educational methods used in other countries and ways in which these methods could be incorporated in their classrooms. Hassan has also been serving his community by volunteering at a local hospital building project on weekends.

Sehrish Khan, Sajjad Ashraf and Fahad Ishtiaq, alumni studying at Behria College in Karachi, have joined together for two service projects. They teach English weekly at a primary school for low-income children. They also worked

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