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Bushra Hyder in 2015.

Bushra Hyder is a Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist. Hyder has a Master's in English literature.

Career

Hyder founded and runs the Qadims Lumiere School and College in Peshawar, Pakistan, which had 1000 students in 2012. The school places a heavy emphasis on its peace curriculum, introduced in 2009, which entails education on a variety of religions and cultures designed to foster understanding and acceptance. Hyder has lobbied to get other schools in the region and country to implement similar curricula.

Hyder has co-founded the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership, and is a member of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust Pakistan, an organisation which opposes Islamic extremism. She works with politicians and religious leaders to counter extremism.

In 2015, she was one of the 17 women who “change the world” and participated in the 2015 Inclusive Security conference.

References

  1. ^ "Pakistani peacebuilder, Bushra Hyder, fighting off call for jihad for Rohingya". International Civil Society Action Network. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ Hall, Shereen (8 May 2012). "12 Influential Pakistani Women Leaders You Should Know". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "Bushra Hyder - Pakistan - WEF". Women Economic Forum. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "Against All Odds in Pakistan: Women Combatting Radicalization". Meridian. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Bushra Qadeem Hyder on Fighting Extremism with Education in Pakistan". International Civil Society Action Network. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. Prayitno, Panji (26 April 2017). "Kisah Bushra Hyder, Perempuan Pembawa Misi Damai di Pakistan". Liputan6 (in Indonesian). SCTV. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. Williams, Kristin (28 January 2015). "17 Women Who Are Changing the World". Inclusive Security. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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