Pakistan: The Citizens' Fight for a Voice
A Conversation with:
Mohammad Jibran Nasir
Lawyer, Activist, and Cofounder
Pakistan for All
Moderated by:
Huma Haque
Associate Director, South Asia Center
Atlantic Council
From school children to rights activists, individuals from all walks of life have become targets of violence in Pakistan. With the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar to most recently the murder of leading human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud, Director of The Second Floor (T2F) in Karachi, those trying to give a voice to the voiceless are being silenced. Despite facing Taliban threats and potential arrest, Mohammad Jibran Nasir is leading a citizen's movement against terrorism. He believes growing religious strife in Pakistan is part of a global phenomenon, and can be countered through a persistent and shared effort. Nasir will discuss the roles and responsibilities of government, non-state actors, and citizens in countering religious intolerance, sectarian violence, and terrorism, and how finding solutions in Pakistan could lead the way for a global citizen's movement against the violent extremist narrative for the twenty-first century.
DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2015
TIME: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Atlantic Council
1030 15th Street NW, Floor 12
Washington, DC 20005
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