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valuable experience and developed good business acumen through academia and working in small international firms and private educational establishments, I am well-accustomed to fast-paced and scrutinised working environments. My ability to communicate in Urdu, Punjabi and Mandarin along with excellent organisational, time management and interpersonal skills has led me to academic success. I now seek to embark on a new challenge, build on my professional skills and experiences and establish my…

There 's a pestilential voice in my head that keeps on pestering me about the choices I 've made in life. What if you had done this differently? It says; and then gets me pondering over everything I 've come across in life. Maybe if I had acted a bit maturely, a bit reasonably at times, things would have been different. Maybe, just maybe I would have been a completely different person. Life could have had shaped me disparately. I would have been someone else. Should 've, would 've,…

in size after 2030, and Latin America and South Asia are growing as well (Council of Foreign Relations). In addition, while there are 527 million English speakers worldwide; there are also 1.39 billion Chinese, 467 million Arabic, 588 million Hindu-Urdu, and 389 million Spanish speakers in the world (Washington Post). Evidently, a new solution is necessary to respond to the language requirements of an ever increasing global economy.…

“Each year, 50% of Americans over the age of 18 develop a musculoskeletal injury that lasts longer than 3 months,” ("8 Facts”). Physical therapy is a rapidly growing “hands on” occupation all across the nation. Physical therapy, as a whole, is defined as, “Health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in…

He looks it over, then up at the beaming face of the man. “Urdu? You’re giving me a book in Urdu? Take it back. There is a country-why don’t you step across the border? It’s spelled P-A-K¬--(148) The 1995 edition of Days and Nights Blaise has an introduction and two epilogues by Blaise and Bharati each. As they look back on their…

from an overdose of heroin. By New York Times.” Morning 7:00 am “Salim wake up. It has been already seven in the morning and you will get late for your class again.” says my elder sister Bushra. “Aghhh, let me sleep APA.” (APA means elder sister in Urdu).” Yes this is me, Salim Khan. I am seventeen years old. My family is from Pakistan. We moved here eight years ago. I live with my APA who always disturb my sleep and my father who is…

“The Reluctant Fundamentalist” by Mohsin Hamid is the incredible chronicle of a young Pakistani man’s experience in America during the height of the fear of terrorism. This was not only a time of evolving ideals in the American nationalist consciousness but it was also a catalyst for changing ideas around the globe, especially within and towards the Middle-East. “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” is the story of Changez’s struggle with change, and his decision whether to embrace it or to stick to…

2.4 Summary of Identified Gaps: The literature shows no consensus regarding what is considered as effective from the HE Islamic studies course design perspective. Though the western universities have implemented a number of best practices with regards to HE course design in general, it has been highlighted that very limited attention has been given to the structure of Islamic studies courses and the assumptions that underlie such studies (Morris et al., 2013). Research has also identified that…

“Writing is an exploration”. Famous American novelist, Edgar Lawrence Doctorow once said that “A person can start from nothing but learn as he goes.” Focusing on this idea, it is possible to say that writing is a skill to put ideas on a piece of paper and not be afraid if one does not like writing. Even the greatest writers like Shakespeare, James Joyce, and others might not have thought that their writing was exceptional at the beginning; but they had to start somewhere, from scratch, and later…

ABSTRACT Valentine’s Day celebration in India has been much debated and covered by the media in the last couple of years. In the year 2009, far right Hindu activist from Sri Ram Sena to Bajrang Dal were involved in beating up unmarried couples and blackening their faces, as mark of shame for celebrating Valentine’s Day. They claimed that the festival was a “western practice” and promotes “lust not love”. Following this other Anti- Valentine’s Day groups also expressed their views and this led to…