Saturday, December 5, 2009

Shajar-e-Ilm Congratulates Fauzia Minallah

Fauzia Minallah is an Islamabad-based activist, artist, photographer, designer, and a political cartoonist. Her NGO, Funkor Child Art Center, is the only center in Pakistan dedicated to Children's Art. Most recently, Fauzia designed the first park for visually imapaired children in Pakistan, called the Amai Park. Fauzia has been actively involved in helping victims of terror and violence in Pakistan, advocating for peace through her artwork and through personal engagement with affected people (Funkor News Blog). Recently, her work was recognized by the Threshold Foundation in their brochure titled "Courageously Crossing Thresholds", which they publish at every peace prize award ceremony. Fazuia's work was featured in the brochure as expemplary in its pursuit of peace, joy, and service. We congratulate Fauzia Minallah on all her meaningful work, and thank her for being a mentor and guiding light for Shajar-e-Ilm.

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