Mukhtar Mai Returns to the UN

On May 2nd, 2006, Ms. Mukhtar Mai will return to New York to speak at The United Nations. CNN Anchor Soledad O’Brien presents a special in-depth interview with Mukhtar Mai, the remarkable rape survivor who has emerged as an international spokesperson on women’s rights in Pakistan. Honored as “Woman of the Year” by Glamour, Mai…

Mukhtar Mai News

Apr. 26, 2006 Washington Mukhtar Mai, who is here to receive a number of awards, was hosted at a well-attended reception at the Pakistan embassy on Monday evening. “My slogan is to end oppression through education,” Mai said in brief remarks on the occasion. She thanked the embassy, particularly Ambassador Jehangir Karamat, for inviting her….

Virtue Foundation Donates Laptops for Partner Schools

At Hammond Westside Upper School, Southeastern Louisiana University Master of Arts in Teaching graduate students and Tangipahoa Parish Schools personnel participate in a webcast with students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Southeastern and MIT students will work together to develop curriculum for laptop computers donated to Westside Upper by the Virtue Foundation Virtue…

Gift Computers Fall Into Students’ Laps – Laptops Help Evacuees Share Katrina Tales

By DEBRA LEMOINE, Florida parishes bureau HAMMOND — Keith Tillman Jr., a sixth-grader at Hammond Westside Upper Elementary School, carefully pieced together the recorded sounds of various instruments Thursday, creating background music for a DVD of student stories about their Hurricane Katrina experiences. Using a computer program called Garage Band, Tillman was working on an…

Vulnerable Youth: Safeguarding Our Children in a Globalized World

Featuring: Sue Bennett, M.B.,ChB, Head of Child and Youth Protection Program Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Zelda Hunter, Project Manager, Sihanoukville Action Pour Les Enfants Karin Landgren, UNICEF Chief of Child Protection Keith Morrison, Correspondent, “Dateline NBC”, Moderator Perhaps more than any other group, helpless and vulnerable children around the world are increasingly being exploited…

U.N. Eager For Having Another Date with Mai

United Nations: Pakistan gang rape victim Mukhtaran Mai is likely to speak at the United Nations soon, as the world’s body is said to be in touch with the non-governmental organisation “Virtue Foundation” for fixing a date with her, a UN spokesman said. Earlier, on January 20 Mai was scheduled to make an appearance at…

U.N.: Pakistani Gang-Rape Victim Will Be Brought Back To Speak

By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press Writer (FindLaw) (AP) – UNITED NATIONS-A Pakistani woman who has gained global attention by speaking out about her gang rape ordered by tribal leaders will be invited back to speak at the U.N. after an initial appearance was quashed by Pakistani officials. Mukhtar Mai was scheduled to speak at the…