USAID Pakistan Alumni Association

19/10/2022

Great opportunity to apply for an exciting exchange program!

📢The TechGirls 2023 application is now open! Apply today to be a fearless tech leader.

📌Join a community of over 300 fellows changing the world of STEM, click here: http://ow.ly/mVf150L8Ksv

📅Open until December 16, 2022 at 12:00pm EST.

12/10/2022

Don't miss this opportunity!

📢 Attention young women in Pakistan - Women2Women Pakistan is still accepting applications for their National Leadership Program! The U.S. Embassy is proud to support this program.

📅 The application deadline is this Sunday, October 16. Please review the eligibility criteria and contact W2W Pakistan with any questions.

📌 Apply here: http://ow.ly/4QVB50L6ybI

01/07/2022

Jumma Mubarak! Can you guess which mosque this is?

29/06/2022

On August 14, 1947, the United States became one of the first countries to recognize Pakistan as an independent nation. President Harry S. Truman sent a congratulatory message to Mohammed Ali Jinnah. President Truman called Jinnah “the originator of the dream that became Pakistan.” In the picture, President Harry S. Truman (far left) and Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan (center) in Washington during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States.

28/06/2022

Tune in for this important conversation on climate change

31/05/2022

📢 The United States Mission to Pakistan is pleased to announce the expansion of the interview waiver eligibility at the U.S. Embassy Pakistan and the U.S. Consulate General Karachi for certain applicants of F (student) visas, J (exchange visitor) visas in academic programs, H (temporary worker visas), and non-blanket L (intracompany transferee) visas.

Applicants may visit our website http://ow.ly/ViaH50JljVe to determine if they are eligible for an interview waiver.

Read press release here: http://ow.ly/9TqE50JljVf

13/05/2022

Jumma Mubarak!

- The Islamic Center of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, , serves as a home for the Muslim community in the southern United States. To form connections with other religious groups in the area, the masjid has participated in an annual Community Prayer Breakfast in collaboration with the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge. The masjid also funds a women's shelter, semi-annual blood drive, beneficiary dinners, and disaster relief.



📸 Photo credit: Sean Richardson

21/04/2022

Ms. Marvel's poster has been revealed, and guess whose artwork has been included? Our very talented Fulbright alumna and digital artist, Shehzil Malik's!

Originally designed by Marvel Studios, the poster's background collage is created by Shehzil, highlighting superhero Kamala's heritage.

Ms. Marvel is a new, original series introducing Kamala Khan, a Muslim/Pakistani American teenager growing up in Jersey City.

Shehzil holds an MFA in visual communication design (2012-2014) from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is an internationally acclaimed digital artist who addresses issues including gender inequality, taboos, and women's attire.

U.S. Embassy Pakistan Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network

18/04/2022

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, turned to a variety of religious texts to draft the American Declaration of Independence – including the Quran. Jefferson’s copy has been on display at the Dubai 2020 Expo for the past several months, making its first trip outside of the United States since1764.

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, turned to a variety of religious texts to draft the American Declaration of Independence – including the Quran. Jefferson’s copy has been on display at the Dubai 2020 Expo for the past several months, making its first trip outside of the United States since1764. The first Muslim Americans elected to Congress — Keith Ellison in 2007 and André Carson in 2008 — were sworn in with their hands resting upon Jefferson’s copy of the Quran.

Photo credit: Associated Press

04/04/2022

🌙 to Muslim communities in Pakistan and around the world. As many celebrate this spiritual occasion, we wish you a bright, peaceful, and prosperous start to this blessed month. 🤲🏻