Okara, PAKISTAN – Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka is a historic clay village in Okara, a Pakistani city...
Author - Amber Shakil
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
Facing war in Kashmir, Pakistan responded with peace
Lahore, PAKISTAN – I am proud to be a Pakistani for many reasons, but especially because of how...
Stop and think about transgender people
Lahore, PAKISTAN – Unfortunately, we are a part of a society where transgenders are not accepted...
Students introduce Pakistan to its transgender people
Lahore, PAKISTAN – Today we see people fighting for equal rights for both men and women. But some...
Gun violence is not about one nation, but human lives
Lahore, PAKISTAN – Are educational institutes a safe place? During the February 14 mass shooting at...
A Terrorist Struck my Neighborhood Park
LAHORE, Pakistan – Near where I live is Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, a beautiful place with birds, lakes...
Pakistan Must Protect Students From Terror
LAHORE, Pakistan – As I walked through the corridor of my university department today, a friend...
It’s Hard To Focus On Studying When Terrorists Threaten...
LAHORE, Pakistan – A year ago, we lived through the saddest month for Pakistan and maybe the whole...