FJWU honours poetess Sehba

RAWALPINDI - Internationally-acclaimed Pakistani American writer, poetess and activist Ms. Sehba Sarwar visited Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) here on Wednesday. Department of English at FJWU organised the event in collaboration with the American Embassy. Ms. Constance C. Jones, Cultural Affairs Officer of US Embassy in Islamabad, Vice Chancellor FJWU, Professor Dr. Saeeda Asadullah Kahn and Professor Dr. Samina A. Qadir, Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and In-charge Department of English were also presents on the occasion. During the talk, Ms Sarwar shared experiences of her writing career and gave readings from her award winning novel "Black Wing". The talk was very productive and thought provoking. She briefed the audience about her famous and award winning novel 'Black Wing'. She interspersed her talk with little chunks of the novel. She said that Black Wing is a woman's story and it traces social events from our environment. She called the novel a Metaphor revolving around different myths and self-perceptions that we construct on our realties in life. Dr. Humaira Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of English introduced the speaker to the audience. Dr. Ahmad told that Ms. Sarwar is a multidisciplinary artist and writer. She is recognised feminist and her work explores women issues at domestic level and global level and straddles two continents, moving between South Asia and the USA. The Vice Chancellor FJWU, Professor Dr. Saeeda Asadullah Khan, while speaking on the occasion, said that today's world is becoming global but divisions are also visible unlike past where world was constrained in boundaries but much closer. At the end, the University souvenirs were also presented to the honourable guess as a token of appreciation by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Saeeda Asadullah Khan. Meanwhile, The Department of Public Administration and Department of Education at FJWU organised a lecture regarding the Anti Corruption awareness campaign in Educational Institutions in collaboration with the National Accountability Bureau, Rawalpindi. The lecture was aimed on highlighting the role of youth and academia towards corruption free Pakistan. Brigadier ( Retd) Aamir Najeeb, Director A&P, National Accountability Bureau was the guest speaker on the occasion. While briefing the audience about the topic Aamir Najeeb said that issue is of vital interest as corruption is a transitional crime and it take-overs uneven distribution of wealth. He was of the view that the misuse of authority for private or personal gains is also corruption. "Lack of transparency and materialism syndrome are some of the weaknesses that promote corruption in any society and with good governess, accountability, transparency and rule of law this major problem can be tackled," he added. He urged the students to realise their responsibility to make Pakistan a corruption free state and to contribute positively to their country. At the end of the lecture the In-charge Education Department, Dr. Mussarat A. Sheikh, also presented the University shield to the honourable guest as a token of appreciation.

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