March 2008

ISSUE NO. 9

Intellectual Discussion on Education by MESSAGE

Ayatullah Syed Aqeel AlGharavi Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Assalam O Alekum,

It is indeed my pleasure and

On 14th February, 2008 Ayatullah Syed Aqeel Algharavi addressed a group of eminent ed-
ucationists of the country and senior faculty members of Fatimiyah Education Network.
During the discussion Ayatullah Gharavi emphasised on the need of developing a proper
and indigenous system of education for the future generation of Pakistan.
Prior to the session Ayatullah Gharavi visited Fatimiyah School of Early Childhood Edu-
cation and appreciated the efforts of Khoja Jamaat and Fatimiyah Education Network.
Excerpts from his speech are on Page 5.
ma er of honor to give my
message in the forthcoming
issue of Focus Fatimiyah.
All my colleagues have giv-
en wonderful messages to
the teachers and students of
Fatimiyah Education Net-
work on education achieve-
ments and goals. I would like to emphasize upon a dif-
ferent aspect of education and stress upon the teachers
to focus on “Social Responsibilities of Students.” Since
my profound interest has been towards students at the
college level who will soon be passing out from their
formal education and entering the real world. I believe
it is our duty to provide our students with excellence in
both, “Education, Ethics and Social responsibilities”.
In my personal experience, I have found that the lack
of awareness by students is mainly a ributed due to
lack of knowledge of the true principle of moral eth-
ics and values. This has not been fully provided by the
academic institutions and are the main reasons for all
their problems that they encounter in the real world. I
think the best route for our students is to learn and cor-
rect these problems. Our teachers could teach them to
replace “inaccurate values with more accurate ones”.
We need them to provide our students with a road map
which can take them towards a truly rich, progressive
and a peaceful community of which we can be proud
of. There is no doubt in my mind that the solution to a
great number of problems today whether personal, na-
tional or universal can be solved by improving the stan-

Empowering Students about Careers

The Careers & Scholarship Desk at
Fatimiyah Education Network (FEN) or-
ganized a Career Seminar on Education
held at Shaheed Hamid Ali Bhojani Hall
on December 12, 2007. Educationists,
students, teachers, management of FEN
a ended the seminar with great interest
and enthusiasm. The first presentation
was given by Mrs. Farah Kamal. She
earned her Masters of Education Degree
at the University of British Columbia,
Canada in Language and Literacy Edu-
cation. Mrs. Kamal is the Country Coor-
dinator of iEARN Pakistan. She has over
19 years of experience in teaching, teach-
er training and school management. She
provided students with an overview
on how they can pursue teaching as a
career and what career directions are
available to them in the given field. She
stated that the minimum qualification to
obtain a teaching job is a Bachelors or a
Masters Degree.
Cont. on page 4
dard of ethics as well as by nurturing and maintaining
high self-esteem in our students.
As a member of the Education Board, I will stress upon
our teachers to examine the social aspects of their re-
sponsibilities by outlining their aims and objectives and
to be deeply commi ed to teach our students about their
duties towards the human society at large. Our student
must start learning about the crucial questions such as
what is just? And what is unjust? What are their duties
towards the society? What does ALLAH (SWT) expect
from them? How can they change their conduct? How
can they improve and change themselves? Where are
they going, and where is it that they want to be? To pay
total respect
towards human rights, parents ,teachers, elders, rela-
tives, friends, orphans and neighbours. Our goal at FEN
will be to always maintain the highest professional and
personal standards as this will be the first cornerstones
for our students where they will take their very first step
in the real world. We will also stress upon our teachers
that the students should also be taught to remain deeply
commi ed to respect and protect the environment in
which we all live.
Riaz Premjee
Member Education Board, KPSIAJ
 STUDENT’S CORNER
A Memorable Learning Experience
Sharmeen Mohsin (X D), Aliya Abidi (X D), Hina Sabir (X D), Zaib Fatima Nanji (VIII B)
In October 2007 our teachers
shared that ITA (Idara-e-Taleem-
O-Agahi) an NGO has asked the
students of class VIII - X to par-
ticipate in an essay competition
where schools from all over the
country will submit their essays.
Our teachers briefed us about
different topics and a er de-
tailed discussion we selected our
topic. For the purpose of writ-
ing an essay we were divided in
groups. Our topic was “Becom-
ing responsible citizens, can edu-
cation help?”
ITA had invited essays from all
over Pakistan. On 1st February,
2008 our teachers shared with us
that our essays had been select-
ed. It was an honor that Fatimi-
yah Girls School students were
one of the few schools that were
chosen. We were thrilled that our
hard work paid off.
A er selection the most interest-
ing and memorable event for us
was travelling to Lahore.
We went to Lahore on a four day
visit during which we were asked
to participate in a dialogue. The
topic was “Reclaiming cultural
and social diversity”. We all
went to Lahore by air along with
two teachers of Fatimiyah Girls
School on 8th February 2008 and
came back to Karachi by train on
11th February 2008.
BECOMING RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS: CAN EDUCATION HELP?
Zehra Batool (VIII B),
Sharmeen Mohsin (X D)
At community level, forums
should be developed which al-
low people to express them-
selves. Lack of expression leads
to frustration and may ultimately
be the cause of irresponsible be-
haviour of people. These forums
can be used to spread informa-
tion about issues that require
awareness. Involvement of peo-
ple in community service and
volunteer groups can prove to
be very fruitful. Organizing cul-
tural programmes to understand
and appreciate diversity, forming
groups to work for human rights,
developing societies for conser-
vation of environment, health
issue task forces, etc., all would
The aspect which we liked the
most in the discussion was the
introduction given by all the
students to each other in the
introductory activity. Each stu-
dent shared the reasons for their
interest in this project. Another
thing which we liked was our
group activity in which the stu-
dents from different provinces
worked in a group. The kind of
response which we got from the
students of other provinces was
quite encouraging and it helped
us to clarify our misconceptions
about other students. It was a re-
ward for all of us that we were
part of that whole day session
because through this event we
got an opportunity to meet and
interact with students from oth-
Excerpt from essays:
contribute tremendously in
building up the education level
of the members of a society. The
task is definitely challenging but
looking at the increasing crime
rate, deteriorating environmental
conditions, alarming rate of intol-
erance, social injustice and lack of
ownership among citizens, one
gets enough reasons to be moti-
vated to initiate the trend of edu-
cation. Developed countries have
already started working on this
issue and are reaping the fruits
of their efforts but what are we
waiting for? If the government is
reluctant or is not a entive to this
global need, shouldn’t the edu-
cated class of our society fulfill its
responsibility of taking the first
step towards this demanding but
rewarding task?
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STUDENT’S CORNER
er cities of Pakistan. The atmo-
sphere was very good and all the
students and teachers were very
cooperative to each other. Every
student got a chance to convey
his /her point of view regarding
the topic. This dialogue made us
aware of “value of diversity” in a
true sense.
The program ended in the eve-
ning providing us with great
memories. The next day was our
departure from Lahore to Kara-
chi. It was one of the best jour-
neys we had. Even though it was
an educational trip our teachers
provided us with a memorable
time. We are thankful to our
teachers and friends for being so
nice and cooperative.
Zaib Fatima Nanji (VIII B),
Hina Sabir (X D),
Aliya Abidi (X D)
Educating the younger genera-
tion is not only the responsibility
of schools and colleges; it is a task
which needs to be addressed at
all levels. It is impossible to bring
up a generation of responsible
and active citizens only by teach-
ing them in learning institutions.
To infuse this sense of responsi-
bility, it is essential that the home
and society plays its part. Parents
and educators have a big respon-
sibility on their shoulders in this
regard. They have to practise
what they preach. There should
be no discrimination among sib-
lings on the basis of gender. Chil-
dren should be given household
Dear Readers,
Assalaam o Alaikum
Here we are with another exciting is-
sue. This issue exhibits new experi-
ences and stories of learning through
participation in different activities.
It includes students of FGS being se-
lected for a dialogue session held at
Lahore by Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi,
and the first annual Sports Day or-
ganized by Fatimiyah School of Early
Childhood Education.
Careers & Scholarship desk and
alumni in spotlight are another area
which is well taken by the readers in
the past and surely you would find
this relevant to your interest in this
issue.
Our teachers and leaders are equal
partners in providing quality edu-
cation to the students at FEN. A
session chaired by Ayatullah Syed
Aqeel-Al- Gharavi on “Education”
was organized.
Hope you would enjoy other seg-
ments in the issue and provide your
valuable comments and suggestion at
the following email info@fen.edu.pk
Enjoy Reading!
Sakina Nanji
Fouzia Nawaz
Raza Abbas
Editorial Board
responsibility in order to teach
them that if they have rights they
also have responsibilities. From
early age children should be mo-
tivated to share their things and
help wherever and whenever
they can. Respecting the elders,
accepting defeat, tolerating in-
stead of reacting at what they do
not like, admi ing mistakes, be-
ing honest, and non violent are
qualities which if fostered in an
individual at a young age will
lead them to being a responsible
and active citizen of the state.
 STUDENT’S CORNER STUDENT’S CORNER
Why should we participate in competitions?
Competition developes a sense of struggle among students.
We should participate in competitions because it
They strive for excellence and devote their a ention to acquire their goals.
makes us active and responsible. By participating
Most importantly, when students participate in competitions they learn the spirit
in any competition the ability to compete and win
of sportsmanship. It keeps one active and dynamic. Students have many talents
grows in us. Apart from this we also become con-
and by taking part in competitions it helps them polish their skills. By participat-
fident and brave, ready to face any problem. If we
ing in competitions students master various skills and learn to cope with de-
succeed in the competition it makes us bold.
feat. They participate in competitions and acquire the spirit of congenial
Fatima Abbas – VI C
interaction. Students mix up with each other and accommodate their
natural differences. Hence competitions are a training session which
We should
train students along productive lines.
participate in competitions
Syeda Zuha Fatima – IX B
because it increases our confidence level.
Competitions play a very important role in It
our life. By participation we can display our is a famous saying that
talents, skills and abilities to others. Participa- ‘School is a building that has four
tion in competition is a mental as well as physical walls but future inside’. Beside studies,
exercise which plays an important role in enhancing co-curricular activities are also very impor-
our skills and abilities. tant and everyone should participate in them.
Qandeel Zehra – VI B Different types of competitions such as speech, es-
My name is Asad say, drawing etc are held in most schools. We should
Raza. I am a student of class VI-B. I participate in these types of competitions because it gives us
will share my thoughts about extra cur- confidence. As we know that confidence is the key to success. If
ricular activities in school. These types of we are confident in our practical life we will be able to face all the
activities are very important for students difficulties boldly. Participating in competitions helps us enhance
because it helps increase confidence our skills. We also gain lots of information by participating
and knowledge by taking part in them. Our mind also remains active so we are able to
in debates etc. Each activity think.
gives many advantages to students. In conclusion we should participate
Every school needs to organize these in competitions to make us active and gain
types of activities because it will improve new experiences.
the talent, confidence and morale in Sabeen Fatima – VI A
students.

A LOST TREASURE How to conserve water

tion growth. This is felt because
people now live in cities and
big towns, where there are in-
dustries that consume plenty of
water. In order to overcome this,
Sehar Fatima-XII Humanities there needs to be change in the
Sana Fatima-X D Science way water is used.
Tips to conserve water
I was confused, I was disturbed 1. If dishes are washed by
For many days, I was concerned Hina Batool – X Science hands water can be saved
I searched the rooms by filling in the sink or dish-
And looked for it “Water is life.” Fresh water that pan rather than running the
But couldn’t find it anywhere is available for use is very li le. water continuously.
I asked my heart The way to provide citizens 2. Water can be saved in the
And cried a lot with basic water is to adopt the washroom by turning off the
My eyes turned red approach ‘some for all’ rather tap while brushing teeth.
And made me hopeless than ‘more for some’. Many 3. Water can be saved by tak-
At last I was tired people in our society cannot ing short showers rather
And felt my self alone easily get fresh and clean water than long showers and
I sat on my arm chair to drink, cook food and other turning the water off while
And had a deep breath domestic use. Some people have applying soap.
And thought over the past to travel a long way to look for 4. During washing clothes,
Where I had seen it last? clean and safe water to drink. water should not be le
I couldn’t recall Water should be used spar- running. If it is machine
And never could assume ingly and should be kept clean wash then adjust the water
That I have lost my precious treasure and safe. The demand for water levels to match the size of
Who was my grandfather. will rise with continued popula- the load.
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 Empowering Students about Careers
Continued from page 1
In order to be a competitive applicant and pur-
sue teaching as a profession she advised stu-
dents to obtain professional qualifications such
as Certificate of Diploma in Education/Teach-
ing from recognized institutions, earning BEd
or MEd Degrees, Montessori Training, Certifi-
cate of Teaching, Primary Teaching Certificate,
Internship experience and mastering English
skills.
The second presentation was given by Mr.
Aziz Kabani, Director Programs, Operations
& Research, Sindh Education Foundation. He
empowered
students on the
significance of
obtaining edu-
cation and why
they should
pursue it. He
stated that eco-
nomic need is
the main pur-
pose of acquiring education and persuaded stu-
dents to lead a life which has goals and not lead
a goalless life. He encouraged students to read
the “Alchemist” which is a story of a boy who
goes through numerous challenges to obtain his
goal.
The keynote address was presented by Profes-
sor Abbas Hussain, Director Teachers Devel-
opment Centre. He earned his M.A. in English
Literature from Karachi University and M.Ed in
TESOL (Teach-
ing English to
speakers of oth-
er languages)
from Manches-
ter University,
U.K. He has
received profes-
sional training
at the Universi-
ties of Toronto, Pi sburgh, Louisville and Chi-
cago. His presentation was on “Living Skillful-
ly Living Well” He stated that the 21st century
is a good time to be young however at the same
time a difficult time to be young. He informed
students that Pakistan is fortunate to have a
“Demographic Dividend” which means from
2008-2016, 60% of all Pakistanis will be between
the ages of 15 to 24. The majority of the country
will have young people and they will be ready
for a good future only if they plan now. He stat-
ed that Malaysia had the same scenario in 1960
and were aware of the population bonus. They
planned for it and look where they are today.
He emphasized to the students that if they do
not plan, not only they will be unemployed but
unemployable. Therefore it is imperative they
should possess complete command on comput-
ers as it will dominate the economy.
He provided the students with a roadmap of
success on how they can make the most of the
population bonus by adhering to the following
principles: Knowledge is power, the pace of life
will accelerate, change will be pervasive, youth
will be overwhelmed with information, diversi-
The aim of the program is to promote the
option of starting a business as a viable career
choice to young people. It now operates in
24 countries around the world. Mr. Imran
educated the students about the difference
between entrepreneur & entrepreneurship. He
oriented the students that in order to establish
a business start-up the following components
were essential. Business Idea: Bright Idea,
Business Plan: Road map to implement
your idea, Development: Product or Service,
Financing: Who will finance your business,
Marketing: What, How, & Where, Management:
Personnel & Finance, Profit Management and
ty will dominate, the secure lifetime job will be Survival & Growth. He provided students with
a thing of the past, enormous challenges loom some innovative ideas on how they can start a
ahead. He cautioned students that the decades business. Later students of Fatimiyah College
ahead will be extremely unforgiving of peo- came up with very interesting and thought
ple who do not have the skills. Therefore they provoking business ideas. Students were also
should devote their valuable time to good use,
improve and enhance their skills. He concluded
his presentation
by sharing the
following verse
from the Holy
Quran:
“Surely Allah
(SWT) does not
change the con-
dition of the
people until they
change that which is in themselves”---Surah
Ra’ad, 13:11
AKU Medical College and
provided with reasons why businesses failed
School of Nursing and how an entrepreneur should avoid failure.
The Aga Khan University Medical College and
School of Nursing spoke to Fatimiyah College A roadmap of secret to success was presented
students on January 16th, 2008. The session was to students and how they can become valuable
held at the auditorium of Fatimiyah School of entrepreneurs.
Early Childhood Education. Ms. Fatima Khi- The second presentation was given by Mr. Babar
yani, Assistant Manager, Ms. Gulzar Meghani, Shahbaz, Management Associate of SMEDA. He
Admission Officer, Ms. Zahra Sheriff, Manage- shared his expertise that why Entrepreneurship
ment Trainee and Ms. Sharifa Lalani, Senior
Instructor, School of Nursing talked to the stu-
dents on the criteria of admissions, programmes
and policies regarding financial assistance and
career opportunities available at Aga Khan Uni-
versity. Students of premedical group a ended
the event and asked thought provoking ques-
tions about the admission and financial aid pro-
cess. They were provided with flyers which had
all the details of the MBBS and School of Nurs-
ing programmes.
Shell Tameer
“Building on Young Business Ideas”
The Careers & Scholarship Desk invited Shell
Tameer for a career seminar on February 12, lacks in Pakistan and the ground reality of
2008. The seminar was held at the auditorium starting your own business.
of Fatimiyah School of Early Childhood All students were provided with relevant ma-
Education. Mr. Imran Azeem, Manager Training terial on how to start a business. Students
& Monitoring, Tameer, Shell LiveWIRE Trust of Fatimiyah College thoroughly enjoyed
was the keynote speaker. During his highly the session and fully participated in the pro-
interactive and thought provoking presentation gram. The students that had the best business
he provided students with an overview of the ideas were presented with gi s from Shell
Shell Tameer, LiveWIRE Trust program. The Tameer. For more details students can visit
program was launched in 1982 in Scotland. h p://www.tameer.org.pk
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 HEALTH AWARENESS AT FATIMIYAH
Dr. Yasmeen Raza, Medical Officer at Fatimi-
yah Education Network provides regular
health sessions to students of Fatimiyah Edu-
cation Network. She recently spoke to students
of Fatimiyah Girls School of classes 5-8 on the
following topics:
1. Hand Washing
2. Eat your Breakfast
3. Taking care of Your Teeth
EXCERPTS FROM STUDENTS LEARN-
ING:
Hand Washing
We have to wash our hands daily. All moth-
ers wash their hands before cooking or eating
etc. Germs are everywhere and we have to be
careful. The first line of defense against germs
is washing hands. We should wash our hands
frequently to prevent the spread of diseases.
You have to wash hands a er meeting or shak-
ing your hands with a sick person. Hands
should be washed with anti-bacterial soap or
a normal soap.
Binish Fatima VII-B
If you don’t wash your hands frequently you
can pick up germs from other sources and in-
fect yourself. You can pick germs from:-
• Other people
• Through contaminated water and food
• From contaminated surfaces
Behjat VII-B
Those people who don’t wash hands they
spread germs to others. There is a right way to
wash our hands which is as follows:
• Use warm water
• Use an antibacterial soap
• Wash hands for at least 15 seconds
• Rub your hands together vigorously
• Dry your hands with a clean towel
• In public restroom use papertowel.
Sobia Bhojani VII-B
5
Eat your breakfast:
It’s the most important meal of the day. Any
breakfast is be er than no breakfast. Try not
to have doughnuts, biscuits, or pastries all
the time. They have high calories sugar and
fat. Just like other meals try to eat a variety
of foods for example: breads, egg, vegetable,
fruits, milk etc. Those who don’t eat breakfast
are less able to learn at school as they get less
iron which is an important nutrient in their
diet. The kids that eat breakfast do be er in
school and are healthier.
Marium Fatima Noorali V- A
Teeth:
We should take care of our teeth otherwise
bacteria and germs will eat them. We should
brush our teeth twice a day that is a er break-
fast and before sleeping. We should also floss
our teeth daily.
Zainab Fatima VI-D
 Profession in Spotlight
Media Anchor- Wasim Badami
By Raza Abbas
Please tell us about your educational
background?
Ans. I graduated with a BBA Honors
Degree from SZABIST, Karachi and
earned my MBA Marketing Degree from
SZABIST, Dubai campus.
How did you become an Anchor?
I heard through my friends that ARY
News is conducting auditions for NEWS
Anchor.
I went to ARY to pick up my friend who
was their to give an audition, while I was
waiting for him; I also appeared for the
interview. There were about 1000 people
who came for the auditions. ARY short-
listed 15 people for the second interview,
2 people were selected for the job which
included only one male candidate.
During the first round of interviews at
ARY, I was asked to read a few lines of
a particular news item for one minute.
My second interview was very detailed
I was asked questions about current af-
fairs, provided with a live transmission
case study of breaking news that a bomb
explosion has just happened in the city
and how I will deliver the news to the
viewers. During my interview I had to,
and Alhamdolillah I was, able to demon-
strate that not only I was a good reader
but I also had the extensive knowledge
for current affairs. This is how I entered
into ARY as a News Anchor.
What is a typical day at office for an An-
chor at ARY?
There is no typical day as a news anchor/
host. During certain critical moments a
day could be upto 18 hours! However
an average day is 9 hours in the office.
There are no fixed timings as we could
be called at any time depending on the
need. Generally when there is no major
story our day contains preparing action
for the show, narrate the top of the hour
news. The editors provides us the news
bulletin, we go though it and wait for the
headlines. We start the news while the
viewers are watching the video images
of a certain news, we are given handouts
of breaking news that we simultaneously
edit/present to the viewers. At times the
producer does not have enough time to
give the news on the paper to the An-
chor. However he will transmit the news
through the talkback device (which is a
device plugged in the ear). Depending
on the intensity of the story, normal bul-
letins are kept aside, one has to prepare
relevant questions for the current topic
that is being communicated to viewers.
Therefore it is vital to have an exception-
al IQ, memory and being able to prolong
the developing story and keep the inter-
est of the audience intact. None of this is
scripted and one has to be very creative
and have the ability to think outside the
box. During a live transmission the an-
chor will need to develop the interview
content on the spot.
What skills are required to be successful
as an Anchor?
It is very important to have an excellent
memory, possessing high IQ, the ability
to handle stress very well, energetic, be-
ing able to handle any adverse situation
without losing your cool and temper,
knowledge in current affairs, communi-
cation skills that is being able to transmit
the news in the same para dime as the
news was delivered to the anchor, read-
ing skills, assertive while physical ap-
pearance is also important.
What types of career options are avail-
able in the anchor field?
You start the career as a newsreader then
become a news anchor, program host and
analyst. You could also become a good
news editor, news producer and a spe-
cial correspondent, and if you prove that
not only you have good skills to perform
on screen, but you are also good at do-
ing off screen work, you can desire, and
achieve the post of Bureau Chief or Direc-
tor News.
What will be your message for stu-
dents?
“If you can think you can do it then go for
it”. Don’t enter the industry to gain pop-
ularity but try to understand the profes-
sion in detail. Be sincere with your work.
Lucky are those individuals that are able
to discover their passion as their pro-
fession. This is the time to work smart,
rather then working hard. And finally,
please realize that apart from becoming a
Doctor or Engineer or a Banker etc, there
are hundreds of other opportunities, so
please broaden your vision.
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Fatimiyah Alumni in Spotlight
Deenaz Noorani
Please tell us about your educational back-
ground?
I started schooling at my aunt’s Montessori School
in Soldier Bazaar Karachi and then joined Karachi
Academy. While I was in first grade, our family
moved to the U.S. I was soon placed in the “Gi ed
Child” program as I was ahead of all my class-
mates. During third grade, I moved back to Kara-
chi and started a ending Fatimiyah Girls School
until the end of the first quarter of ninth grade.
We moved back to the U.S. in 2000. I graduated
from the University of Texas at Arlington with a
Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering in
May, 2007. I work at NASA’s Johnson Space Cen-
ter (JSC) in Houston, Texas as an Engineer for the
Mission Control Center’s Communication Sys-
tems Division.
Do you believe Fatimiyah School provided you
with a strong academic base to handle the aca-
demic rigor in the United States?
Fatimiyah Girls School is one of the biggest assets
to our community. Because of this school many
girls, including myself, saw that it is possible to
be a girl, a Muslim and still a ain a dream. I could
have received the same textbook education from
somewhere else, but I wouldn’t have learned these
lessons from anywhere else. I am truly grateful for
that. It is no exaggeration when I say that
Fatimiyah Girls School is not only the pride of the
Khoja Community, but that it is also a beacon for
other academia as well. While at Fatimiyah, I was
honored to be a student of highly motivated and
dedicated teachers who were always willing to go
above and beyond their expected assignments to
work for the success of their students.
I admit that since I was young I had a bit of a hard
time in Mathematics. But, with perseverance and
a lot of help from my teachers at Fatimiyah School
and my mother, I made progress, and now I’m an
engineer.
What motivated you to pursue a degree from the
USA and how did you make your educational
goal a reality?
Both my parents worked hard so that my siblings
and I could get a good education for a be er future.
I had always dreamed of doing something in the
aerospace field and joining NASA, even though
many people were skeptical and thought it was an
impossible dream. My parents, however, always
supported me and encouraged me, especially my
father. They always taught me that if I tried hard
enough and did my best and kept faith in Allah, I
would be able to achieve all my dreams.
What advice would you give to the students?
My honest advice to everyone would be: always
dream your dream, but never give up or sacrifice
your beliefs. Even if your goal seems una ainable,
do not accept defeat, continue to try your best and
keep faith in Allah. He will definitely make you
victorious!
 Yum e Hussain at Fatimiyah Education Network
Fatimiyah Boys School Fatimiyah Girls School Fatimiyah College Boys & Girls Campus

held on 1st February 2008 held on 1st February 2008 held on 14th February 2008

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Sports Day Fatimiyah School of Early Childhood Education

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 FEN SCHOLARSHIP Fatimiyah College
ALLOCATION High Achievers
The Careers & Scholarship Desk is pleased to announce that during the Intermediate First Year
period of 2 months, 31 scholarships have been awarded to students.
These scholarships are merit as well as need base. Scholarships have
been provided in the following disciplines: COMMERCE
1) Mechanical Engineering
2) Computer Science & Information Technology
3) Civil Engineering
4) Computer Science
5) Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
6) Health & Physical Education
7) Physiology
8) MBBS
9) Medical Technology
10) Dental Surgery Maryam Fatima Kanwal Jiwani Erum Zehra
82.55% 80.36% 80.18%
The scholarships have been awarded for the following institutions:
1) University of Karachi
2) Dow University of Health Sciences HUMANITIES
3) NED University of Engineering
4) Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences
5) Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology,
Nawabshah

The following are the comments of students receiving the scholar-

ship from Fatimiyah Education Network:
“This is an excellent opportunity for the youth of our community to
have a good future in education so that they can serve our community
a er they complete their studies.” Qurat-ul-Ain Zahra Asghar Sehar Fatima
Male Scholarship Recipient, Computer Science Gowrani 67% 65%
University of Karachi
69%
“The overall process of this scholarship was not too complex even though
several documents were required but it was worth it. This scholarship
has enabled me to focus on my studies rather than worrying about my
VISITORS
tuition fee. Thank you for selecting me as a deserving student.”
Female Scholarship Recipient, Dental Surgery
Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Institute of Oral Health Sciences

“The process was easy to understand, I did not find any difficulty. Those
students that are not able to support their education. This is an excel-
lent program. I can easily focus on my studies now the scholarship has
motivated me to give back to the community.”
Male Scholarship Recipient, Mechanical Engineering
Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering & Technology Nawabshah

Hasan Abulo, Vice President Mehfil e Murtaza,

Maulana Khursheed Anwer Jawadi, Ghulam Abbas Datardina,
Fatimiyians Receive Merit Cash Award Ahmed Raza, Chairman Al Asar Society Hangu Kohat
from Board of Secondary Education
Students of Fatimiyah Girls School, General Group were
amongst the Top 50 students in the recent SSC Annual
Examination, 2007. The names of the students are:

1. Kiran Fatima Shabbir Hussain: 84.71 %

2. Mehwish Masoom Ali: 84.59%
3. Sukaina Shakir: 84.47%

They will receive a cash award of Rs. 2500. Dr. Shahid D. Ali, Dr. Ruby S. Ali, from USA and
Dr. Masooma Dawood Ali

Published by: Fatimiyah Education Network, 174, Britto Road, Near Numaish, Karachi -74800 Phone: 2256361 Email: info@fen.edu.pk
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