Bushra Hyder is a Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist. [1] [2] Hyder has a Master's in English literature. [3]
Bushra Hyder is a Pakistani schoolteacher and peace activist. [1] [2] Hyder has a Master's in English literature. [3]
Hyder founded and runs the Qadims Lumiere School and College in Peshawar, Pakistan, [2] which had 1000 students in 2012. [4] The school places a heavy emphasis on its peace curriculum, introduced in 2009, [5] which entails education on a variety of religions and cultures designed to foster understanding and acceptance. [1] [5] [2] Hyder has lobbied to get other schools in the region and country to implement similar curricula. [1] [2]
Hyder has co-founded the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership, [1] and is a member of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust Pakistan, an organisation which opposes Islamic extremism. [6] She works with politicians and religious leaders to counter extremism. [7]
In 2015, she was one of the 17 women who “change the world” and participated in the 2015 Inclusive Security conference. [8]
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