by Naila Sheikh – Houston, TX The Oscar winning documentary begins with a gripping intro of Zakia, a 39 year old Pakistani woman, an unfortunate victim of an acid attack, holding her pictures and telling the camera on how passionate she used to feel in taking her own pictures when she would receive...

By Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University The Sindhi Voices Project (SVP) is a community initiative at the intersections of digital media and oral history. SVP engages people in the production of their histories and hopes to spark inter-community and inter-generational dialogue along the way....

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University – Star Contributor   Not only do they care about Sinhala, the American government cares about fourteen other South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Farsi, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Pashtu,...

by Farah Mithani – Houston Baptist University Graduate It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It is time to wear your pink! Be sure to get your mammogram to find out early. Breast Cancer is not the common cause of death, however it is the fifth.  According to CDC, the latest statistics show 191,410...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University There are certain people in this world whose stories move you to tears within seconds. Their compassion for others regardless of their status touches and inspires you in unparalleled ways. Every year, CNN honors these individuals whom they title...

Dear BrownGirl Readers, Imagine living in the developing world in a village, where that one river is the only source of water you have for drinking, cooking, and bathing. You don’t have safe flowing water from your tap. You cannot go to the store and buy sanitized bottles of water. Imagine the state...

by Shivangi Ramachandran – University of Oregon Today, while indulging in my daily Indian news I came across this article that talked about the Government of India releasing a tablet much like Apple’s ipad. Intrigued, I found myself googling more articles like the same, hoping to get more information...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University I’m sure everyone has seen an advertisement to help a child with a cleft lip. Cleft lip is a birth defect where the tissues of the upper jaw and nose do not join correctly during the gestational period. While it is not known to cause health problems,...

by Pooja Patel Looking for a way to get involved? Check out Developments in Literacy (DIL), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in the underdeveloped regions of Pakistan, with a strong focus...