Madiha Waris Qureshi

Communications Consultant at the World Bank and Interactive Journalism student at the American University in Washington, D.C. She also writes at Amar Bail.

How a Pakistani Immigrant to the U.S. is trying to fight religious intolerance at home

A young Pakistani Muslim immigrant to Washington has built a platform for fellow immigrants to come together and do their part to promote peace and tolerance in Pakistan. Her biggest motivation is an unbreakable bond with the country she grew up calling home — in spite of the systemic persecution her community has faced there for decades. Zaineb Majoka, 28, grew up moving across small towns in Pakistan’s Punjab province, now considered a hotbed of religious extremism in the troubled …