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Shehla Anjum on Malala Yousafzai

Shehla Anjum — an Anchorage-based writer who was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan — called into our show today to talk about her visit to Pakistan earlier this year when she visited Malala Yousafzai and her family.  She asked if we could post this profile she wrote about Malala so our listeners could check it out.

 

 
  • Lauras311

    Thank you for this wonderful post.  Praying for Malala’s recovery.

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Jun 19, 2013
Border Texas

As the Senate debate over immigration heats up, we go to South Texas, the new front line in the battle over illegal border crossings.

Jun 19, 2013
Sir Ken Robinson. (Photo: Martin Mancha.)

Sir Ken Robinson, who gave the most watched TED Talk ever, tells us how to find what really makes us tick, and get the most out of life and work.

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Jun 18, 2013
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969. (NASA)

In the days of the Space Race, they became overnight celebrities as their husbands shot for the Moon. The Astronaut Wives Club.

 
Jun 18, 2013
Murnaghan Family

Are lab grown blood vessels, hearts and lungs the answer to the nation’s organ donor shortage? We’ll look at the brave new science.

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Questions on Civil Rights Champion Medgar Evers?
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. We’ll be talking about his life and legacy. What are your questions about Evers, about civil rights now?

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What’s Your Question For Mark Bittman?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013

We’ve got a terrific On Point Live event coming up this Thursday evening. Tom will be interviewing food author and columnist Mark Bittman at the Paramount Theater in Boston.

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Tick Tock: The Secrets To Your Relationship To Time
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Claudia Hammond, author of “Time Warped: Unlocking The Mysteries Of Time Perception,” told us new memories make you feel like there’s more time, whereas routine makes it seem like the weeks and years zip by.

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