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Dr Paul Flather participating in the annual Forum 2000 conferences in human rights and democracy
Founded in honour of former President Vaclav Havel, with whom Dr Flather worked – and saluting the hall named after Sulema Jehangir, leading human rights campaigner in Pakistan, whose daughter was a Noon Scholar.
The story of English language publishing in Pakistan is also the story of one person, Ameena Saiyid (2020).
A first person account of a publisher’s saga, ending with a new beginning out on hold by Covid-19. Read more
Award on Restoring scholarship and academic freedom in Czech and Slovak Nations (2020).
Paul Flather (Balliol 1973) was awarded the Czech Ambassador’s Honorary Jan Masaryk Silver Medal for ‘special contributions’ supporting the development of the Czech and Slovak nations. Here Paul and fellow medal winner Alan Montefiore each reflect on their experiences. Read more
What role for the Commonwealth in the new normal – AD (after the Disease)?
When written in Chinese, the word crisis contains two elements – one ‘danger’, and the other ‘opportunity’. One might ponder how the current Covid-19 pandemic crisis might impact on the Commonwealth – threats but also opportunities? Read more
Sir Nicholas Barrington’s conference on The History of Lahore, Wolfson College, Cambridge (2017).
A summary publication emerged from the event – The History of Lahore and the Preservation of its Historic Buildings. Read more