Areeba Hasan

Areeba Hasan is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she received a BA in History with a focus on Soviet/U.S. relations during the Cold War, and the after effects its periphery wars had on the Middle East and East Asia. She previously interned with the SISGI Group’s Alliance for Positive Youth Development from Summer 2011 to Summer 2012. Areeba will now be a featured writer focusing on issues ranging from human rights cases, developments in Middle Eastern politics, and tracking down the current state of previously sensationalized human interest stories.

Most commented posts

  1. Nelson Mandela: Role Model for Youth — 5 comments
  2. Oh Budget Cuts! — 3 comments
  3. The Benefits of Small Class Sizes — 2 comments
  4. The Waiting Generation — 2 comments
  5. Hello, Hola, Bonjour, Ciao — 2 comments

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Aug 05

Fossils, Artifacts, and Higher Education

Today’s Museums are Delving into Academics, and Giving out Graduate Degrees. Though museums have always been known to be educational havens, they have never been quite as educational as they are today.  As mentioned in a previous post, many undergraduate students have been looking to further their occupational prospects by pursuing higher education.  In an …

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Aug 01

Is a Bachelor’s Degree Not Enough?

This post is the first I have written from a very personal perspective.  Of course, every post that I write is dear to me and written with my own beliefs in mind, but thus far I have not had direct experience with the topics I have brought to people’s attention.  However, as an undergraduate student, …

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Jul 21

Nelson Mandela: Role Model for Youth

It seems that in today’s world, young people look more and more towards actors, singers, and other celebrities as their role models.  Though looking up to positive examples set by certain celebrities is not a bad thing, it is important for the youth to remember important figures like Nelson Mandela.  Just this past Monday, July …

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Jul 15

The March on Washington D.C.

Due to the heated debates and reforms regarding public education in the United States, many teachers and parents have decided to take action.  The July 30th march, which is referred to as the Save Our Schools March, wants to bring parents and teachers together in order to regain control of schools.  The purpose of the …

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Jul 12

Youth Issues Tweet Chats

The SISGI Group’s Youth Initiative, the Alliance for Positive Youth Development will be conducting tweet chats starting on July 18th at 4pm Eastern time.  The tweet chats will consist of specific questions regarding youth issues in today’s society.  After assessing the data from the Alliance for Positive Youth Development surveys, the tweet chats will act …

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Jul 11

Youth and International Development

On Thursday, July 8th, a rather interesting live web chat was conducted by USAID Administrator Raj Shah and actor Kal Penn.  The topic of the web chat, “How to Make Change: Youth and International Development,” was especially important for young people who are curious about their role in the world today.  Administrator Shah directly answered …

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Jul 08

Oh Budget Cuts!

Budget Cuts Equal Shorter School Years for Many Children It seems as though the education reform movement that has swept through the United States is unable to conquer the growing budget crisis.  Though the issue with budget cuts has been mentioned in previous posts, it is still imperative to highlight what exactly children are going …

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Jul 01

The Benefits of Small Class Sizes

Recently, the quality of education in the United States has been under siege by numerous people including researchers, parents, and even educators themselves. It seems as though there are solutions to America’s education debate thrown around on an almost daily basis, but no outcome has been seen as of yet. However, there are some proven …

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Jun 24

The Importance of Tolerance

Teaching Children to Accept Differences in Society One of the most important tools a child needs in his or her social toolbox is the ability to be tolerant of others. The world is composed of people from different backgrounds who speak various languages, and follow diverse customs and religions. Any child, whether in the United …

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Jun 20

What Happened to Our History?

U.S. Students Peform Poorly in American History Exam What were the major battles during the Revolutionary War? Who was Ulysses S. Grant? What did Abraham Lincoln do that was so important? These, and a myriad of other questions, were given to a representative sample of 7,000 fourth graders, 11,800 eighth graders, and 12,400 twelfth graders …

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