Bushra Hyder is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

schoolteacher and peace activist. Hyder has a Master's in English literature.

Career

Hyder founded and runs the Qadims Lumiere School and College in

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

, Pakistan, which had 1000 students in 2012. The school places a heavy emphasis on its peace curriculum, introduced in 2009, which entails education on a variety of religions and cultures designed to foster understanding and acceptance. Hyder has lobbied to get other schools in the region and country to implement similar curricula. Hyder has co-founded the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership, and is a member of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust Pakistan, an organisation which opposes

Islamic extremism Islamic extremism refers to extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideologies adhered to by some Muslims within Islam. The term 'Islamic extremism' is contentious, encompassing a spectrum of definitions, ranging from academic interpretations of Is ...

. She works with politicians and religious leaders to counter

extremism Extremism is "the quality or state of being extreme" or "the advocacy of extreme measures or views". The term is primarily used in a political or religious sense to refer to an ideology that is considered (by the speaker or by some implied sha ...

. In 2015, she was one of the 17 women who “change the world” and participated in the 2015 Inclusive Security conference.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyder, Bushra Living people Founders of Pakistani schools and colleges Pakistani schoolteachers 21st-century Pakistani people Pakistani women educators Education activists Year of birth missing (living people)