Name: Faiqa Tanveer Mahmood

Recipient Year: 2012

Major: Law and Diplomacy

Description: Faiqa Mahmood studied at Tufts University, where she is completed a Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy. Faiqa holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London’s International Programme in Pakistan, as well as a postgraduate degree in law from City University, London. Having completed her legal training in the UK as a Barrister, Faiqa returned to Pakistan and was admitted to the Punjab Bar as an advocate of the High Court. Prior to immigrating to the US, she was a faculty member at The Institute of Legal Studies, Islamabad, where she taught a course on land and property laws. Faiqa aims to combine her passion for law and politics and focus on the Middle East and the wider Muslim World. After graduating, she served as a visiting fellow at the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center.

School Name: Tufts University

Sponsor: Zehra Attari Memorial Scholarship

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faiqa-mahmood-86749535/