PACA 2013 Conference

Pakhtoon American Community Association held its second annual Pashto Conference in Springfield, Virginia, USA. On Sept.1, 2013, the conference was attended by over 250 participants from all over United States.

Zebu Jilani, a social and community activist was the keynote speaker. She urged participants to volunteer their time toward uplifting conditions of Pakhtoon community, culture and language. A detailed program, selected videos and presentations are provide below.

TopicPresenter
Talawat-e-QuranKhazer Javaid
Pashtoon Anthem (Tharana)
Hosted by Dawood Khan & Zeeshan Babar
Anees, Amna, Dua Gul, Ibrahim, Noah, Mamoona, Parkha, Myra, Iman, and Shan Jalal
Conference Opening RemarksAsnaf Qadir
Using Journalism and Media to promote Pashto CultureJehangir Khattak
Challenges faced by Pashtoon WomanRana Momand
The importance of learning physical sciences in Pashto: Challenges and Opportunities.Dr. Almas Khan
Who are Pashtoons?Mukhtar Khalil
Paktoons in AmericaKhursheed Khan
What does it take to develop Pashto Multi-mediaDr. Raza Hasan
Civic sense & volunteerism while living in North AmericaZebu Jilani
(Keynote Speaker)
YOUTH PRESENTATION
Hosted by Amjad Ali
Parkha Hasan, Mamona Khan, Iman Adnan, Amir Yousafzai, Aleena Gul & Rabia Jamal
Peshawar 2.0Dr. Faisal Khan
Tanz-o-Mazah (Latifee)Dawood Khan
MUSHAIRA / POETRYRahman Bunairee, Haroon Shinwari, Naheed Sahar, Naeem Gul, Bahadur Khan, Fozia Anjum, Behroz Khan, Rana Momand & Syed Hadi
MUSICEngineer Mohmand