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A Georgetown University Qatar student named Khansa Maria just made history by becoming the first woman with a disability in her entire country to win a Rhodes Trust Scholarship.
The high-achieving Lahore, Pakistan, native is one of just 27 Rhodes Scholars to ever come out of her university. She will be pursuing her master’s degree at Oxford University next fall. As someone who was born blind, Khansa is ready to use her scholarship to make waves in the disability rights movement.
Though she is still an undergraduate, Khansa has already made giant strides as a disability rights advocate in her role at the U.S. Embassy in Qatar. She has organized and spoken at multiple conferences focused on inclusive policy creation.
Pakistani blind student wins Rhodes scholarship
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April 12, 2021
A Pakistani blind student has created history by winning the Pakistan’s Rhodes scholar-elect for 2021. Currently studying at Georgetown University’s campus in Qatar (GU-Q), Khansa Maria will head to Oxford University next fall to pursue a master’s degree in evidence-based policy intervention and social evaluation. Visually impaired, Khansa had to face many struggles while studying in Pakistan hence, she is determined to do something for the physically challenged.
Khansa Maria, who considers the challenges faced by physically impaired people as very personal, is deeply passionate about advocating for their rights and designing accessible communities in an effort to ensure inclusivity. She feels that she has a certain responsibility toward her community to improve things to the extent that she can, or at least lend her skills or her experience in a way that benefits people like her in Pakistan.
Visually impaired Pakistani student wins scholarship to Oxford University
Khansa said, I do have a disability, I am blind, and I first-hand experienced the impacts of not having an inclusive society.
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 8th April 2021 7:07 pm IST 22-year-old visually impaired Pakistani girl, Khansa Maria
She is planning to pursue a master’s degree in evidence-based policy intervention and social evaluation.
Born blind, Khansa Maria wants to use her abilities and experience in a way that benefits others.
Khansa said, “I do have a disability, I am blind, and I first-hand experienced the impacts of not having an inclusive society.”
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