Personnel Files: New America adds Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin to work on Pakistan
By Allen McDuffee
The New America Foundation <http://newamerica.net/>has announced Najam
Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin as two new senior fellows to the think tank's
National Security Studies program.
Prior to joining the New America Foundation, Sethi and Mohsin co-founded The
Friday Times <http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta2/tft/index.php>,
Pakistan's first independent weekly newspaper as well as Aaj Kal, a liberal
Urdu weekly paper.
The addition of Sethi and Mohsin indicates an increased commitment to the
study of Pakistan.
"Najam and Jugnu are two of Pakistan's most important public voices -
courageous, analytical, and focused on the big questions that will shape
their country's future, said New America Foundation Steve Coll in a
released statement.
Sethi has received the highest civil award of Pakistan, the Hilal i Imtiaz,
in 2010, for public service and media freedom. He is also the recipient of
three International Media Awards, the Golden Pen from the World Association
of Newspapers, the Courage in Journalism from Amnesty International and the
Press Freedom Award from Committee to Protect Journalists.
Mohsin has received the Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect
Journalists. In 2005, she founded the Pakistani lifestyle magazine, Good
Times. Mohsin is a founding member of the Women's Action Forum, an
organization set up to oppose gender discrimination laws in Pakistan.
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