Everyday Heroes
EVERYDAY HEROES
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Meet Pakistan’s First Female Architect: At 81, Yasmeen Lari Is a Champion for Sustainable Disaster Relief Housing
For nearly two decades, Yasmeen Lari — Pakistan’s first female architect — has directed her considerable talents toward building sustainable shelters and infrastructure for people experiencing homelessness due to natural disasters. A co-founder of the nonprofit Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, 81-year-old…
Heritage Foundation of Pakistan
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Meet Elliott Tanner: At Age 14, He’s Pursuing His Ph.D. in Physics
Like millions of others around the globe, Elliott Tanner started back up at his college’s graduate degree program this fall. But while many of his fellow students at the University of Minnesota might be driving themselves to campus or hitting…
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Refugee Who Paints With a Toothbrush Nominated for Prestigious Art Prize: “My Message Is Love”
For artist Mostafa “Moz” Azimitabar, no paintbrush is as special as the humble toothbrush. Facing persecution in his birth country of Iran, the Kurdish artist and musician fled to Australia in 2013. Once there, he was entered into the immigration…
