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7 Sarah Khan Theology, 2017
Early in 2020, Sarah won first prize at the Girls Impact the World Film Festival for her documentary Passoon: Girls Championing Sustainability.
In Pashto, ‘Passoon’ (نوساپ) means
‘to rise up for a cause’. Sarah’s short
film profiles a young climate activist, Manal Shad, in Dir, Pakistan. The film also celebrates the leadership of young, Pakistani women, as well as documenting indigenous and innovative sustainability methods from Pakistan.
The Girls Impact the World Film Festival welcomes original short films focused
on critical women’s issues such as girls’ education, ending violence against women, poverty and economic independence and more. It aims to amplify youth voices to highlight critical issues that women and girls face around the world.
The judging panel included Nobel Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, the philanthropist and supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, as well as screenwriter, Richard Curtis.
Sarah won The Green IS Environmental Film Award, which recognises a short film that shines a light on an environmental issue that impacts women and girls globally – and considers solutions.
8 Sean Sinanan PPE, 2019
This year Sean was elected President of the Oxford African and Caribbean Society (ACS).
The Society’s mission is to empower its members, enhance their Oxford experience and ensure younger students from African and Caribbean communities feel inspired and motivated to aim high and one day study at Oxford.
‘If it wasn’t for the Oxford ACS, I wouldn’t have got into Oxford. Having been a recipient of the Oxford ACS Access and Outreach schemes since Year 12, I was in awe of how students from similar cultural backgrounds to myself not only prosper
at Oxford but also devote their time to inspiring students from our communities to aim high and apply for Oxford. The reason why the Oxford ACS is so special is because even in an exclusive place like Oxford, you can always be yourself and celebrate your cultural identity. Being President means I now have the amazing opportunity to give back to prospective and current students of African and Caribbean descent, forever ensuring that the Oxford ACS is a safe, inclusive environment – a home away from home – in [what sometimes is] a daunting university. The Oxford ACS is more than
a society, it’s a community which makes Oxford more vibrant, lively, and welcoming – and as President I hope to further grow the society whilst always keeping to these fundamental aims.’
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Photo courtesy of Mustaqim Iqbal.
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