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Fereshteh Forough
Fereshteh Forough (born 1985) is an Afghan social activist and is the CEO and founder of Code to Inspire (CTI), the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan. She is also an advocate for gender equality and the empowerment of women in developing countries through digital literacy, education, and financial independence. Early life and education Born in Iran to Afghan parents, Forough grew up a refugee. It was not until a year after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 that her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. Forough finished high school in Iran, majoring in literature. She initially had no interest in computer science, but was assigned the field after taking a college entrance exam. Her father encouraged her to give it a try, and she took his advice. She then went on to obtain her bachelor's degree in computer science from Herat University and later a master's from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Career After obtaining her master's degree and returning to H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fereshteh Forough - IOM UN Migration 2017 (cropped)
Fereshteh/ Fereshtah (also transliterated as Freshteh or Ferishteh or Freshta, fa, فرشته ''fereshteh'' / ''fereshtah'' ) is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning angel, one of the most popular names in the Persian-speaking world. The etymology of the word is traced to Sanskrit preṣyatā प्रेष्यता and Avestan fraēšta-, messenger which led to Persian فرشته • ferešte. For phonological reasons, it is usually transcribed as Fereshtah or Freshta in the Persian spoken in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Brief history of Fereshteh street In the early 1320s (1940 AD), Mr Mohammad Ali Masoudi, a journalist, publisher, member of parliament (Majles) and finally a senator in the Iranian Senate, Mr Masoudi built a summer house with a large garden on a dirt road named Doctor Namdar, which was off ValiAsr (Pahlavi) and went by the name of Doctor Namdar. Mr. Masoudi had two daughters, Maryam and Fereshteh and he changed part of the street name to Feres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center For Information Technology Research In The Interest Of Society
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is a research institute operated by the University of California to facilitate the real-world application of technological research. Approved in 2000, it is part of the Governor Gray Davis Institutes for Science and Innovation, along with the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and the California Nanosystems Institute. Headquartered at UC Berkeley, CITRIS was founded in 2001 from a desire to see innovative technologies put to practical use in improving quality of life for people. CITRIS's partner campuses include UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz. CITRIS's many cross-campus collaborations include work with the UC Davis School of Medicine, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the UC Merced Water Research Program, and the Berkeley Center for New Media. CITRIS also addresses state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herat University Alumni
Herāt (; Persian: ) is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Selseleh-ye Safēd Kōh'') in the fertile valley of the Hari River in the western part of the country. An ancient civilization on the Silk Road between the Middle East, Central and South Asia, it serves as a regional hub in the country's west. Herat dates back to Avestan times and was traditionally known for its wine. The city has a number of historic sites, including the Herat Citadel and the Musalla Complex. During the Middle Ages Herat became one of the important cities of Khorasan, as it was known as the ''Pearl of Khorasan''. After the conquest of Tamerlane, the city became an important center of intellectual and artistic life in the Islamic world. Under the rule of Shah Rukh the city served as the focal point of the Timurid Renaissance, whose glory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
