Ali Tariq: The Grass Roots

Ali Tariq is a consultant with the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue at International Islamic University, Islamabad. According to Tariq, initiating dialogue at the grass roots level is the key to building bridges of understanding between Pakistan and the United States.

Facilitated by Intersections International, and in collaboration with the International Islamic University in Islamabad (IIU) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the visit was part of the US-Pakistan Interreligious Consortium (UPIC), an effort to cooperatively set an action agenda toward policy change on both sides and building bridges of understanding and respect between Pakistan and the United States.