DOHA: Qatari Asma Al Khulaifi has been awarded a 2016 Fellowship by Squire Patton Boggs Foundation at a luncheon in Washington, DC.
Al Khulaifi will be the foundation’s third Fellow from Qatar. She completed her undergraduate degree in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar before commencing a Juris Doctor degree at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. She has been involved in youth advocacy initiatives, including the United Nations Doha Youth Forum on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
The foundation was set up in 2000 and has awarded fellowships to exceptional law students who demonstrate a steadfast commitment to public service and a developed interest in public policy.
Al Khulaifi will fulfil her fellowship this summer by working with Education Above All (EAA), an initiative founded in 2012 by H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser to build a global movement that contributes to human, social and economic development through education. With a focus on those affected by poverty, conflict and disaster, EAA champions the needs of children, youth and women.
“I am honoured to be awarded a Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Fellowship. I look forward to working to promote the foundation’s commitment to social responsibility by promoting children and women’s right to a quality education through my work with EAA,” Al Khulaifi said.
John Oberdorfer, President of the foundation, said, “Our foundation is a unique nonprofit organisation that has supported some 190 law students. It is rooted in the belief that future lawyers benefit from public service experience. Asma’s Fellowship at EAA All will do that. In addition to enhancing these students’ university experience, international organisations working on pressing public interest matters value the knowledge and experience they bring. We are delighted to continue to sponsor students to pursue these important causes.”
Charbel Maakaron, Office Managing Partner of Doha, added, “Qatari students were our first international fellows and we’re delighted to welcome Asma to that exceptional group of law students. The foundation has a long-standing history in Qatar and we are delighted to support these future legal leaders through our programme.”The Peninsula
