Bushra Hyder

[3] Hyder founded and runs the Qadims Lumiere School and College in Peshawar, Pakistan,[2] which had 1000 students in 2012.

[4] The school places a heavy emphasis on its peace curriculum, introduced in 2009,[5] which entails education on a variety of religions and cultures designed to foster understanding and acceptance.

[1][5][2] Hyder has lobbied to get other schools in the region and country to implement similar curricula.

[1][2] Hyder has co-founded the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership,[1] and is a member of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust Pakistan, an organisation which opposes Islamic extremism.

[7] In 2015, she was one of the 17 women who “change the world” and participated in the 2015 Inclusive Security conference.