Why Pakistan Calling - Matthew Taylor and Anwar Akhtar

Published August 30, 2014
Mathew Taylor, CEO of The RSA, and Anwar Akhtar, Director of The Samosa, describe the thinking, aims and ambitions behind the Pakistan Calling Programme. They discuss issues in Pakistan, such as social enterprise and international development, as well as British identity and engagement with communities, diversity and community cohesion within Britain.

Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of The RSA, and Anwar Akhtar, Director of The Samosa, describe the thinking, aims and ambitions behind the Pakistan Calling Programme. They discuss issues in Pakistan, such as social enterprise and international development, as well as British identity and engagement with communities, diversity and community cohesion within Britain. This film is part of RSA Pakistan Calling film project www.thersa.org/pkcalling to promote constructive cross-cultural dialogue between Britain and Pakistan. The films depict Pakistani civil society organisations and individuals attempting to tackle the country's many pressing social problems and the many links between Britain and Pakistan.

Director: Patrick Clopon Film by London Metropolitan University Cass Arts School.

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