Global Activism: Kulsoom Foundation to build a girls school in Pakistan in honor of the late Sonia Shah

The most admirable traits of Sonia were her love of humanity, her desire to make a positive contribution without any need for applause or recognition.  It was this desire that she expressed in her college essay:  ‘I love history because it's the best story I've ever been told.  It is surprising, fascinating, and sometimes fantastical, yet its truth gives it a power no fairy tale or novel could ever have.  I used to be content to learn about the past, but now I want to take action, to become a part of the story that so enthralls me.  I'm happiest when learning about the world around me, but now I desperately want to be able to use what I learn, to make an impact on the world I work so hard to understand.  A life spent in passive observation, would be unsatisfying.  My heroes have always been brilliant, flawed people who have acted, who have changed our history and made our world.  Now I want to try to join, instead of only watching them.  I want to serve and help others while I am pursuing my passions and interests. I want to leave this world knowing that I have changed it in some quantifiable, positive way, no matter how minuscule.  I want to make history, instead of just witnessing it.’