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How it all began

By Mahera Omar | Published: November 12, 2007
My name is Shabina Mustafa and I am the wife of Flight Lieutenant Syed Safi Mustafa (Shaheed) S.J. I was widowed at the age of 20 with my 2 month old son, Zain, who is now an architect in Dubai. I completed my B.A Honours in Sociology from the University of Karachi after [...]
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The Garage School

By Mahera Omar | Published: November 10, 2007
Shandana Minhas in CHOWK: A maidservant’s daughter in Shabina Mustafa’s building was refused admission in a sewing class because she could not read or write. In the intro to the project her rejection spawned, Shabina writes, “if I could teach her some basic numeric and literacy skills, she could build on them and learn specialized [...]
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The Garage School documentary – 2004

By Mahera Omar | Published: October 29, 2007
In November 1999, Shabina Mustafa’s maid’s daughter was refused admission to the neighbourhood sewing classes. “She cannot read or write”, they said. And thus, the Garage School was formed. This film screened at the 4th KaraFilm Festival in 2004.
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  • The Garage School is committed to providing a useful education to the under-privileged children in and around the Clifton area. We hope to form a socially, financially and environmentally self sustaining model that is accessible to many, so that individual development may follow a sustainable path.