{"id":7248,"date":"2024-11-04T19:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=7248"},"modified":"2024-11-04T19:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:48:03","slug":"students-experience-international-culture-at-pakistan-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/11\/04\/students-experience-international-culture-at-pakistan-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Students experience international culture at Pakistan Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Troy students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new culture through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TroyISCO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Student Cultural Organization<\/a>\u2019s (ISCO) Pakistan Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really important to present my country so we can have a true view of the culture,\u201d said Ashmal Fatima, an international student from Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short presentation covered the basics, important traditions and values of Pakistan. Those who attended could also sample traditional Pakistani food and tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI brought some Pakistani snacks that are loved in Pakistan,\u201d Fatima said. \u201cThey are called Pakora. I also brought some Pakistani tea called Chai.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISCO President Haley Morgan said this event ties right into the purpose of the club, which is to bring domestic and international students together to experience new cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/10\/29\/students-paint-over-300-pumpkins-during-annual-fall-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CAMPUS NEWS: Students paint over 300 pumpkins during annual fall event<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to expose yourself to new things,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cIt\u2019s really nice to see all these people who have never interacted with someone of this culture to come together and have a nice time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fatima said giving international students a platform to share their culture also helps fight against stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really important to present a peaceful and true image of Pakistan so people know it is a lot different than it\u2019s presented in social media,\u201d she said. \u201cPakistan is a beautifully diverse country and the people are very welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISCO now looks forward to their annual ISCO Festival, a celebration of international culture through performances, food, and togetherness. That will be Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Trojan Center Ballrooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Troy students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new culture through the International Student Cultural Organization\u2019s (ISCO) Pakistan Night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really important to present my country so we can have a true view of the culture,\u201d said Ashmal Fatima, an international student from Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>A short presentation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a-button\" href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/11\/04\/students-experience-international-culture-at-pakistan-night\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":7285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1127],"tags":[687,1967,333,1966,1968],"topics":[],"class_list":["post-7248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-international-student-cultural-organization","tag-international-students-troy-university","tag-isco","tag-pakistan-night","tag-troy-university-isco"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7284,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7248\/revisions\/7284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7248"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=7248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}