#  Naseemah Mohamed 

Social Studies and African Studies

Class of 2012 

Rhodes Scholar

 

 

 



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As a Harvard Michael C. Rockefeller Fellow Naseemah Mohamed ’12 is currently learning Bharatnatyam (Indian classical dance) at Kalamandalam Arts University in Kerala, India.

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### Projects


#### Zilolonge Arts-Literacy Project

The Zilolonge Arts-Literacy Project, which I implemented in a high school in my home town of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, serves as pedagogical intervention against the colonial pedagogical legacy of corporal punishment and rote learning in the Zimbabwean...

[Learn more about the Zilolonge Arts-Literacy Project](http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/aaastest/zilolonge-arts-literacy-project-naseemah-mohamed)

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#### Naseemah Mohamed awarded Rhodes Scholarship

AAAS graduate Naseemah Mohamed '12 has been named a Rhodes Scholar, awarded for her outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service. Naseemah wrote a Social Engagement thesis about the educational program that she...

[](http://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/social/naseemah-mohamed-awarded-rhodes-scholarship)[Naseemah Mohamed awarded Rhodes Scholarship](http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/aaastest/news/naseemah-mohamed-awarded-rhodes-scholarship)Sort




#### The Penny Project

The Penny Project aims to work with the community through supplementary literacy and education models in order to empower the youth. I believe that by innovatively supplementing the education and literacy culture within the community, the youth...

[Learn more about The Penny Project](http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/aaastest/penny-project)



 

 

 





 

 

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