Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs
Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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Shazia Z. Rafi

Shazia Z. Rafi was Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global Action from 1996-2013 and the first woman on the ballot and runner-up finalist for the Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary-General election. She is the president of a nonprofit group helping national legislatures to improve air quality in Asia: www.airqualityasia.org.

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, she graduated from Bryn Mawr College and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Rafi is a Women's Media Center SheSource expert on international security, international law, women's rights and the environment. She lives in New York City and her website is www.shaziarafi.com (http://shaziarafi.com).

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Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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