Iqbal Masih by Fariah Rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh The Hero of Our Century en-us 2018-11-15 14:53:14 UTC 2023-09-17 05:44:36 UTC hello@padlet.com He was born in Muridke, Pakistan in 1983. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603342 2018-11-21 04:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603342 Early Life fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603434 2018-11-21 04:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603434 Death fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603621 2018-11-21 04:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603621 The Legacy He Left Behind fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603634 2018-11-21 04:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306603634 He would work at a carpet factory where him and the other children were chained so that they were not allowed to escape. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306608811 2018-11-21 05:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306608811 Activism fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306609817 2018-11-21 05:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306609817 Eric V. Edmonds fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306612522 Dr. Edmonds is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College. He is the chair of International Studies and has written articles and conducted research regarding child labour. He is a researcher at the  National Bureau of Economic Research. ]]> 2018-11-21 05:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306612522 Websites fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306743453 2018-11-21 14:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306743453 The First Expert fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306743575 2018-11-21 14:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306743575 He worked a ridiculously high number of hours each day and was hardly given any breaks fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306746333 2018-11-21 14:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306746333 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306747625 His parents asked for a loan from the carpet factory owner which was less than $6 (US). Iqbal had to work in order to pay off the debt from the loan. His work term at the carpet factory kept getting longer and longer because the interest from the loan was increasing. ]]> 2018-11-21 14:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306747625 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306750457 The first time Iqbal tried to escape, he went to the police. Instead of rescuing him, the police sent him back to the carpet factory. However, he was able to escape a second time.]]> 2018-11-21 14:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306750457 His mother's name was Inayat Bibi and his father's name was Saif Masih fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306752567 2018-11-21 14:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306752567 Iqbal's father left him when he was a child so his mother had to take care of him and his siblings now fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306753161 2018-11-21 14:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306753161 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306754434 Iqbal won the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1994 for his efforts. Ehsaan proposed Iqbal for the award.]]> 2018-11-21 14:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306754434 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306757882 This website gives an overview the timeline of Iqbal Masih's life]]> 2018-11-21 14:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306757882 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306759118 This was Iqbal Masih's acceptance speech that he gave when he was awarded the Reebok Human Rights Award]]> 2018-11-21 14:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/306759118 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307141177 2018-11-23 00:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307141177 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307141473 2018-11-23 00:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307141473 The carpet business owner that Iqbal worked for was a man named Arshad. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307142583 2018-11-23 01:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307142583 Iqbal and the children who worked with him were starved, beaten and forces to work in very hot temperatures. Very unjust conditions. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307143018 2018-11-23 01:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307143018 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307143600 The second time Iqbal escaped, he managed to get into contact with Muhammad Ehsaan Ullah Khan, a man who set Iqbal and the other children free. Ehsaan developed a bond with Iqbal. Ehsaan founded the  Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) , an organization that freed slaves.]]> 2018-11-23 01:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307143600 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307146330 Iqbal Masih wrote speeches regarding his experience in child labor and presented them across the globe. ]]> 2018-11-23 01:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307146330 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307152983 After he was freed, he attended the Bonded Labour Liberation Fund School.]]> 2018-11-23 02:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307152983 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307153302 Through the BLLF, Iqbal Masih freed over 3000 slaves who were children.]]> 2018-11-23 02:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307153302 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307155163 During the speech he gave after receiving the award, he described the tragedies that occurred when he was at work. He also ask American and President Clinton to stop having connections with countries and companies that use child labour. ]]> 2018-11-23 03:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307155163 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307155980 The Wikipedia page of Iqbal Masih ]]> 2018-11-23 03:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307155980 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307156876 2018-11-23 03:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307156876 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307156948 2018-11-23 03:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307156948 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157036 2018-11-23 03:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157036 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157090 2018-11-23 03:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157090 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157155 2018-11-23 03:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157155 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157184 2018-11-23 03:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157184 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157225 2018-11-23 03:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157225 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157334 2018-11-23 03:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157334 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157384 2018-11-23 03:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307157384 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167304 2018-11-23 04:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167304 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167476 2018-11-23 04:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167476 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167593 2018-11-23 04:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167593 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167627 2018-11-23 04:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167627 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167895 2018-11-23 04:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167895 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167984 2018-11-23 04:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307167984 The Email to the First Expert fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307168051 2018-11-23 04:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307168051 Iqbal Masih died on April 16, 1995. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307169028 2018-11-23 05:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307169028 He was shot by the heroine addict, Arshad, his previous owner. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307169142 2018-11-23 05:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307169142 Before he had died, he did receive death threats from carpet company owners. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307406661 2018-11-24 15:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307406661 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307406858 2018-11-24 15:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307406858 After he had died, Iqbal won the World's Children's Honorary Award in 2000. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307412789 2018-11-24 16:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307412789 The children working were forbidden to talk to each other. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414572 2018-11-24 16:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414572 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414604 Iqbal was beaten most often because he always challenged his owner]]> 2018-11-24 16:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414604 They were paid two cents/day regardless of their hours fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414742 2018-11-24 16:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307414742 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307415369 2018-11-24 17:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307415369 Ehsaan Khan believes that his death was caused by the carpet mafia fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307415618 2018-11-24 17:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307415618 Iqbal was killed while riding his bicycle with his friends and had come to Muridke to visit relatives. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307416553 2018-11-24 17:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307416553 Around 800 people attended to mourn at his funeral fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307416874 2018-11-24 17:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307416874 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307417262 2018-11-24 17:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307417262 The United States Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has created an Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. It is a non-monetary award presented annually by the United States Secretary of Labor fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307417707 2018-11-24 17:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307417707 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307418053 2018-11-24 17:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307418053 Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist, won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. In his accenptance speech, he called Iqbal Masih a martyr. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307418706 2018-11-24 17:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307418706 Iqbal Masih Shaheed Children Foundation was create in his honor. It is an organization that provides children with education and healthcare treatment. The organization has created 20 schools. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419035 2018-11-24 17:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419035 The death of Iqbal Masih inspired Craig Kielburger to from the organization, Free the Children. Craig Kielburger was the same age as Iqbal Masih fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419116 2018-11-24 17:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419116 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419887 2018-11-24 17:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419887 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419998 2018-11-24 17:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307419998 The Second Expert fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307428892 2018-11-24 19:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307428892 The Email to the Second Expert fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307428908 2018-11-24 19:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307428908 A book was written by Francesco D'Adamo called Iqbal. It is the story of Iqbal Masih and his couraged told from the perspective of a young girl called Fatima. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307429668 2018-11-24 19:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307429668 The University of Salamanca observes every April 16 (the day Iqbal Masih died) as the Day Against Child Slavery. fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307430306 2018-11-24 19:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307430306 Kaushik Basu fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443298 Dr. Basu is a professor of Economics and International Studies. He works at the Department of Economics at Cornell University. He was once the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and has one the Padma Bhushan Award]]> 2018-11-24 22:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443298 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443708 2018-11-24 23:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443708 fariah_humaira_rahman https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443737 2018-11-24 23:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fariah_humaira_rahman/zessdvc0torh/wish/307443737