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Muslims… what really comes to your mind when you hear the word? Terrorism, Islamophobia, or extremism, right? But they are trying to burst up that bubble for you! It’s the 21st Century and you need to stop believing what your television screens show or the world politics manipulate you into. Founded in October 2019, Muslims Having Fun is a team of dedicated individuals that aims to cater to all the misconceptions that have been built around the identity of Muslims. We are here to show you that Muslims are as cool, fun-loving, and intelligent as you wish them to be! You can go to their website: https://muslimshavingfun.com/ Check out their Facebook page for daily updates: https://www.facebook.com/muslimhavingfun/ If you have any feedback, suggestions, or ideas, contact team Maker Baithak at makerbaithaklhr@gmail.com.

Muhammad Shaheer Niazi did a series of experiments on the Rose Window instability and showed how it can cause the electric honeycomb. Shaheer physically performed the experiments in which he placed a layer of oil between a pointy electrode and a flat electrode. Due to the resulting electric field of the two electrodes, the ions in the layer of oil arrange themselves in a beautiful honeycomb pattern. He was able to photograph the movement of ions which ultimately formed the honeycomb-like design. No one in the scientific world has ever been able to accomplish this feat before. Shaheer compiled his findings in the form of a research paper titled, “The Electric Honeycomb”. Shaheer’s research paper got published at the Royal Society Open Science. After the publication of the research paper, Shaheer’s work started gaining the attention of much older and renowned physicists from around the globe. Shaheer’s work as a teenage physicist got famous so much so that he was even approached by BBC and the famous NYTimes for an interview. Follow Shaheer's latest musings here: https://www.instagram.com/treasures_of_pakistan/

Lalah Rukh is the founder and CEO of Science Fuse and is responsible for developing, managing, and communicating their academic content. She studied Biotechnology at The Norwegian University of Life Sciences and has been working as a Science Instructor engaging young minds in STEM education for the past five years. She has also led teacher-training sessions for kindergarten pedagogues and primary school teachers and has given presentations and inspirational lectures to engage the wider public with STEM as part of popular culture. One of her roles in the past included teaching science communication and journalism to graduate and post-graduate students at The University of Oslo. You can visit their website at https://sciencefuse.com/ Their new weekly podcast series by Science Fuse is called, Incredible Questions Of Science, which is Pakistan’s first science podcast narrated in both Urdu and English and is perfect for both kids and families. https://sciencefuse.com/podcast/

UX Pakistan 2020: The Past, The Present, The Future UX Pakistan, being the largest non-profit conference, is the pioneering force behind design gatherings in Pakistan today, and is a dedicated platform to bring all product and service design disciplines together, from research, marketing and design, to technology, sales, and business. Since its launch in 2017, UX Pakistan has grown from a few individuals into a network to more than 1500 people now. The initiative was started by Index, a student-led design and innovation society at LUMS under the supervision of Dr. Suleman Shahid, and is now supported by the leading design organizations in the country like Design Foundation and is supported by the industrial design muscle with companies like Designist, Cordoba, etc on board. With a cumulative of 20 workshops and about 50 keynote speakers since its inauguration, UX Pakistan has been applauded and recognized by many leading experts in the industry and academia. We organize workshops on various design fronts, from Service Design, Virtual Reality to Design Sprints, and Graphic Design, to name a few, which are moderated by leading practitioners in Pakistan and abroad. Moreover, a diverse lineup of subject matter experts at the conference has successfully delivered and sparked conversations to understand design as a whole and enable digital customer satisfaction. This year, we aim to provide a platform where design practitioners and students can undergo an inspiring and transformative experience that will help them learn design in Pakistan, while also getting to network with experts in the industry. LUMS, being one of the most forward-thinking, interdisciplinary universities in Pakistan, provides an excellent platform for curating and celebrating design gatherings in Pakistan. https://2020.uxpakistan.com/

Siyaah Qalam is an independent, print, art and literary Akhbar (newspaper) which publishes poetry, prose, sketches, photography, and political opinion pieces in English, Urdu and other regional languages. They also have a section named 'Our Pride' which is reserved for the marginalized communities of Pakistan including the LGBTQIA+ community and those suffering from mental illnesses. Read about their purpose here:  https://siyaahqalamakhbar.wordpress.com/purpose/ 

We talk about sports, history of physical fitness in the country and how lifting weights help us mentally and challenge us to do hard things in our life.

CYBR Node is a team of computer scientists and engineers that have teamed up to form a company that focuses on Industrial Automation and Industrial IoT. Building custom solutions that includes hardware and software for businesses across Pakistan.

Umar Shehzad has an electronics engineering degree and a master’s degree in computer science. Umar developed an interest in education through his experience of managing Makeistan, Pakistan’s first academic makerspace, based out of Lahore’s Information Technology University (ITU), He had been working with Makeistan for three years. Students, as well as ’non-traditional’ learners from outside of the university, are allowed to use the space and tools with freedom, towards the fulfillment of their own learning objectives. Having an engineering and computer science background, he is now pursuing his PhD in Instructional Technology and Learning from Utah State University.

In this episode, we talk about the current lockdown situation imposed by Covid-19, how it is affecting our workforce and economy and how we can use this to our advantage. Our guest is Asad Umar, who is a Frontend Web Developer, programmer and an independent contractor. He previously worked at Systems Ltd, and Creative Morph where he quickly rose up the ranks to become the best among his pupils.

Humans are natural makers, and we organize monthly meetups to discuss, share and learn about making from makers of all walks of life. In this pilot episode of our new podcast, Abdullah Nafees and Abdul Rehman give an introduction of Maker Baithak and what to expect in upcoming episodes.