Academic Work

Talks and conferences:

  • 2022: Partition of Identity: Exploring contemporary citizenship challenges faced by Pakistani Bengalis, part of an organised panel titled ‘Claim Making, Citizenship and Statelessness’. Annual Conference on South Asia, Maddison University, United States
  • 2022: Partition of Identity: An interdisciplinary exploration of Statelessness and Belonging in Pakistani Bengalis. Invited talk at Lund University, SASNET event – ‘A nation and it’s fault lines’, Sweden
  • 2022: Partition of Identity – Exploring how social and historical representations impact on contemporary citizenship challenges faced by Pakistani. International Society of Political Psychology, Annual conference. Athens
  • 2022: Exploring space and belonging in Machar Colony “In nature you have no limits": intersections of arts, nature and wellbeing .UCL Knowledge Exchange Event on Eco capabilities, led by Professor Nicola Walshe
  • 2021 Partition of Identity: An Exploration of Statelessness and Belonging in Pakistan. Invited talk at Open University School of Psychology Research Day, UK (online)
  • 2021 Partition of Identity: An exploration of Belonging in Bengalis in Pakistan, 1971- Present. PRAXIS Nexus ‘Transforming Conflict and Displacement through Arts and Humanities’, University of Leeds, (online)

Film Screenings and Panel Discussions:

  • 2023: Private Screening of Bhashaili (Adrift) at Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture (with a panel discussion featuring Jawad Sharif, Shahid Shah, Tahera Hasan and Dr Humera Iqbal, chaired by Dr Maria Rashid)
  • 2023: Private Screening of   Bhashaili (Adrift) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi  (with a panel discussion featuring Jawad Sharif, Shahid Shah, Maria Rashid and Humera Iqbal)
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The POI Study

The Partition of Identity (POI) project examines the Bengali community in Pakistan. Estimates suggest that there are between 2.8 – 3 million members of this group living in Pakistan, but in reality, the numbers are likely to be much higher.

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