Sidra Kamran recently published "A Patchwork of Femininities: Working-Class Women’s Fluctuating Gender Performances in a Pakistani Market" in Gender and Society. Kamran conducted research for this article through an AIPS Short-Term Research Grant and Junior Fellowship.
SherAli Tareen's book, Defending Muhammad in Modernity (UND Press, 2020) was selected as a finalist for the 2021 American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence and Analytical-Descriptive Studies. Congratulations, Dr. Tareen!
Dr. Syed Ali Hussain, with Xiaodi Yan, Yi Zhu, and Mary Bresnahan recently published an article, "Public Reactions to Immigration in the U.S.: The Effects of Intergroup Contact and Political Orientation" in the Journal of Intercultural Research (September 2021). Read the full article online here!
Shelby House's book review for Amita Baviskar's latest book, Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi, was recently published in South Asia: The Journal of South Asia Studies. While the book is focused on the environmental politics of New Delhi, her review makes reference to the flooding and ecological crises facing Karachi in the summer of 2020.
On August 12th, The Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad hosted a lecture and discussion on the theme of "Decolonial Muslim Studies" based on Tareen's book Defending Muhammad in Modernity where he was in conversation with Prof. Humeira Iqtidar of King's College London. The event was held in Urdu. Watch it here!
