For me, availing an opportunity to learn research techniques at a globally distinguished higher seat of learning such as UBC is nothing short of a dream coming true. Having graduated from Pakistan’s supposedly best seat of higher education i.e Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, I attained a stage where I saw the realization of my dream: studying/researching an institution of global repute and becoming expert in social scientific research. My graduate education has taught me to introspect myself as an early career researcher and teacher whose research and pedagogical practices are influenced by the powerful currents of nationalism, colonialism and neo-liberalism. My training in theory and research predominantly centers on the interdisciplinary terrain of Politics, Education and Social theory.
My PhD research project is primarily focused on understanding the nexus of education, religion and national identity formation in Pakistan.