My Work
Through the course of my academic career, I have been an active advocate of sharing research with the public through various avenues. I strongly believe that the communities we work with deserve to benefit from this knowledge and I have endeavored to disseminate these insights through a wide variety of channels.
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Workshops
1. "Lunch and Learn: Faith and Scholarship" in collaboration with the Multi-Faith and Spirituality Center at Concordia University.
2. "Community, Social Media, and Public Scholarship", Graduate Committee Special Topics Forum, American Academy of Religion.
3. "Religion, Social Media, and Public Scholarship", Department of Religion, Concordia University.
4. Glimpses of an Academic Journey: Challenges of Community Based Research. Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiyah Karachi.
5. "History through Art: Developing Cross-Disciplinary Connections". Karachi Biennale 2017.
6. "Learning History through Fiction: A Workshop with Bina Ali", University of Karachi.
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Events
1. Roundtable, "Representation, Identity, and Experience: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Social Media for Muslim Women", 4th Space, Concordia
2. Roundtable, "Engaging Religion: A Fire-side Chat with Scholars from Department of Religions and Cultures", Concordia University.
3. "Graduate Perspectives: A Fire-side Chat with 2022 Public Scholars", By Andrea Cartile, 4th Space, Concordia University.
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Articles and Op-Eds
1. My praying in public doesn't 'interfere' with anyone.
2. A place of sharing and solace for Montreal’s Dawoodi Bohras.
3. Conducting Research within one’s own religious community.
4. Bohra digital entrepreneurship shows how communities can help women thrive.
5. Women’s freedom, not hijab, is the issue in Iran.
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Media
1. Concordian recognized for her research on the online presence of Dawoodi Bohra women. By Alexander Hackett. August 8, 2024.
2. Classical Ideas Podcast in collaboration with Sacred Writes Public Scholarship of Religion. Episode 267
3. Concordia Public Scholar Arwa Hussain explores why her community’s Muslim women wear the hijab. By Maya Lach-Aidelbaum. December 13, 2022.
