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Submissions from 2023

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Nabī-e-Rehmat: Prophetic Sīrah as a conduit for reform and revival in 20th-century India, Farheena Tariq Abbasi

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How do neoliberal ideologies affect a state and in what ways are these effects exacerbated by the democratic system and the free market? A case-study on Pakistan, Parma Abbas

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Legends of the Past, Voices of the Present: Generation Z's Reaction to Perso-Islamic Epics, Farza Abdullah

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How do Fitness Influencers on Instagram negatively impact the body image of their male followers in Karachi, Muhammad Abdullah

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Dual lives and incongruent selves: The impact of culture and parenting on the development of Self in Young Adults in Karachi, Pakistan, Sara Admani

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Family matters: unraveling the nuances of urban joint families in DHA Karachi and their influence on married women's mental health, Dua Adnan

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How do women utilize their autonomy to drive transformative changes in their socially defined roles at a micro-level in Pakistan?, Munazza Aftab

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Visualizing Climate Change in Pakistan: A psychological analysis of how visual communication is more effective than textual communication, Abaali Manal Afzal

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Sowing seeds of hope: analyzing kinship as Resistance through embodiment, posthumanism and postcolonial science fiction, Shanzeh Afzal

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How a shift in a child's academic trajectory impacts parenting styles, Dania Ahmad

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Emotional advertising and its effects on attitude towards the brand, Talha Ahmed

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Water and the residents of Karachi, Fatima Junaid Ahsan

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A critical assessment of the geostrategic position of Pakistan and its implications on domestic policy in the 21st century, Xerac Akhtar

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Conceptualizations of Hijab: Understanding Agency, Normativity, and Representations, Khadija Akram

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General elections in Karachi: why was MQM not as successful in 2018 as it was in 2013?, Maaz Aleem Ahmed

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Thinking out loud: A qualitative study examining the audience perception of Pakistani Twitter users, Anusha Al Karim

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The liminal space of grief in Japanese Magical Realism: an analysis of the Book of Form and Emptiness, Asleep, and Moonlight Shadow, Rida Altaf

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Relationship between attachment styles and sexist attitudes in Pakistani Young Adults, Shaikh Marium Amin

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Friendships & well-being: A qualitative study exploring the lives of married women in Karachi, Pakistan, Fatima Amir

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Impact of work modes on psychological well-being for corporate employees in Pakistan, Qadr Arslan

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Exploring factors of success in marriages: a comparative study on changing perceptions and the role of love languages, Minhal Ashfaq

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The evolution of the female orotagonist in Pakistani Urdu TV dramas, Maha Asif

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Examining mainstream media entertainment influence on cultural identity: a post-colonial lens, Sarah Asif

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Economic strains and abuse chains: Relationship between perceived economic hardship, and economic and emotional abuse in marriages for salaried women in Pakistan, Ilham Bibi Asim

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Science fiction and fantasy as social commentary: a comparative analysis of South Korean and North American literatures, Kanwal Azim

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Digital populism & democracy in Pakistan: the case study of PTI, Syed Muhammad Muneeb Raza Bokhari

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Love and Loss: An Analysis of the Portrayal of Grief in Violet Evergarden (2018), Nirmal Chandio

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Why Chai? The storm of a teacup: An Exploration of Discourse Around Tea ‘Chai’ in South Asian Post-Colonial, Bilal Channa

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Exploring the Impact of Attachment Anxiety and Avoidance on Perceptions of Communication Accommodation in Emerging Adults; a Mediation Analysis through Loneliness, Syeda Sarah Daniyal

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Workplace factors that influence soft skills of Interns: a qualitative study at IBA, Karachi, Javeria Elahi

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Boundary creation in the Pamirian Knot - a historical study of Colonial and National projects surrounding borders in High-Mountain Asia, Ashmal Amyn Essa

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Evolving sounds: tracing the progress of Pakistani Rap Music and its popularity among local consumers, Dameer Faraz

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The impact of attachment anxiety and avoidance on perceived social support and self-esteem – a quantitative study on oldest daughters in Pakistani households, Syeda Manahil Faraz

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The securitization of non-traditional threats to Pakistan's National Security: a foreign policy perspective, Syeda Maleeha Fatima

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Pakistani daughters raised in fundamentalist households: Intersectionality and women's subordination in patriarchal society, Sakina Fazle Ali

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How Urbanization impacts the self-transformation of Rural Girls: a case of IBA Karachi, Zainab Gohar

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Normative or beyond? Questioning the ethics of the Übermensch in Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', Muhammad Hamza

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Comparing the impact of Jingles and Non-Jingles as advertisement tools on implicit learning: An experimental research on Young Adults, Muhammad Mustafa Haq

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Unleashing the potential of undergraduate students: the impact of self-efficacy and emotional intelligence on problem-solving proficiency, Muhammad Hussain

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Role of parental expectations in career decision making process of university students in Karachi, Laiba Imran

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An analysis of Good and Evil in the Dastan-e-Amir Hamza Sahibqiran, Sarah Imran

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Making me Mad: documentary representations of Gendered Madness in South Asia, Fatima Khan

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The association between Social Media usage and romantic relationship satisfaction: A mixed methodology study of young adults in Pakistan, Hibah Rehan Khan

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Financial constraints faced by Pakistani Startups, Muhammad Qasim Ali Khan

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China's Neo-Confucian Renaissance: Xi Jinping's Governance and Governmentality, Muhammad Sameed Khan

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Negotiating gender role beliefs and work-family guilt: a qualitative study of Pakistani working mothers, Aleena Khurram

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The use of alternative development by community organisations in helping the urban poor: a case of Karachi Bachao Tehreek and technical training and resource centre, Ruqqaiya Makra

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Weavers in the looming shadows: a study on the influence of Power Looms on the identity and livelihoods of Handloom Weavers in Banaras, Karachi, Nimrah Moin

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Political Correctness, Critical Thinking, and Political Tolerance at College Campuses in Karachi, Syed Ali Moiz

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Tracing a “Hopepunk Affect” in contemporary diasporic South Asian television, Pireh Moosa

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After Masters: gender differences in the psychological impact of unemployment, Manahil Murad

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Pakistan: living and coping. An exploration from the perspectives of families and psychologists, Afroz Niaz

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Ethics and Afterlife: Deconstructing 'The Good Place' Philosophically, Ashna Omer

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Investigating the effects of diverse parenting styles & sociocultural variables on the development of academic anxiety among Pakistani students, Bismah Quadir

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Examining the evolving role of the Pakistan Administrative Service in Policymaking Post the 18th Amendment Act (2010) to the Constitution of Pakistan, M Mohsin Qureshi

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A qualitative deep-dive into the relationship between celebrity endorsements and purchase intention, Sarah Rahim

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IBA Student Politics, Soha Rajput

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The psychosocial anatomy of serial killers: an analysis of John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Javed Iqbal, and Aileen Wuornos, Rabiya Raza

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Impact of Pakistani culture on belief in faith healing Amongst Muslims; based on attribution of Schizophrenia to Jinn possession, Maham Rehan

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Femininities, friendships, and safety: life as a working women in Karachi, Ayesha Rehman

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Representation of women in Bollywood's genre of family drama, Maliha Rehman

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A neoclassical realist assessment of Pakistan’s energy security, Yumnah Rehman

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A qualitative study on perception of autism and the role of autism portrayals in popular fictional depictions, Kainat Rizwan

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Parenting a child with Down Syndrome in Karachi, Pakistan: Mothers’ experiences of stress and social support, Wajeeha Rizwan

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Keep the Faith: Muslim women’s use of reconciliatory strategies to navigate women’s rights Controversies in Islam, Arisha Salman

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Information and misinformation Around Menarche: The psychological, emotional and social consequences of menstruating, Ayesha Salman

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Voices of resilience and change: an ethnographic exploration of climate change experiences through the lens of 2007 Sonoghur-Chitral flood, Amir Shahzaib

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Exploring the relationship between Instagram addiction, and the academic performance of Pakistani university students; mediating effects of loneliness, and self-esteem, Mashal Hameed Shaikh

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Acne and its impact on quality of life of females in Karachi, Pakistan: a qualitative research study, Sania Shamim

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Electric Vehicles in Pakistan: consumer perception and adoption challenges, Muhammad Talha Siddiqui

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Applicant reactions towards gamified assessment: the role of perceived fairness on organizational attractiveness, Safa Sufiyan

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Benevolent and Enlightened Sexism in Contemporary American Literature: A Psychoanalytic Investigation of Sidney Sheldon’s Novels, Batul Fatima Shafiq Thahim

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Imagining the Cholistan Desert in the late 19th century through Khwaja Farid’s Sassi, Kaleem Ullah

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The Relationship Between perceived parenting styles, social anxiety, and self-esteem of Young Adults, Raafia Usman

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The impact of the Big Five Personality Traits on parasocial relationships with TV characters among Karachi's emerging adults, Palwashay Waqas

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Attachment and parenting in the Pakistani context: a quantitative study, NAJEEB WARDA

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An experimental research on emotional perception of basic emotions in linguistically unfamiliar music, Syeda Anusha Wasif

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Men, Masculinity, and Karachi Dhabas at Night, Laiba Khan Zai

Submissions from 2022

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Social conformity against the backdrop of gender, Nazish Abbas

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Exploring the impact of religious experiences and opinions on the psychological well-being of young Muslim, Pakistani women, Hiba Abdul Qadir

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An evaluation of emotional responses to fairness creams’ advertisements, Ume Abeeha

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Role of class in the portrayal of encroachment by media groups, Muhammad Ahmed

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Kutte aur billian: a critical inquiry of animal rescuing in Karachi, Sameen Ahmed

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Suffering of the Shiʿa Imams: tropes of martyrdom and betrayal within Kitab al-Irshad of Sheikh al-Mufid, Syed Ali Ahsan

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Brief insight into Seerah: the parenting style of Prophet Muhammad PBUH, Fatima Akhtar

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Inside the minds of Pakistani mothers: understanding the Pakistani experience of motherhood, Safa Akhtar

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Can TV characters fulfil our need to belong? exploring attachment styles and parasocial relationships among Pakistani young adults, Sarah Arif

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The relationship between narcissism, attachment styles and gender, Laiba Ashfaq

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Barriers to seeking professional psychological help among young adults of Pakistan, Maria Ashfaq

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The filmy other: viewing Bollywood's Hindu nationalism as a Pakistani Muslim, Maryam Asim

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The relationship between perception of relationship with parents and self esteem of university going students, Noor Ayesha

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Pedagogy in Tasawwuf: an analysis of the educational philosophy in Ayyuha'l-walad, Zahra Azhar Javed

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Relationship between parenting styles and personality characteristics: a comparative study between the firstborn, middle born, and lastborn, Humara Atique Bahalim

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The constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan and the perception of the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan, Shameem Bano

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Impact of sociocultural change on the content of advertisements in Pakistan, Aabia Tahir Belgaumi

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Social Media usage and its impact on the daily lived experiences of students – exploring self-esteem and social anxiety upon the resumption of in-person interactions, Menahil Bokhari

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Evolution of Orientalist stereotypes in Disney movies, Eeman Fatima

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The invisible gender: women in the tablighi jama'at in Karachi, Pakistan, Huda Hamid

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Blogosphere - Unveiling the reel life of women bloggers in Pakistan, Aysha Hassan

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The power of music: an experimental research on the impact of music on mood and its relation with personality, Natalia Hassan