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Submissions from 2022
Voter behaviour: the factors that influence the people of Sindh’s voter behaviour in favour of PPP in the provincial elections, Maheen Memon
Gender discrimination in the armed forces of Pakistan, Rumaisa Mushtaq Ahmed
Objectification of women in Bollywood item numbers, Fatima Mustafa
Political narrative of PTI, Ifrah Nadeem
Political ecology of agricultural land in Landhi, Malir surrounding Malir Naddi, Anas Ben Najam
What is the impact that social media Influencers on Instagram have on the consumer behavior and purchase intention of young Pakistani women when buying apparel products?, Ahmad Hassan Khan Niazi
Navigating family and community: the lived experiences of female domestic workers in Gulshan-e-Sikandarabad, Safina Azeem Qureshi
Purchase intention for luxury goods using consumer psychology, Muhammad Faiq ur Rehman
Gamification and self-determination theory: do gamified assessments intrinsically motivate applicants?, Sara Rehman
Women’s lives, relationships and agency behind the four walls: an analysis of Pakistani Dramas, Anum Saif
Revisiting major themes of Tasawwuf: The kalam of Aziz Mian Qawwal (1942-2000), Ahsan Saleem
How do virtual spaces inform expression and comfort in a southern city, Ali Samoo
Differences in organizational cultures and job satisfaction, across organizational structures, Habibullah Shah
Children's depression and grief: a content analysis of emotional challenges in Disney animated films, Asheena Shahid
Lashkar e Jhangvi's sectarian violence on the Hazara community in Balochistan, Muhammad Umer Siddiqui
Social environment and factors promoting colorism at IBA, Wasif Siddiqui
Violence and mourning: a critical analysis of the mainstream media portrayal of tragic events, Kazbano Tariq
Exploring the social pressure among university students in relation to dating (a study conducted among undergraduate students at IBA), Fardeen Tirmizi
Politics and patronage on the waters of Gomal Canal KPK, Pakistan, Asmat Ullah
Analyzing the impacts of flood-induced migration: a case study of Sindhi migrants affected by the 2010 floods in Karachi, Muhammad Yousif
Female friendships in contemporary Pakistani media: negotiations with patriarchy and class, Leena S. Zaidi
The Delhiwala community: formation and use of identity after migration to Karachi at Partition, Saud Zubair
The extent to which product contents play a part in influencing a successful purchase online: a consumer behavior study in context to a brand, Muhammad Saeed Zuberi
National narrative and state hegemony: countering insurgent movements in Pakistan, Kamran Zulfiqar
Submissions from 2021
Does Pakistan's formal acknowledgment of Shariah law as a source of law in Article 227 of its constitution pose an irreconcilable threat to its human rights obligations?, Mohammad Abdullah
Notions of marriage and education among young Dehliwala women, Khadija Ahmed
Be your own rishta aunty: the rising use of marriage technologies in Pakistanising use of marriage technologies in Pakistan, Filza Akhtar
The Downfall of MQM - Politics of Ethnic Nationalism, Violence and the Role of the State, Daniyal Alvi
Ismat Chughtai - a South Asian historical materialist analysis, Nayab Aman
Performance as a tool for socio-political and cultural Resistance: the case of Tehrik-E-Niswan, Zahabiya Bandukwala
Representation of the female body in the nationalist framework: an analysis on Pakistan films, Ummehani Nawed Bhiriya
Socio-cultural and legal limitations of the #MeToo Movement in Pakistan: The framing of the Shafi-Zafar Case, Rija Farhan
Instagram influencers in Pakistan: are they impacting the purchasing habits of youth?, Shamama Fatima
Attitudes within the household towards married working women in Karachi, Anushay Hanif
Chinese ideologies in Pakistan, Muteeb Hussain
Gender representation in Bollywood movies, Amna Ilyas
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism policies: an in-depth analysis, Anoosha Imran
Contextualizing the psychotherapeutic approaches for PTSD in urban Pakistan, Fareeha Javaid
One foot in, one foot out: the lived experiences of Pakistani sojourner student returnees, Fatema Jawed
Popular culture and oostcolonial nations: imagining Pakistan in Bollywood films, Neha Khalid
“Ertugrul Ghazi” and Pakisani audiences: an exploration of the popularity of the Turkish historical TV drama among Pakistani viewers, Areeba Wasim Khan
The many lives of violence: an ethnographic account of Karachi University’s entanglements with rangers, Arsala khan
Karachi: reviving the issues and efforts against the decrement of public spaces, Arshia Khan
Impact of reading fantasy fiction on readers' attitudes and behaviors - a case of Harry Potter, Maham Tariq Khan
Sexual & physical abuse: acceptance of victims in academically educated Pakistani society, Safaa Fatima Khan
Oil crisis in Middle East: a case study on Iran and Israel hostility, Saim Khan
Colorism and body-shaming in South Asia: the advocacy of inclusion and diversity vs. the propagation of negative beauty narratives in the social media, Scheza Mudasser
Women Parliamentarians in Pakistan, Kiran Naim
Mapping and mobility: documenting Karachi from the female gaze, Aiesha Qureshi
Mobilizing for #BlackLivesMatter: the role of fans as activists amidst national crisis, Aymen Mujtaba Qureshi
The right to ride: negotiating usage of motorbike ride-hailing applications in Karachi, Eisha Shakeel
The decline of khayal gayaki in paksitan, Wajahat Siddiq
A comparative analysis of the portrayal of mental illnesses in Pakistani media and Western media, Hafsa Yahya
Unravelling the enigma of identity and the everyday in post-gang war Lyari, Iman Zamir
Submissions from 2020
A cross-cultural study of audience responses to Black Mirror’s ‘Bandersnatch’, Wajiya Abid
There is no word for the almost-home: a literary analysis of diasporic belonging/unbelonging in Warsan Shire’s "Our men do not belong to us", Syeda Rabeea Ahmad
What was the role of Facebook advertising in 2020 US elections?, Faryal Gul
Lives Woven and Unraveled: An Archive of Grief, Mourning, and Shi’ite Identity, Syed Muhammad Sajjad Jaffery
ART: an exploration of the creative processes of Instagram artists, Mehr Khwaja
Unions, investment, and dilemmas, Raffae Mansuri
Conceptions of nazar: an exploration into Muslim beliefs about nazar, Ayesha Muhammad
An ethnographic study on the dynamics of Islamic spiritual healing in Pakistan, Ashhad Ahmad Rizvi
Married women’s abilities to maintain and form friendships, Wasfiya Emon Sheikh
Analyzing the impact of the 18th Amendment decentralization on the public education sectors of Sindh and Punjab, Mohammad Usama
Exploring parenting; an insight into parental experiences and children’s academic, Marzia Yaseen Ali
Submissions from 2019
An Infinite Partition: women's post-migration experiences of citizenship, mobility, and belonging, Ilsa Abdul Razzak
The management of time and space in Shah Bhittai’s Sohni, Asadullah Alvi
The political economy of Pipple Bhutta and changing zamindar-kammi relations, Muhammad Souman Elah
Representation of women in fairness cream television advertisements: the case of Fair & Lovely and Olivia Fair & Beautiful, Tooba Fariduddin
Work as an escape: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of workaholism, Amal Mujahid Faruq
Islam and Desacralized Knowledge, Shahbaz Hussain
Contextualizing institutional fragmentation in the larger crisis of urban governance in Karachi, Sunil Mahesani
Offense and its relation to comedy in Indian society, Nazahat Nadeem
Male bonding through smoking as a social practice, Muneeb Naveed
Women’s experiences with sexual and reproductive healthcare providers in Pakistan, Komal Asim Qidwai
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of social anxiety and perceived social support amongst social interactions, Ayzah Rashid Khan
Doing romance and navigating manhoods: a study of four young men, Maheen Ahmed Sachedina
Gendered perceptions in on-campus politics, Aleena Sahar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and its slogan of Riyasat-e-Medina, Nosherwan Sajid
Sufi saints and politics: conceptualizing pīrī-murīdī in the movement for the restoration of democracy, Shehroze Ahmed Sheikh
A history of hysteria and somatoform disorders: a critical perspective on the diagnostic criteria of psychosomatic illness., Armeen Umer Godil
Submissions from 2018
Otakuism in Karachi, Kanza Abbasi
Learning approaches of Intermediate and A’ Levels students, Muhammad Abbas
Applying Logotherapy to Esther Greenwood: an existential case study of the Bell Jar, Farheen Abdullah
The evolution of Russian soft power and hard power under Putin, Ghazi Taimoor Ahmed
Rethinking pan-Islam in Urdu newspapers in British India, 1911-14, Fatima Aizaz
The Urdu-Bangla controversy: a historical analysis of the language controversy leading up to the split of East and West Pakistan, Zainab Fatima Alam
Mr. Olympia and the commodified U.S. muscular man: a time-series analysis of Mr. Olympia and its socio-historical influence through capitalism, Vernon Arthur Anthick
Fiction, falsehoods, and truth: Michael Chabon’s Moonglow and autofictional storytelling in the age of Trump, Mikhyle Sigmund Anthony
MQM’s voter sustainability in Karachi 1984-2017, Syed Muhammad Anas bin Qadeer
