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Submissions from 2018
Girls at Dhabas: an ethnographic study of desi feminists redefining public spaces on their own terms and whims, Aaisha Saeed
Deconstructing the political economy of urban service delivery in Karachi: case study of the solid waste sector, Amenah Sajid
Reading television: narrations of history, culture and crisis in Aangan Ṭeṛha, Aaisha Salman
The closet under the stairs: fan-fiction writers, Atufa Shahid
Pakistan & religiosity: on ideological passion, identity threat and extremism, Rabbiya Shahid
Investigating the stereotypes and prejudices associated with the Bengali ethnic group in Karachi, Neshmia Shujaat
Misconceptions about the Ottoman Caliphate in 19th century North India, Muneeb Ahmed Siddiqui
Crisis of crises: the case of the Afghan refugee crisis, Ehsn Ahmed Suri
Influence of peer relations on academic achievement, Shiza Tahir
Remembering the past-- collective memory of socio-political events: the case of partition 1947, Mahil Tufail
Annyeong Hallyu: South Korean dramas in Pakistan, Mehak Zehra
History, social codes and rituals of Dawat-e-Islami, Muhammed Ali Zubair Edhi
Submissions from 2017
Theorizing the slum in Karachi: urban informality and the postcolonial state, Sadia Amin
Discourse analysis of print media: Punjab protection of women against violence act 2016 ("Act"), Uzair Sadiq Bilal
The role and impact of public-private partnerships in promoting education to rural areas of Sindh, Waseem Iqbal Chandio
The politics of the governance of women's bodies in urban households of Karachi, Bia Alina Ehtesham
Coping with labels: mothers of children with autism, Juveriah Furrukh
Urban informality, commercialization in Karachi and the post-colonial state: a case study, Iruj Humayun
Legally Muhajir, Muhammad Feroz Iftikhar
Mohenjo-Daro: the making of a national monument, Kanwal Ilyas
Life of a Dalit in Sindh, Pakistan: history, etymology, and relations with other groups, Shadab Junejo
Teaching approaches for dyslexic students in Pakistan, Maham Khalid
Lunacy as biopower: a study of the lunatic in the legal and public imaginary in Sindh, Bakhtawar Niaz Khaskheli
From adebarsteine to home: an exploration of the difficulties and challenges to adoption in Pakistan, Nermeen Khalid Kushtiwala
Psychiatric institutes dealing with substance abuse patients in Karachi, Samiya Nafees
Gambling in Pakistan’s TV game shows? analyses of audience’s behavior in Inaam Ghar and Neelam Ghar, Talheen Ali Naqvi
Nostalgia: a Gestaltian reconceptualisation, Ilsa Rashid
Stereotyping Sindhi identity and its historical roots, Usra Rasool
Maudūḍī’s Nizām e Hayāt and construction of Muslim nationhood: the colonial context and competing contemporary ideologies, Zahra Saleem
Pseudo-dhaabas: a reconceptualization of public spaces in Karachi, Misal Shujjat
Fostering imagination through storytelling, Nobia Syed
Karachi classified: unpacking the gated community, Sabahat Zehra
