Category: Fellows October 2023 - September 2024

Dr. Abrar Hussain Qureshi is currently teaching in Department of English University of Sahiwal Pakistan. He has been a Fulbright post doctoral scholar in University of North Texas USA in 2022-23. He was a doctoral research associate in university of Birmingham UK in 2007 and had been a Post doctoral researcher in CARE University of Birmingham United Kingdom in 2019. He is an ELT professional from University of Oregon USA in 2022. He has also achieved the status of Associate Fellow (AFHEA) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in Higher Education by Advance Higher Education UK in 2022. He has nearly 24 years of teaching experience at graduate and postgraduate level and over 50 research publications. His research interests are Gender Studies, Corpus and Applied Linguistics.   Research Topic:   Developing Inclusive and Equitable Digital Resources and Promoting Potential Opportunities for Women of Hard Areas in Pakistan   Host University:   Universidad de La Laguna, Spain   Research Advisor:  Dr. Annachiara del Prete University of La Laguna, Spain

Erum Muzaffar holds a Ph.D. in Pakistan Studies. Her teaching and research career spans 20 years, including 14 years as a researcher in higher education. Her research interests include the environment, feminism, and the Global South. Currently, she has been in charge of the Pakistan Study Centre, Karachi, since December 2020. Dr. Muzaffar is the editor of Pakistan Perspectives, a bi-annual journal published by the Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi. Research Topic: Women Struggle in Pakistan: A Comparative Study of Aurat (Women) and Haya (Modesty) March. Host University: Simon Bolivar University, Ecuador Research Advisor: /