Quest for Equality: Minorities and Minoritization in India and Pakistan
Let’s discuss the historical and contemporary challenges faced by minority communities in both India and Pakistan. Explore the dynamics of minoritization, the ongoing struggle for equality, and the resilience of these communities in the face of adversity. This session aims to gain a deeper understanding of the quest for justice and inclusion in India and Pakistan.
About the Speaker:
Amjad Nazeer heads the Alternate Deployment Services, Islamabad. He is a social and public policy researcher as well as human and environmental rights defender. Currently enrolled in Ph.D Cultural Anthropology, he holds degrees in ‘Governance & Development Management (UK)’ and M.Phil. in ‘Human Rights Policy & Practice (Norway) and in Social Anthropology from Q.A.U. (Pakistan). He has produced a number of recognized research reports, booklets, op-eds, and news articles on various aspects of human cum environmental rights, minority rights, child rights, and education. Formerly, he has been associated with South Asia Partnership-Pakistan, Oxfam-Novib & Action Aid-Pakistan. His known works are: Education and Inequality, Single National Curriculum – A Critical Analysis, Education for All and International Financial Assistance (A Comparison of Bangladesh and Pakistan), Putting Education on Political Agenda, Siege of Multan – A Dramatic Retelling (Urdu), Arundhati Roy’s Ordinary Person’s Guide to the Empire (Urdu Translation), Local Governsment in Multan, Layyah and Bahawalpur etc. Drawing on his in-depth experience and understanding, he remains engaged in social research, delivering training, honorary lectures, talks and seminars in certain universities and on civil society platforms.
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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