A Conversation with Dr. Ilyas Chattha | Citizens to Traitors: Bengali Internment in Pakistan, 1971-1974

Date:

April 16 @ 17:30

5:30 pm — 7:30 pmth

Time:

April 16 @ 17:30

5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

Location:

Soorty Lecture Theater (E-121)

Organised By:

Audience:

All Alumni, All Faculty Members, All Staff Members, All Students, Deans/Provosts/Presidents, Public

Description:

This book talk aims to engage the Habib University community in a critical conversation on citizenship, belonging, and state power through the historical lens of Bengali internment in Pakistan (1971–1974). The session seeks to deepen understanding of the human, political, and ethical dimensions of this understudied chapter in Pakistan’s history, while encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue among students, faculty, and the wider public.