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Fabiha Siraj
Aspiration Statement
My goal is to work in the development sector, preferably one related to gender development. Apart from that, I also plan to pursue my master’s degree after gaining one to two years of work experience.
Core Skills
- Canva
- Fast Learner
- MS Word
- Organization Skills
- QDA Miner Lite
- QGIS
- STATA
- Team Player
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Dean's List, Spring 2022
Experience
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Intern, Communication & Natural Resource Department, HANDS Organization (May 2022 – July 2022)
Publications / Creative Projects
- Paper presented at CBER IBA
Final Year Project
Project Title
How do Muslim Women Express Their Feminism in a Non-Secular State Like Pakistan?
Description
The study investigates how Muslim women in Pakistan express their feminism in a society where it is considered un-Islamic or Western to do so. It presents personal experiences of women, their encounters with gender injustice and discrimination, and how they resist or fight it. Four female university students were interviewed in-depth, and the primary data collected was analyzed through the lens of transnational feminism, supplemented by secondary data. The study reveals that women's expressions of feminism are restricted by patriarchy, gender roles, and religion, and suggests that a change in women's status requires the true essence of Islam to be preached, which seems unlikely at present.