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Maria Hunaid Samiwala
Aspiration Statement
I want to work in urban development, specifically in city and community planning, using a human-centered design approach.
Core Skills
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Human-Centered Design
- Qualitative Research Skills
- R
- STATA
- Teamwork
- Writing Skills in English
Academic Awards / Achievements
- Dean's List, 2020
Experience
Leadership / Meta-curricular
- Semi-finalist, Berkeley International Essay Competition
Internship / Volunteer Work
- Research Intern, Concept Loop (September 2022 – October 2022)
- Research and Development Manager, RadicalX (March 2022 – August 2022)
- Design Researcher, Playground (January 2021 – January 2022)
- Documentary Intern, Karachi Biennale Trust (June 2019 – August 2019
- Researcher, SOC Films (April 2019 – June 2019)
Publications / Creative Projects
- Display on Soundscapes of Karachi at Centre for Arts-based Methodologies & Research
Final Year Project
Project Title
Communion: A Case Study of Hyderi
Description
The Dawoodi Bohra community is a religious minority in Pakistan, out of which, 13,000 live within Hyderi, a neighborhood in the North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, home to over 16 million people from various ethnicities, tribes, and religions. Waves of migration to the city have resulted in the emergence of identity-based politics along ethno-religious lines, as political parties, militant sectarian groups, gangs, and more struggle for control over Karachi’s land, resources, and representation. From institutional fragmentation emerged gaps in governance and service delivery that were inevitably filled by informal service providers, such as the Bohra community. This paper investigates the communal governance system that emerged from the Bohra community in Hyderi as a response to the epidemic of violence in the city, in the absence of state interventions