Pakistan Day Seminar

Melbourne South Asia Study Group (MSASG) in collaboration with the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization and Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) invites you to attend this Pakistan Day Seminar on 23 March, 2018 at Deakin University, Burwood campus.

Final Schedule:

0930-0935: Welcome by Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University

0935-1115 Session A: The State, Politics and Economy (Moderator: Prof. Akbarzadeh)

(1) ‘Political Economy of Defense and Religious Radicalism in Pakistan’: Dr Nadeem Malik, University of Melbourne

(2) ‘Impact of the Anti-Secular Narrative on Nation Building in Pakistan’: Dr Zahid Ahmed, Deakin University

(3) ‘Writing Islamic Constitutions: Lessons from Pakistan’: Imran Ahmed, PhD Candidate, University of New England

(4) ‘’China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan’: Seema Khan, PhD Candidate, Deakin University

1115-1130: Morning Tea

1130-1310: Session B: Culture and Society (Moderator: Dr Surjeet Dogra Dhanji)

(1) ‘The Pakistani Wave: Literature of the World’: Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Monash University

(2) ‘Sharia Law and Women Rights in Pakistan’: Prof. Ihsan Yilmaz, Deakin University

(3) ‘Transgender Rights in Pakistan?: Global, Colonial and Islamic Dimensions’: Dr Jeff Redding, University of Melbourne

(4) ‘Imagination and Critique in Pakistan’: Hamza Bin Jehangir, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne

1310-1315: Vote of Thanks by Dr Surjeet Dogra Dhanji and Dr Zahid Ahmed

1315: Lunch

Morning tea and lunch provided, please fill out the registration form if you have any dietary requirements.