The Institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to announce that it has awarded the 2012 Doctoral Scholarship to Zulfiqar Khimani from Pakistan.
Zulfiqar is currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. Following an interdisciplinary approach, he plans to investigate the phenomenon of transnationalism (the networks and affiliations connecting communities across borders) within the context of Muslim communities, with particular attention to the Nizari Ismaili and related communities. Zulfiqar’s broader academic interests include critical social theory, contemporary Muslim communities, media studies and philosophy.
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