N Kirmani
Biographic Data
| ID | 48048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Kirmani |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirmani |
| SIGNATURE | KIRMANI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lahore University of Management Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2341-077X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Manufactured Ambiguity
Lyari, one of the oldest settlements in Karachi, has been the site of conflict between political parties, criminal gangs, and law enforcement agencies since the early 2000s. Between 2008 and 2013, much of Lyari was controlled by the People's Aman Committee (PAC), a body created as a means of ending a long-standing conflict between two gang factions. It was common knowledge among residents that this organization was patronized by certain branches …
Resisting erasure
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Transgender Community in Lahore
Can Fun Be Feminist? Gender, Space and Mobility in Lyari, Karachi
The densely populated, multi-ethnic area of Lyari in Karachi is one of the city’s original settlements. The area has become infamous as the site of an ongoing conflict between criminal gangs, political parties and law enforcement agencies for over a decade, and, for this reason, Lyari has been labelled as one of several ‘no-go areas’ in the city. However, for the residents of Lyari, the ways in which they understand their part of the city far exc…
What You See is What You Get
Situations of internecine warfare have in common to question the transitivity of everyday life-that is, its capacity to be taken for granted, to flow without any need for explication. These wars within the familiar generate specific anxieties about where to look at and what to believe. Events, persons, places, or objects whose status seemed hitherto undeniable become less predictable, while their worth comes into question. As individuals' ontolog…
Anasua Chatterjee, Margins of Citizenship
Fear and the City
This article explores the impacts of continuing conflict on the everyday lives of people living in Lyari, one of the oldest areas of Karachi. It focuses on fear and insecurity as emotional practices that structure the spatial and social relations in the city. Using the narratives of young Baloch men who must negotiate the threat of violence at the hands of criminal gangs and state security forces within their area and rival political parties outs…
The role of religious values and beliefs in charitable and development organisations in Karachi and Sindh, Pakistan
‘Faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) are gaining increasing attention within development circles – amongst practitioners, funders, and policymakers as well as academics. While some discussion has taken place over the meaning of the term ‘FBO’ in academic circles, little empirical research has been conducted as to the relevance and interpretation of the term in different contexts and what role religion plays within organisations engaged in developme…
Engaging with Islam to promote women’s rights
Although the promotion of women’s rights is often seen as a ‘secular enterprise’, efforts to incorporate religion within gender-related advocacy are growing. Muslim faith-based organisations (FBOs) are also being encouraged to engage in gender-related projects because of their supposed ‘comparative advantage’ in Muslim communities. This article critically analyses the efforts made by development agencies and women’s organisations to promote women…
The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics
Gender and Development 19 (2011) DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2011.592655 Third World Quarterly Special Issue The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics: Problems and Pitfalls for Gender Equality, Vol
Re-thinking the Promotion of Women's Rights through Islam in India
Religiously framed approaches to women's rights advocacy, which include those that utilise religious discourses or work through religious leaders and institutions, have increasingly been adopted by a variety of actors, particularly in Muslim contexts. While the use of such approaches may often be an effective means of advocating for reform of laws on women's rights that are founded on principles deriving from religious jurisprudence, there remain…
Beyond the impasse
Since its inception, the contemporary women's movement has had a contentious relationship with religion. This was demonstrated most clearly in the debates around the cases of Shah Bano and Roop Kanwar during the 1980s, which sparked a period of reflection within the women's movement over the question of representation. Since then, the movement has evolved considerably, becoming increasingly institutionalised at one level, and at the same time exp…
For the Love of God
Flanigan, Shawn Theresa For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7463-4, 214 pp. Faith-based organisations (FBOs) hav
Deconstructing and reconstructing 'Muslim women' through women's narratives
'The plight of Muslim women' periodically surfaces in the Indian media as well as in academic forums. These discussions often focus on the tropes of parda, polygamy and personal laws with 'Muslim women' often placed in the position of symbolic bearers of the identity of 'the Muslim community'. This article explores the construction of 'Muslim women in India' outside of media and academic discourses, looking at the ways that women, who are identif…
Does Faith Matter
Matters related to religion and faith are often accorded great importance by refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are increasingly playing a critical role in performing refugee support work in various parts of the world. Despite this, little academic work has been produced exploring the work of FBOs with refugees and IDPs. This article examines the experiences of one FBO in particular, Islamic Rel…
Constructing ‘the other’
The research for this paper is based in a majority-Muslim neighbourhood in South Delhi, Zakir Nagar. As with most urban localities, the borders around Zakir Nagar are permeable—with residents frequently moving in and out of the neighbourhood and coming into contact with members of other religious groups. Many of the residents of Zakir Nagar have also lived in religiously mixed areas previously. Furthermore, although the neighbourhood is itself id…
Religion and Development
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, ISBN: 9780230542464, 250 pp. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-8213-7173-2, 347 pp. Recent years have witnessed a growing awareness among acad
Beyond the impasse
Since its inception, the contemporary women's movement has had a contentious relationship with religion. This was demonstrated most clearly in the debates around the cases of Shah Bano and Roop Kanwar during the 1980s, which sparked a period of reflection within the women's movement over the question of representation. Since then, the movement has evolved considerably, becoming increasingly institutionalised at one level, and at the same time exp…
Can Fun Be Feminist? Gender, Space and Mobility in Lyari, Karachi
The densely populated, multi-ethnic area of Lyari in Karachi is one of the city’s original settlements. The area has become infamous as the site of an ongoing conflict between criminal gangs, political parties and law enforcement agencies for over a decade, and, for this reason, Lyari has been labelled as one of several ‘no-go areas’ in the city. However, for the residents of Lyari, the ways in which they understand their part of the city far exc…
Engaging with Islam to promote women’s rights
Although the promotion of women’s rights is often seen as a ‘secular enterprise’, efforts to incorporate religion within gender-related advocacy are growing. Muslim faith-based organisations (FBOs) are also being encouraged to engage in gender-related projects because of their supposed ‘comparative advantage’ in Muslim communities. This article critically analyses the efforts made by development agencies and women’s organisations to promote women…
What You See is What You Get
Situations of internecine warfare have in common to question the transitivity of everyday life-that is, its capacity to be taken for granted, to flow without any need for explication. These wars within the familiar generate specific anxieties about where to look at and what to believe. Events, persons, places, or objects whose status seemed hitherto undeniable become less predictable, while their worth comes into question. As individuals' ontolog…
The role of religious values and beliefs in charitable and development organisations in Karachi and Sindh, Pakistan
‘Faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) are gaining increasing attention within development circles – amongst practitioners, funders, and policymakers as well as academics. While some discussion has taken place over the meaning of the term ‘FBO’ in academic circles, little empirical research has been conducted as to the relevance and interpretation of the term in different contexts and what role religion plays within organisations engaged in developme…
Does Faith Matter
Matters related to religion and faith are often accorded great importance by refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are increasingly playing a critical role in performing refugee support work in various parts of the world. Despite this, little academic work has been produced exploring the work of FBOs with refugees and IDPs. This article examines the experiences of one FBO in particular, Islamic Rel…
Fear and the City
This article explores the impacts of continuing conflict on the everyday lives of people living in Lyari, one of the oldest areas of Karachi. It focuses on fear and insecurity as emotional practices that structure the spatial and social relations in the city. Using the narratives of young Baloch men who must negotiate the threat of violence at the hands of criminal gangs and state security forces within their area and rival political parties outs…
Constructing ‘the other’
The research for this paper is based in a majority-Muslim neighbourhood in South Delhi, Zakir Nagar. As with most urban localities, the borders around Zakir Nagar are permeable—with residents frequently moving in and out of the neighbourhood and coming into contact with members of other religious groups. Many of the residents of Zakir Nagar have also lived in religiously mixed areas previously. Furthermore, although the neighbourhood is itself id…
For the Love of God
Flanigan, Shawn Theresa For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7463-4, 214 pp. Faith-based organisations (FBOs) hav
The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics
Gender and Development 19 (2011) DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2011.592655 Third World Quarterly Special Issue The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics: Problems and Pitfalls for Gender Equality, Vol
Re-thinking the Promotion of Women's Rights through Islam in India
Religiously framed approaches to women's rights advocacy, which include those that utilise religious discourses or work through religious leaders and institutions, have increasingly been adopted by a variety of actors, particularly in Muslim contexts. While the use of such approaches may often be an effective means of advocating for reform of laws on women's rights that are founded on principles deriving from religious jurisprudence, there remain…
Deconstructing and reconstructing 'Muslim women' through women's narratives
'The plight of Muslim women' periodically surfaces in the Indian media as well as in academic forums. These discussions often focus on the tropes of parda, polygamy and personal laws with 'Muslim women' often placed in the position of symbolic bearers of the identity of 'the Muslim community'. This article explores the construction of 'Muslim women in India' outside of media and academic discourses, looking at the ways that women, who are identif…
Does Faith Matter
Matters related to religion and faith are often accorded great importance by refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are increasingly playing a critical role in performing refugee support work in various parts of the world. Despite this, little academic work has been produced exploring the work of FBOs with refugees and IDPs. This article examines the experiences of one FBO in particular, Islamic Rel…
Constructing ‘the other’
The research for this paper is based in a majority-Muslim neighbourhood in South Delhi, Zakir Nagar. As with most urban localities, the borders around Zakir Nagar are permeable—with residents frequently moving in and out of the neighbourhood and coming into contact with members of other religious groups. Many of the residents of Zakir Nagar have also lived in religiously mixed areas previously. Furthermore, although the neighbourhood is itself id…
Religion and Development
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, ISBN: 9780230542464, 250 pp. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-8213-7173-2, 347 pp. Recent years have witnessed a growing awareness among acad
Deconstructing and reconstructing 'Muslim women' through women's narratives
'The plight of Muslim women' periodically surfaces in the Indian media as well as in academic forums. These discussions often focus on the tropes of parda, polygamy and personal laws with 'Muslim women' often placed in the position of symbolic bearers of the identity of 'the Muslim community'. This article explores the construction of 'Muslim women in India' outside of media and academic discourses, looking at the ways that women, who are identif…
For the Love of God
Flanigan, Shawn Theresa For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7463-4, 214 pp. Faith-based organisations (FBOs) hav
Engaging with Islam to promote women’s rights
Although the promotion of women’s rights is often seen as a ‘secular enterprise’, efforts to incorporate religion within gender-related advocacy are growing. Muslim faith-based organisations (FBOs) are also being encouraged to engage in gender-related projects because of their supposed ‘comparative advantage’ in Muslim communities. This article critically analyses the efforts made by development agencies and women’s organisations to promote women…
The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics
Gender and Development 19 (2011) DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2011.592655 Third World Quarterly Special Issue The Unhappy Marriage of Religion and Politics: Problems and Pitfalls for Gender Equality, Vol
Re-thinking the Promotion of Women's Rights through Islam in India
Religiously framed approaches to women's rights advocacy, which include those that utilise religious discourses or work through religious leaders and institutions, have increasingly been adopted by a variety of actors, particularly in Muslim contexts. While the use of such approaches may often be an effective means of advocating for reform of laws on women's rights that are founded on principles deriving from religious jurisprudence, there remain…
Beyond the impasse
Since its inception, the contemporary women's movement has had a contentious relationship with religion. This was demonstrated most clearly in the debates around the cases of Shah Bano and Roop Kanwar during the 1980s, which sparked a period of reflection within the women's movement over the question of representation. Since then, the movement has evolved considerably, becoming increasingly institutionalised at one level, and at the same time exp…
The role of religious values and beliefs in charitable and development organisations in Karachi and Sindh, Pakistan
‘Faith-based organisations’ (FBOs) are gaining increasing attention within development circles – amongst practitioners, funders, and policymakers as well as academics. While some discussion has taken place over the meaning of the term ‘FBO’ in academic circles, little empirical research has been conducted as to the relevance and interpretation of the term in different contexts and what role religion plays within organisations engaged in developme…
Fear and the City
This article explores the impacts of continuing conflict on the everyday lives of people living in Lyari, one of the oldest areas of Karachi. It focuses on fear and insecurity as emotional practices that structure the spatial and social relations in the city. Using the narratives of young Baloch men who must negotiate the threat of violence at the hands of criminal gangs and state security forces within their area and rival political parties outs…
Anasua Chatterjee, Margins of Citizenship
Can Fun Be Feminist? Gender, Space and Mobility in Lyari, Karachi
The densely populated, multi-ethnic area of Lyari in Karachi is one of the city’s original settlements. The area has become infamous as the site of an ongoing conflict between criminal gangs, political parties and law enforcement agencies for over a decade, and, for this reason, Lyari has been labelled as one of several ‘no-go areas’ in the city. However, for the residents of Lyari, the ways in which they understand their part of the city far exc…
What You See is What You Get
Situations of internecine warfare have in common to question the transitivity of everyday life-that is, its capacity to be taken for granted, to flow without any need for explication. These wars within the familiar generate specific anxieties about where to look at and what to believe. Events, persons, places, or objects whose status seemed hitherto undeniable become less predictable, while their worth comes into question. As individuals' ontolog…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Transgender Community in Lahore
Manufactured Ambiguity
Lyari, one of the oldest settlements in Karachi, has been the site of conflict between political parties, criminal gangs, and law enforcement agencies since the early 2000s. Between 2008 and 2013, much of Lyari was controlled by the People's Aman Committee (PAC), a body created as a means of ending a long-standing conflict between two gang factions. It was common knowledge among residents that this organization was patronized by certain branches …
Resisting erasure
Sociology (17 works) · Political science (15 works) · Law (12 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Law (8 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Faith (5 works)