Saeeda Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5413370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saeeda Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saeeda |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-7699-7806 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Echoes of Displacement
This study examines Pashto tappay as a vernacular expression of displacement, longing and identity among Pashtun women in exile. Tappay are explored as affective and political forms that register suffering, endurance and the desire for belonging in unfamiliar or hostile settings. Framed through viraha and Das’ theory of everyday violence, the study interprets tappay as intimate sites where separation, memory and structural rupture converge. Fifty…
Undoing Silence
This study explores challenges faced by women's rights NGOs in preventing violence against women (VAW) among Pashtuns in Pakistan. Using qualitative methods, in-depth interviews were conducted with purposively selected 11 participants from five women's rights NGOs in Peshawar, Pakistan. Guided by Sylvia Walby's theory of patriarchy, findings show that entrenched patriarchal mindsets and Pashtunwali norms of male honor are major barriers. NGOs’ ef…
Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan
This article uses the narratives of survivors of honor killing to show that women's agency is the reason for life threats because it undermines masculine domination. The findings show that life threats are made against women engaging in behaviors not aligned to cultural norms as perceived by male members of their family, to escape shame and gossip, and it is a manifestation of men losing control over women. These survivors of honor-based violence…
Child Care in Quebec
The predictive validity of health-related quality of life measures
Body Mass Index in Urban Canada
Objectives. We investigated the influence of neighborhood and metropolitan area characteristics on body mass index (BMI) in urban Canada in 2001. Methods. We conducted a multilevel analysis with data collected from a cross-sectional survey of men and women nested in neighborhoods and metropolitan areas in urban Canada during 2001. Results. After we controlled for individual sociodemographic characteristics and behaviors, the average BMIs of resid…
Body Mass Index in Urban Canada
Objectives. We investigated the influence of neighborhood and metropolitan area characteristics on body mass index (BMI) in urban Canada in 2001. Methods. We conducted a multilevel analysis with data collected from a cross-sectional survey of men and women nested in neighborhoods and metropolitan areas in urban Canada during 2001. Results. After we controlled for individual sociodemographic characteristics and behaviors, the average BMIs of resid…
Child Care in Quebec
The predictive validity of health-related quality of life measures
Body Mass Index in Urban Canada
Objectives. We investigated the influence of neighborhood and metropolitan area characteristics on body mass index (BMI) in urban Canada in 2001. Methods. We conducted a multilevel analysis with data collected from a cross-sectional survey of men and women nested in neighborhoods and metropolitan areas in urban Canada during 2001. Results. After we controlled for individual sociodemographic characteristics and behaviors, the average BMIs of resid…
Child Care in Quebec
Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan
This article uses the narratives of survivors of honor killing to show that women's agency is the reason for life threats because it undermines masculine domination. The findings show that life threats are made against women engaging in behaviors not aligned to cultural norms as perceived by male members of their family, to escape shame and gossip, and it is a manifestation of men losing control over women. These survivors of honor-based violence…
Echoes of Displacement
This study examines Pashto tappay as a vernacular expression of displacement, longing and identity among Pashtun women in exile. Tappay are explored as affective and political forms that register suffering, endurance and the desire for belonging in unfamiliar or hostile settings. Framed through viraha and Das’ theory of everyday violence, the study interprets tappay as intimate sites where separation, memory and structural rupture converge. Fifty…
Undoing Silence
This study explores challenges faced by women's rights NGOs in preventing violence against women (VAW) among Pashtuns in Pakistan. Using qualitative methods, in-depth interviews were conducted with purposively selected 11 participants from five women's rights NGOs in Peshawar, Pakistan. Guided by Sylvia Walby's theory of patriarchy, findings show that entrenched patriarchal mindsets and Pashtunwali norms of male honor are major barriers. NGOs’ ef…
Demography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Honor (2 works) · Population (2 works)