“Qazi skillfully connects us to the intense, complex and remarkably strong women of Kashmir…Rich with detail, this powerful book provides emotional insight into this divided region.”-ROSS KAUFFMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNNING DOCUMENTARY BORN INTO BROTHELS AND PROJECT KASHMIR

An American-Pakistani woman travels to an unknown and unforgettable place to learn about the secrets of war, militant Islam, and a hyperactive Indian Army. Set in the Kashmir valley, an award-winning speaker and instructor Farhana Qazi takes a transformational journey through one of the world’s oldest conflicts. This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir finds compassion, courage and connection among the women of Kashmir. Qazi takes us deeply into the lives of women and gives us the most compelling and disturbing vision of what happens in a place caught between its own tenacious past and two South Asian rivals.

Born in Pakistan and raised in Texas, Qazi weaves her signature storytelling, and her honest and heartfelt observations, by taking readers through an ancient place, where world religions and traditions co-exist peacefully. With intimate detail, the book reveals the power of love, faith, and community.

 For her service to the U.S. Government, Qazi has won numerous awards, including the 21st Century Leader Award, presented by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy in New York, the VIP Woman of the Year Circle by the National Association of Professional Women, and multiple certificates for her training on Pakistan to the U.S. military.

Qazi holds a MA from The George Washington University in Security Policy Studies, and she received her BA from Southwestern University in Political Science, where she was chosen for the prestigious Humanitarian Award.

To order the book, visit www.farhanaqazi.com
 

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Safoora Arbab, University of California-Los Angeles (Junior Fellow)
Karen Greenwalt, University of Illinois-Chicago (Junior Fellow)
Manamee Guha, University of Illinois-Chicago (Junior Fellow)
Maira Hayat, University of Chicago (Junior Fellow)
Shayan Rajani, Tufts University (Junior Fellow)
Dr. SherAli Tareen, Franklin & Marshall College (Senior Fellow)

Short-term Lecturing and Research Fellows

Dr. Jeffrey Diamond, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University
Dr. Shahla Haeri, Boston University
Dr. Farhat Haq, Monmouth College
Waris Husain, Washington College of Law
Dr. Sameer Lalwani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Sherman, Stanford University

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In Body of Victim, Body of Warrior, Cabeiri Robinson locates the lives of Kashmiri refugees within the complex political history of the region and within international definitions of refugees and human rights. Robinson’s book problematizes the term “refugee” in a very productive manner and through the use of an engaging narrative she provides us a rich ethnography of the multiple labels – muhajir, mujahideen, and panah gazin that are interchangeably used for the Kashmiri in Pakistan. In so doing, the book does a very sensitive reading of the “body” in both socio-political and psychological/personal terms. At a broader level, Robinson's focus on the lives of displaced Kashmiris contributes to various fields (anthropology, history, political science, etc.) and provides a corrective to available literature on Kashmir, security studies, jihad, and human rights as well as the study of refugees. This expanded conversation is very useful for broadening the scope of the study of South Asia for a variety of audiences.

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