Dr. Hafeez Malik, political science scholar, social activist, and one of the founders of AIPS, passed away this past Monday. Prof. Malik will be greatly missed by all. To read more about his life and extensive contributions, please read the article below. https://www.dawn.com/news/1551220/pakistani-scholar-dies-in-us-quietly-after-decades-of-service
AIPS is excited to announce the winner of the 2020 Book Prize competition as SherAli Tareen for his book "Defending Muhammad in Modernity" (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020) The Book Prize Committee noted "Tareen’s outstanding study is a sensitive and detailed examination of the debate between the Barelvis and Deobandis, an extremely significant dispute … Read more
AIPS is pleased to recognize the 2020 AIPS Short-Term Research Grant awardees. Congratulations to Hardeep Dhillon, Muntazir Ali, Sundas Amer, Zain Mian, and Zarak Sohail To read more about these awardees and their funded projects, please click HERE. AIPS is proud to offer research travel grants to Pakistan each year. This grant is open to … Read more
AIPS is pleased to announce the award recipients for our 2020-2021 Junior and Senior Fellowships! Congratulations to Rachel Cochran, SherAli Tareen, Sarah Waheed, Zahra Khalid, and Suneel Kumar. These project proposals explore Muslim history, emancipation, anthropology, urbanization, and more! Award recipients will spend 2-6 months conducting research in Pakistan, UK, India, and the United Arab … Read more
The 2020 Annual Conference on South Asia, which takes place in Madison, WI, has been postponed. For more details, please read the full announcement, with preliminary information on proposals and registrations.
The last session for the CSS Exam Series has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 3 at 8PM Pakistan Time (10AM CST). There will be no session on Sunday, August 30. Dr. Andre Audette will be joining us again to discuss the U.S. Presidential Election!
AIPS is excited to announce the election of Dr. Matthew A. Cook of North Carolina Central University as the next AIPS President! Matt has been an active member or board member of AIPS for almost 20 years and has received several grants and funding programs to advance the field of Pakistan studies both in the … Read more
Edited by Elora Halim Chowdhury (UMass, Boston) and Esha Niyogi De (UCLA), South Asian Filmscapes: Transregional Encounters excavates complex politics and poetics of bordered identity and crossings through selected histories of cinema in South Asia. This volume of scholarly essays began with a collaborative workshop at LUMS, Lahore, funded by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. A … Read more
The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) is now accepting applications for its Summer 2021 intensive Urdu language immersion program based at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan. This program provides daily classroom instruction along with regular assignments outside of class. Tentative dates for the Summer 2021 program are June … Read more
Prof. Ted Wright passed away on January 12, 2021. He was a leading scholar on South Asian Muslims and conducted research in both Pakistan and India. Dr. Wright was a Fulbright Senior Research Professor in Pakistan from 1983-84, and he was an AIPS trustee from 1973-82. To read more about Dr. Wright's legacy, please see … Read more