Events

April 25, 2024: MEET THE SSLA ALUMNI

The Department of Social Science and Liberal Arts (SSLA) organized an Alumni Meet-Up. This event aimed to foster connections between our current...

February 14, 2024: Book Launch of "Timeless College Tales”

Seher Ali Shah, Lecturer in Islamic Art and Cultures at SSLA, took students...

November 11, 2023: Thatta Field Trip

Seher Ali Shah, Lecturer in Islamic Art and Cultures at SSLA, took students...

APRIL 25, 2024: MEET THE SSLA ALUMNI

The Department of Social Science and Liberal Arts (SSLA) organized an Alumni Meet-Up. This event aimed...

MARCH 22, 2024: IFTAR DINNER AT AVARI WITH MS DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND MS JOURNALISM STUDENTS

The Department of Social Science and Liberal Arts (SSLA) hosted the meet-up for MS Development Studies...

FEBRUARY 14, 2024: BOOK LAUNCH OF "TIMELESS COLLEGE TALES”

The Department of Social Science and Liberal Arts (SSLA) organized the Book Launch of "Timeless College Tales"...

Mental Health Session
Mental Health Session

October 26, 2022: Event on Mental Health - Why is it a Global Priority? October 26, 2022, IBA Karachi, Main Campus The Department of Social Sciences and Liberal...

Jān-e Istaqbāl The Politics and Poetics of Pakistan's National Anthem
Jān-e Istaqbāl": The Politics and Poetics of Pakistan's National Anthem

September 28, 2022: "Jān-e Istaqbāl": The Politics and Poetics of Pakistan's National Anthem | 28 September 2022 | 11:30-1:00 pm @ G&T Auditorium, IBA Main Campus.

Anees K Rang “The Many Shades of Anees (1802-1874)”
Anees K Rang “The Many Shades of Anees (1802-1874)”

September 12, 2022: Chief Speaker: Celebrated Urdu Scholar and Political Activist Dr. Aliya Imam. Introductory remarks by: Firasat Rizvi Featuring a demonstration of the “Art of Sozkhani” by the classically trained Syed Qasim Zaidi & Brothers.

A book launch for Dr. Zoha Waseem's book Insecure Guardians
A book launch for Dr. Zoha Waseem's book Insecure Guardians

August 23, 2022: SSLA department hosted a book launch for Dr. Zoha Waseem's book Insecure Guardians at the Event Hall in the Student Center.  Book Title: Insecure Guardians: Enforcement, Encounters

Muslim Devotional Poetry of South Asia
Muslim Devotional Poetry of South Asia

April 21, 2022: IBA's Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts organized a session: Muslim Devotional Poetry of South Asia: Recitations in Urdu, Persian, Sindhi, & Punjabi. Recitations from IBA faculty & students of the na'tiyah sha'iri of Mirza Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir, and others.

Editing primary texts in urdu
Editing primary texts in Urdu

March 31, 2022: Recently, the first critical edition of all published poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz (Kulliyat-i Faiz, 2019) was published to critical acclaim. Edited by Dr. Syed Nomanul Haq, the book establishes the correct text of Faiz’s verse, without interfering with the original...

A Conversation with Dr. Yasmin Saikia on Indo-Muslim History
A Conversation with Dr. Yasmin Saikia on Indo-Muslim History

March 30, 2022: IBA's Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts hosted a session: A Conversation with Dr. Yasmin Saikia on Indo-Muslim History
The event was moderated by Dr. S Akbar Zaidi

Development: Discourses and Critiques
Development: Discourses and Critiques

March 25-27, 2022: On behalf of the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at SESS IBA, an annual conference was scheduled for 25th to 27th March 2022 at IBA Main Campus Karachi, with the theme "Development: Discourses and Critiques".

Doing History in Pakistan
Doing History in Pakistan

March 7-8, 2022: Teaching History in Pakistan has, over the last several decades, been conditioned by what was officially called ‘Pakistan Studies,’ a subject forced upon all intermediate and graduating students. Such ‘history’ as it was taught, has been tedious...

Pakistani fiction writer (and IBA alumna) Farah Ali for the launch of People Want to Live
Pakistani fiction writer (and IBA alumna) Farah Ali for the launch of People Want to Live

November 26, 2021: The IBA's School of Economics and Social Sciences hosted Pakistani fiction writer (and IBA alumna) Farah Ali for the launch of People Want to Live, her debut collection of short stories set in Pakistan.

Mushaira Sham-e-Sukhan
Mushaira “Sham-e-Sukhan”
SESS hosted a Mushaira in celebration of Urdu Poetic Tradition

November 25, 2021: The School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) organized a Mushaira titled ‘Shaam-e-Sukhan’, to honor the contributions of some of the finest...

A book launch of “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward”
A book launch of “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward”

November 22, 2021: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi organized a book launch of “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward ”. The Editors of the book are Dr. Huma Baqai

Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India
Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India

November 19, 2021: The Department of SSLA hosted Dr. Ali Raza, Associate Professor at LUMS on 19th November at 4 pm to talk about his book Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India.

What makes Faiz a popular poet? What makes Faiz a great poet?
What makes Faiz a popular poet? What makes Faiz a great poet?

November 18, 2021: This event organized by IBA's School of Economics & Social Sciences (SESS) marks the 37th death anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz which falls in the month of November.

A Tapestry of Languages and Cultures in the Indus Valley
Dr. Chang's session on A Tapestry of Languages and Cultures in the Indus Valley

November 06, 2021: How do we think about the languages and cultures of Pakistan other than Urdu and English? Although Pakistan has many languages and cultures, these two are the most privileged.

Marginalization, Contestation, and Change in South Asian Cities
Marginalization, Contestation, and Change in South Asian Cities

October 29, 2021: Dr. Nida Kirmani moderated the event and the panel members included contributors to the book: Asad Sayeed, Hashim bin Rashid, Noman Ahmed, and Heba Islam. Arif Hasan sb. also joined...

Revolutionary Pasts: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India
How do Pakistani millennials acquire Urdu?

October 28, 2021: A conversation between three millennial translators on growing up bilingual, trilingual, and quadrilingual in diverse parts of Pakistan, and learning Urdu in an environment increasingly inundated with English words.

CLIMATE CHANGE: THREATS, RISKS, AND VULNERABILITIES
Climate Change: Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities

October 8-9, 2021: The Centre for Business and Economic Research (CBER) hosted a conference on "Climate Change: Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities- Ecologies at the Margins." The two-day event featured panels, student circles, speakers...

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