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Amna Tarar

PhD Candidate

Research Interests:

Intellectual and literary traditions of Islam in South Asia
Sufism and Islamic philosophy 
Panjabi history and culture 
Pedagogical dimensions of art

My current research focuses on pre- and early modern Panjabi Sufi poetry. I am particularly interested in the pedagogical value of this poetry for spiritual and social healing in contemporary communities.

Education:

University of Virginia – PhD. In Religious Studies (in progress)
Lahore University of Management Sciences – BSc (Hons.) in Anthropology and Sociology