Rubina Saigol
Rubina Saigol is a Pakistani feminist scholar and educationalist. She has authored and edited several books and papers in English and Urdu. Her scholarly work explores the themes of gender, education, nationalism, the state, ethnicity, religious radicalism, terrorism, feminism and human rights. She is a senior member of Women Action Forum and co founder of Ajoka Theatre Group.
Education
Saigol holds a PhD in Education from University of Rochester and her MA in Development Psychology from Columbia University. Her early education was from Kinnaird College for Women University.[1]
Books & Publications
Saigol has authored various books on the themes of gender, nationalism, identity. Her book ‘The Pakistan Project: A Feminist Perspective on Nation & Identity’, examines ‘the unstable genealogy of this idea of Pakistan from Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and M.A Jinnah to Zia ul-Haq, through a gendered lens thus exposing its many, often contradictory, premises and assumptions.[2]’
Her scholarly work has appeared in various national and international research journals. Dr. Saigol's publications span diverse themes, ranging from feminism,[3] to gender within educational discourse,[4][5] to nationalism and counter terrorism.[6] Her work has also been quoted extensively in both scholarly and journalistic publications. Her publications on gender and feminism in Pakistan is recommended as mandatory reading for multiple undergraduate and graduate courses by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan.[7]
Feminist Struggle
Dr. Saigol is one of the pioneering members of the Women's Action Forum. She is also on the advisory board of Simrogh, a Pakistan-based non profit focused on women's rights.[8] Her scholarly work, explores various elements of gender identity, politics and struggle in Pakistan. She has authored various research and journalistic pieces that attempt to document the history and direction of women rights’ movement in Pakistan. She is a regular contributor to many national journalistic publications including known national news outlets Herald, Herald and The News on Sunday and among others. Her journalistic pieces in these publications are almost exclusively focused on themes related to Pakistani women. She is also on the advisory board of Simrogh, a Pakistan-based non profit focused on women's rights http://simorgh.org.pk/?page_id=1618
References
- "Dr. Rubina Saigol". Insan Foundation Trust Database. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- Rubina, Saigol (June 2005). The Pakistan Project: A Feminist Perspective on Nation & Identity. ISBN 8188965219.
- Rubina, Saigol. Feminism and the Women's Movement in Pakistan Actors, Debates and Strategies (PDF). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- Robina, Saigol (1995). Knowledge and identity: articulation of gender in educational discourse in Pakistan. The University of Michigan: ASR Publications. ISBN 9789698217303.
- Tamsin, Bradley; Robina, Saigol (2012). "Religious values and beliefs and education for women in Pakistan ()". Development in Practice. 22 (5–6): 675–688. doi:10.1080/09614524.2012.685863.
- Rubina, Saigol. The State and the Limits of CounterTerrorism: The Case of Pakistan and Sri Lanka (PDF). ISBN 969-8755-08-X.
- "CURRICULUM OF WOMEN'S STUDIES BS & MS" (PDF). Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
- "BAYAN – ADVISORY BOARD". Simrogh - Women Resource & Publication Centre.