The Department of English, Presidency University, is pleased to announce an upcoming seminar to be conducted by Associate Professor Md. Habibullah on Thursday, 13 August 2025.
Md. Habibullah will present his own research paper titled βFeministic Islamophobia: Representation of Muslim Women in V.S. Naipaulβs Travelogues and Daniel Pipesβ Historyβ. The paper explores how feminism, when co-opted to stereotype Islam as inherently patriarchal, may contribute to Islamophobiaβan idea examined through Naipaulβs Among the Believers and Beyond Belief, alongside Daniel Pipesβ In the Path of God.
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Date: Thursday, 13 August 2025
π Time: 3:00 pm
π Venue: Hall Room (401), Presidency University
About the Speaker:
Md. Habibullah, Associate Professor in the Department of English, earned his MPhil from Bangladesh University of Professionals in 2022 and is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Dhaka. He has published extensively in Scopus-indexed journals such as Asiatic, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Victoriographies, and CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture. He also serves as an editorial board member of the Islamic Foundation Journal and as a reviewer for Cogent Arts & Humanities (Routledge).
All distinguished guests, faculty members, students, and interested attendees are cordially invited to join this thought-provoking discussion.
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