𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 “𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚” 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

On Wednesday, 13 August 2025, the Department of English, Presidency University, hosted a seminar featuring a paper presentation by Md. Habibullah, Associate Professor, titled “Feministic Islamophobia: Representation of Muslim Women in V.S. Naipaul’s Travelogues and Daniel Pipes’ History.”

The event was graced by distinguished guests, including Farhana Ahsan & Md. Abdul Momen Sarkar, PhD research fellow of Nagaland University; Minhazul Abedin, PhD research fellow of Kathmundu University; Md. Deedarul Islam Bhuiyan, Head, Department of Law and Dr. ASM Shihavuddin, Head, Department of EEE at Presidency University; Md. Anisur Rahman, Proctor, Presidency University and Prof. Dr. Md. Anwarul Kabir, Principal Advisor of Presidency University. The paper presentation was concluded with a lively Q&A session involving the presenter, guests, faculty, and students. The seminar offered an insightful exploration of how feminism can be co-opted to perpetuate Islamophobic narratives, as examined through the works of V.S. Naipaul and Daniel Pipes.

The English Department remains committed to fostering research culture among its students, offering platforms where they can engage with critical scholarship and understand the processes of academic publishing.

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