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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Over the next few years we will be working with youth activists, community groups, psychologists, artists, digital content creators & key organisations in the field, including the Institute for Statelessness & Inclusion and
@unhcr.org
Watch this space for more updates!
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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Sep 4

MH-COST takes a psycho-social approach to understanding how factors like gender, education & occupation shape wellbeing and belonging among young people from the Pakistani Bengali community who experience issues with documentation. 🔗 wellcome.org/research-fun...
@ioe.bsky.social

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Delighted to announce the launch of my new
@wellcometrust.bsky.social project: The Mental Health Costs of Statelessness (MH-COST). In partnership with Imkaan Welfare Organisation, I'll explore how lack of documentation & exclusion affects the mental health of adolescents & young adults in Pakistan.

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Jul 8

This is our first paper from the UCL-LUMS Partition of Identity Project exploring the lives of the Pakistani Bengali community in Pakistan. We are deeply grateful to those who generously gave up their time to take part in the study. We hope we have done their accounts justice 🙏🏽 poistudy.com

Partition of Identity – An exploration of Belonging in Bengalis in Pakistan, 1971- 2021

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Jul 8

Drawing on 85 oral history interviews, we introduce the concept of suspended identity to describe the impermanence and precarity of citizenship status that defines life for many Pakistani Bengalis, resulting in deep, intergenerational consequences for an already marginalised community

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Jul 8

In the article we explore how historical conflict, state-security frameworks, and racialised assumptions continue to shape citizenship policy and practice for Pakistani Bengalis in Karachi. Despite being 3rd & 4th generation residents, many continue to face challenges around citizenship.

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our new article is out now in #CitizenshipStudies - 'Suspended identity: statelessness, citizenship challenges and the impermanence of identity status faced by Pakistani Bengalis.'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Suspended identity: statelessness, citizenship challenges and the impermanence of identity status faced by Pakistani Bengalis

Approximately 3 million ethnic Bengalis reside in Pakistan, some of whom have been refused citizenship rights and continue to face social and cultural exclusion despite being in their third and fou...

www.tandfonline.com

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 26

New job vacancy at TCRU! For a Lecturer (Teaching) in Social Psychology - 2.5 year post (www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...).

Please share widely! @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 26

✨ It’s here! The Arts-Based Research Methods with Underserved Communities toolkit—co-created by @ucl.ac.uk & Wits University
🎨 16 global case studies
📚 Practical, inclusive methods
👥 Centering co-creation
🔗 discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

@humeraiqbal.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

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TCRU at UCL IOE @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎉 Announcing a new #ArtsBasedResearch toolkit!
Co-created by researchers @ucl.ac.uk & Wits University, it explores how creativity & the arts empower underserved communities.
A practical guide for researchers & practitioners.
📅 Coming 26 Jun.
@humeraiqbal.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Bhashaili, the Bangla word for Adrift, is a film exploring the everyday stories of Pakistani Bengalis living in Karachi, including their loves, losses, and the challenges they face.

Based on @ukri.org research from the Partition of Identity Project 🔗 poistudy.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrzL...

Bhashaili (Adrift) | 2025 - Official Trailer - Feature Documentary Pakistan

Bhashaili tells the stories of Pakistani Bengalis living in Karachi as they find love and heartbreak, dare to dream, and strive for their identity in Pakista...

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Delighted that the trailer for our film Bhashaili (Adrift) is finally out 🎬. The film is based on research from the @ukri.org Partition of Identity Project (poistudy.com) @sriucl.bsky.social

UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Co-produced by @humeraiqbal.bsky.social (@tcru-ucl.bsky.social) with Syeda Kashmala & Anushay Malik.

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · May 6

🎥 Bhashaili is Directed by: Jawad Sharif
🎞️ Produced by: Humera Iqbal, Syeda Kashmala & Anushay Malik
📚 Based on @ukri.org AHRC-funded research from the Partition of Identity Project
🔗 poistudy.com
Thank you, Islamabad 🙏
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @tcru-ucl.bsky.social #PartitionOfIdentity

Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · May 6

Bhashaili—Bangla for Adrift—tells the story of Pakistani Bengalis in Karachi 🌍including their loves, losses and the challenges many members face around citizenship and Statelessness despite being in their fourth generation.

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · May 6

Happy to share that our Islamabad screenings as part of the #BHASHAILI_Pakistan_Tour were a great success 🎉
We had a brilliant turnout at both The Black Hole and Alliance Française, Islamabad, with really thought provoking discussions following the screenings 🎬💬
#PartitionOfIdentity #AdriftFilm

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 27

Bhashaili (Adrift)
🎬 Directed & produced by: Jawad Sharif
🎥 Produced by: Humera Iqbal, Syeda Kashmala & Anushay Malik
🧠 Based on @ukri.org AHRC-funded research from the Partition of Identity Project
🔗 poistudy.com

#BHASHAILI_Pakistan_Tour #AdriftFilm #PartitionOfIdentity @ioe.bsky.social

Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 27

Look out for the official Bhashaili trailer—coming very soon… 🎬
We are also looking forward to seeing you next week for the Islamabad leg of the #BHASHAILI_Pakistan_Tour!

@tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 27

The Lahore leg of our #BHASHAILI_Pakistan_Tour went great!
Bhashaili—the Bangla word for Adrift—is a film exploring the everyday stories of Pakistani Bengalis living in Karachi, including their loves, losses, and the challenges they face.
Thank you, Lahore! 💛
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 22

Screenings in ISLAMABAD:
• Wednesday 30th April, 6-8pm, Screening at Alliance française d'Islamabad
• Friday 2nd May, 6-8pm, Screening at TheBlackHole, Islamabad
Please send me a DM for further information

Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 22

Screenings in LAHORE:
• Thursday 24th April, 6-8pm, Screening at LUMS - Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities & Social Sciences
• Friday 25th April, 6-8pm, Screening at Articulate Studios , 35-A, Shalimar House, Sultan Mehmood Rd, WAPDA Colony Shalamar Town, Lahore

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 22

Bhashaili (Adrift) is
Directed & produced by : Jawad Sharif
Produced by: Humera Iqbal, Syeda Kashmala & Anushay Malik.
Based on Research from the @ukri.org AHRC funded Partition of Identity Project: poistudy.com
@sriucl.bsky.social @tcru-ucl.bsky.social

Partition of Identity – An exploration of Belonging in Bengalis in Pakistan, 1971- 2021

poistudy.com

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Humera Iqbal @humeraiqbal.bsky.social · Apr 22

Dear Friends, 📽
We invite you to join us for one of the scheduled screenings of:
BHASHAILI (ADRIFT)
Bhashaili, the Bangla word for Adrift explores the everyday stories of Pakistani Bengalis living in Karachi, including their loves, losses and the challenges they face. @ioe.bsky.social

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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · Mar 12

Five years on since the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic - what has changed and what has remained the same? fact-covid.wixsite.com/study/post/f...

Five years on....

This week marks five years since the WHO declared the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic. In commemoration of this moment, research teams from our study look back at what has changed and what has remained th...

fact-covid.wixsite.com

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Feb 14

This week we spotlight the role of #art in #research at SRI

Dr @humeraiqbal.bsky.social worked with artists, filmmakers and the community to explore the story of the Pakistani Bengali community living in Karachi. Learn more in this film:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leep...

ADHOORI SHANAKHT - ادھوری شناخت - Incomplete Identity: Growing up Pakistani Bengali

YouTube video by Humera Iqbal

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