Irfan Ahmed Nazir
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Irfan Ahmed Nazir
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Dubai-born, Kerala-rooted | Researching migration, identity, and belonging in the UAE and the Arab Gulf | PhD Candidate, JNU

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Sheikh Hamdan’s maiden visit to India deepens India-UAE ties:

• IIM-A & IIFT campuses to open in Dubai
• Bharat Mart & UAE-India Friendship Hospital announced
• Boost to defence, trade (VTC, IMEEC) & cultural ties
• Bilateral non-oil trade to cross $100B

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April 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Attention | The Young Scholars’ Conference, organised by the SFC, CWAS, SIS-JNU, has been rescheduled to 8-9 May 2025. The last date to submit abstracts is now 12 April 2025.
April 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Participate in the 11th Young Scholars’ Conference on “Turmoil and Transition in WANA: Implications for India and the World,” organized by the student representatives of SFC, CWAS-SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Abstracts due on 31 March 2025.
March 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Excited to share the publication of 'COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Pandemic, Impacts, and Responses', edited by Prof. P.R. Kumaraswamy, Prof. Sameena Hameed, & Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar. Honored to contribute two chapters on Jordan & the UAE! www.bloomsbury.com/in/covid19-i...
February 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Listen to this wonderful conversation I had with Dr. Tiffany Smith from the Al Qasimi Foundation, where I shared my personal journey from growing up as a second-generation expatriate in the UAE to becoming a researcher studying the country.
Irfan Nazir: Unity in Diversity - In conversation with Tiffany and Abdulla
In this conversation, listen to Irfan Nazir, a prominent researcher on nationalism in the UAE, discuss the intricate debates on national identity, cultural dynamics, and their impact on education, soc...
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January 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Dr. Manmohan Singh, the then-prime minister of India, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, during the latter’s state visit to India in 2007. Dr. Singh planned to visit the UAE in 2013, but never materialized.
December 26, 2024 at 8:29 PM
The Gulf has often been the premise of Malayalam films. M T Vasudevan Nair’s script gave life to the first one, ‘Vilkkanundu Swapnangal’ (1980), which tells the story of a Malayali youth traveling to the Gulf to build his fortunes. The film was shot in Dubai and Sharjah.
December 26, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Happy 53rd Union Day! 🇦🇪

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December 2, 2024 at 12:04 PM
I’m happy to share my article, ‘Kerala and the Gaza Crisis: Solidarity, Politics, and Media Responses,’ published in Contemporary Review of the Middle East.

I thank Prof. Kumaraswamy PR and Dr. Md. Muddassir Quamar for their support in writing this article.

Read: doi.org/10.1177/2347...
November 17, 2024 at 5:48 AM