Ali Khan, Dean
Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr.Feyzullah Yilmaz will join the department of humanities and Social Sciences as the BARD Fellow in August 2024. Dr.Yilmaz completed his PhD in Political Science at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkiye in 2016. In his dissertation, entitled Overcoming Nihilism Through Sufism: Muhammad Iqbal, His Philosophy, and Political Theology, Dr. Yilmaz analysed Iqbal’s philosophy within the context of and as a response to the problem of nihilism as it was debated in modern German philosophy. His articles were published by the Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies (SSCI) and Open Philosophy. Since 2018, Dr. Feyzullah Yilmaz has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Sabahattin Zaim University in Istanbul. He will join LUMS as a Bard Fellow to continue working on Muhammad Iqbal’s philosophy and turn his dissertation into a book manuscript. He will also teach courses in political science.
In keeping with the BARD foundation’s support for academics working towards their PhDs, Ateeb Gul, a LUMS alum of 2009, will join the department of humanities and social sciences as a BARD Scholar. Ateeb is in the 5th year of his PhD in Islamic Studies at Boston University’s Graduate Program in Religion.
Ateeb Gul’s dissertation studies the various ways in which the categories of gender and nationalism illuminate South Asian Sirah literature in the Urdu language published between 1880 and 1980. Ateeb will work closely with colleagues at the department of humanities and social sciences while working towards the completion of his PhD. He will also teach during his time at the department.
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The Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences is the leading humanities and social sciences programme in the country with an established reputation of producing graduates who have become leaders in understanding and shaping society. Since its founding as an independent School in 2012, MGSHSS has earned an international reputation in the field of humanities and social sciences. A community of world-class scholars, the vibrancy of the teaching, the quality of the research, and an outstanding curriculum all combine to produce an undergraduate programme of the highest international standards. Read More…
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Thank You, BARD Foundation!
The Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation has made a generous donation to establish an endowed Chair - the Bilquis Dawood Dean’s Chair at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School for Humanities and Social Sciences.
This Chair will enable the Dean to expand PhD scholarships, faculty fellowships and engage the School with industry leaders across various public and private sectors.
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MGSHSS is reshaping the way social sciences and humanities are taught in Pakistan. The innovative curriculum at the School provides a broad foundation of knowledge to its students. Equipped with a diverse set of transferable skills, they are able to overcome challenges in a rapidly changing world, whether they choose to work in the public sector, the private sector, for non-governmental organisations, or in academia.
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