Naz Karim

PhD Candidate in Cultural Anthropology

Supervisors: Brigitte Bonisch-Brednich, Caroline Bennett and Amir Sayadabdi

Scheherazade in the Theatre of War: A Study of Everyday Violence Through the Narratives of Ordinary Afghanistani Women

Naz Karim's research focuses on everyday violence in ordinary spaces and times. She is interested in Afghanistani women’s experiences of violence and suffering and how they use narratives as a medium to make sense of their worlds and to create arzoo and umeed (hope), hope amid chaos and disruptions.