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Humera Iqbal
@humeraiqbal.bsky.social
Social & Cultural Psychologist at UCL. I study families & young people in relation to migration, citizenship & statelessness, climate change, mental health & arts.

Website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=HIQBA39
September 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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!
@sriucl.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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...
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wellcome.org
September 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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
poistudy.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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
July 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🎥 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
May 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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.
May 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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
April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
April 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
April 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
April 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM