{"id":25709,"date":"2023-11-18T01:53:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T01:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/president-confers-doctoral-degree-upon-dr-wasi-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T01:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T01:53:04","slug":"president-confers-doctoral-degree-upon-dr-wasi-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/president-confers-doctoral-degree-upon-dr-wasi-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"President confers doctoral degree upon Dr Wasi &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The President of Pakistan DrArifAlvi, during the 12th Convocation of International Islamic University, Islamabad, conferred upon DrAwais Bin Wasi a doctoral degree in English Literature for conducting a pioneering work on Post-1989 Anglophone Kashmiri Literature, produced by Indigenous Kashmiri writers in the backdrop of post-1989 milieu when a full-blown mass uprising erupted in the valley.<\/p>\n<p>Given the paucity of literature on Kashmir issue with an indigenous perspective, the study holds tremendous significance for introducing the indigenous Kashmiris voices at the global literary landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The researcher in his study has conducted a compelling critique of key creative works set against the backdrop of post-1989 milieu and authored by indigenous Kashmiri writers, including The Country Without a Post Office and Rooms are Never Finished by noted American-Kashmiri poet Agha Shahid Ali, The Collaborator by MirzaWaheed, Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer and Prisoner No. 100: An Account of My Nights and Days in an Indian Prison by ZumurdaHabib.<\/p>\n<p>DrWasi tries to establish in his study as to how each of this work challenges the Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir by re-scripting history and showcasing local stories that have hitherto been ignored in the historical record.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Pakistan DrArifAlvi, during the 12th Convocation of International Islamic University, Islamabad, conferred upon DrAwais Bin Wasi a doctoral degree in English Literature for conducting a pioneering work on Post-1989 Anglophone Kashmiri Literature, produced by Indigenous Kashmiri writers in the backdrop of post-1989 milieu when a full-blown mass uprising erupted in the valley. 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