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Current Positions
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2015-Ph.D. in Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University, New Delhi,
India
2015-NET (Sociology)-National Eligibility Test Qualified
2014-NET (Sociology)-UGC
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2013-SET(Sociology)-State Eligibility Test Qualified
M. A. (Sociology), University of Kashmir, Srinagar (2007).
B. Ed., (Teacher Training Degree) University of Kashmir, Srinagar (2009).
B. A. (Sociology as one of the subjects), University of Kashmir, Srinagar.(2004)
Awards/Fellowships/Honours
3. Nominated for APJ Gold medal award by a national research organization based in
Chennai, India for contribution to research and writing.
4. Listed in Top authors’ category by South Asia Journal.
http://southasiajournal.net/author/adfar/
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
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Books
Review Articles
1. Dalvir S Pannu, (2019), The Sikh Heritage: Beyond Borders. San Jose, CA:Pannu
Dental Group. Pp. 416: ISBN: 9781733293709. (Submitted to Sikh Research Journal- open
Access Peer reviewed.).ISSN: 2771-3520. (Communicated)
2. Review: (2023).Terje Ostebo. (ed.), Handbook of Islam in Africa. International Sociology Vol.
38 (5): Sage.USA
3. Review: (2023). Adfer Rashid Shah. Judith A. Byfield.2021.The Great Upheaval: Women
and Nation building in postwar Nigeria. Athens, Ohio University Press, Xiii+320 pp.
African Studies Quarterly, vol. 21, issue 4. Florida University. ISSN: 2152-2448.
4. Review: (2023): Re-reading the translation of Gyalsey Trulku‟s „The clear Mirror:
Reflections of Manyul in the History of Tawang Monastry‟. Tibet Journal: New Delhi
5. Review: (2022). Adfer Rashid Shah. Gerard Prunier. (2021). The Country That Does Not Exist:
African Studies
A History of Somaliland. London: Hurst & Company. 279 pp. (90-92).
Quarterly, vol. 21, issue 2.Florida University. ISSN: 2152-2448.
https://asq.africa.ufl.edu/current-issue/
6. Review: 2021- Adfer Rashid Shah. Mildred P. Mortimer. 2018. Women Fight, Women
Write: Texts on the Algerian War. Charlottesville; London: University of Virginia
Press.284 Pp. (Review).African Studies Quarterly, vol. 20 issue 2. ISSN: 2152-
2448.[University of Florida]
7. Review: 2020- Adfer Rashid Shah .Jacob Mundy. 2018. Libya. Cambridge, UK:
Polity Press. 293 pp.
Review by: Adfer Rashid Shah (166-167).African Studies Quarterly, vol. 19,issue
3-4.Florida University. ISSN: 2152-2448. .[University of Florida]
8. Review: 2019- Adfer Rashid Shah .Yolanda Covington-Ward. Gesture and Power:
Religion, Nationalism and Everyday performance in Congo. Durham NC and London:
Duke University Press.2016. Published by International Sociology Reviews (ISR), Dept. of
Sociology, University of Pittsburg. Pittsburgh.USA.
9. Review: 2018- Adfer Rashid Shah .A New Conflict Paradigm by Adfer Rashid Shah. Book
review of Between The Great Divide: A Journey Into Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: Anam
Zakaria. Publisher Name: HarperCollins India. Book Price: 599.Book Pages: 282.Published in
The Book Review.ISSN:0970-4175 (Print).New Delhi.
10. Review: 2017- Adfer Rashid Shah. Laura l. Cochrane Weaving through Islam in Senegal
by, Carolina Academic Press. Adfer Rashid Shah.2015.African Studies Quarterly, Florida
University. ISSN: 2152-2448.
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11. Review: 2012- Adfer Rashid Shah. William J. Hemminger. 2012. The African Son. Lanham:
Book Chapters
1. Dr. Adfer Rashid Shah (first author). Of Gender Equity and Inclusion and Focus of the
National Policy on Education (NEP) 2020: A Discussion in book gendering women in
21st Century: Critical Perspectives edited by Prof. Tabassum Firdous.2021. ISBN:97693-
63906-35-b
2. Adfer Rashid Shah.(2014).Investigating the Community Intervention of Waqf
Institution in Kashmir Valley: A Case Study Approach in (Eds.).S.L. Sharma & H.K.
Bedi‟s „HANDBOOK OF MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‟
VOL. 2.SEMS Publication. New Delhi.Pp11-24.ISBN: 978-81-928926-2-7.
3. Adfer Rashid Shah.(2014).Reading the field in Conflict Zones: Understanding and
Interpretation in Indian Kashmir in Chapter In Kumar, S.(Ed.). Re-visioning Bossiness
management and Psychology: Ecologies of Local and Global Contexts”. (Pp.237-247.)
.Wisdom Publications .New Delhi. ISBN : 978-93-81505-79-3
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4. Adfer Rashid Shah2014).Iqbal’s Vision of Khudi: The pristine Glory of Man: A
Conceptual Perspective. Fazil,T.(2014) .Iqbal Aur Azmat-i-Adam.(87-105).Iqbal institute
,university of Kashmir. ISBN:978-93-82288-26-8.
5. Adfer Rashid Shah.(2013).Exploring Ethnicities: A Socio-Cultural profile of Tibetan
Community in Kashmir in Kumar,S.(Ed.). Handbook of Management and Behavioural Science
[Vol-6].( Pp.235-256.).Wisdom Publications .New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-81505.
6. Adfer Rashid Shah.(2012).Allama Iqbal on Love: A Psycho-Philosophical Perspective. In
Nehvi,B.(ed.).Fikr-o-Fan-e-Iqbal kay chand Pehloo.(58-65).Iqbal Institute,University of
Kashmir.ISBN:978-93-82288-21-3
7. Adfer Rashid Shah.(2012).Towards a Contextual Understanding of Kashmiri Youth: A
Sociological Perspective in Kumar, S. (ed.).Handbook of Management and Behavioural Science
[Vol-7].Pp.1068-1086).Wisdom Publications .New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-81505-37-3.
7 Global Curriculum with Integrated September The Third Concept ISSN 0970-7247
Peace Education Content is the 2020 (Peer reviewed UGC
Need of the Hour CARE LIST)
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9 Understanding Covid 19 Pandemic April 2020 South Asia Journal ISSN 2471-951X
in India as a Breaching Experiment: (online)
A Sociological Perspective
12 Re-readig the Field in conflict 2017 Economic & Political Vol. 52, Issue No.
zones: Experiences from Weekly 12, 25 Mar, 2017
ISSN (Online) -
Kashmir valley
2349-8846
13 Kashmir’s Women Stone Vol. 52, Economic & Political ISSN (Online) -
Pelters—A Dangerous Defiance Issue No. Weekly 2349-8846
18, 06
May, 2017
14 Social Status of Gujjar Women OCTOBER The Third Concept. ISSN 0970-7247
in Poonch (J&K) Gulshan Ara & 2017 Vol. 31 No. 368
Dr Adfer Rashid Shah
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22 An Urgent Need to Increase 2013 Tibet journal VOL. XXXVIII
Teacher Effectiveness in India No. (3&4)
23 The Culture of Rape : 2013 Tibet journal Vol. .XXXVIII, No.
Understanding Delhi Rape Horror 1, Spring 2013
and Underlying Perspectives ISSN 0970-5368
24 Discussing Self Evaluation as a 2013 Epilogue ISSN:0974-5653
mechanism of Quality Education for
School Improvement: A Critical
Appraisal
25 Voicing the Marginalized: Pahari‟s 2013 Epilogue ISSN:0974-5653
Longing for Scheduled Tribe Status Vol. 7, Issue 4
in Jammu &Kashmir
26 The Sociology Lens of Pilgrimage 2013 The Tibet Journal VOL. XXXVIII
Tourism in Kashmir Valley: A Case No. 3&4
of Holy Amarnath Pilgrimage ISSN 0970-5368
32 Syrian Uprising and Muslim 2012 Mainstream Weekly Vol. XLIX, No. 11
Apprehensions
40 On the Killing of Osama and 2011 Mainstream Weekly Vol. XLIX, No. 21
Beyond
1. Revised the M.A Gender Studies syllabi, set question papers for various sociology
centres, evaluated papers and dissertations.
2. Proposed and prepared a paper on Women and Entrepreneurship for M.A Gender
studies in line with the NEP 2020.
3. Prepared a concept note on “Human Rights in Indian Society” on Oct 14, 2022 and
submitted to the Director.
4. Prepared a report on SNCWS Response to Covid 19 for NDMA India
1. Coordinated National
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Event
Women, 2022
Event Coordinated the 16 Days of Activism to commemorate the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, December
2022 and organized an online lecture series (panel discussion) event 06,2022
“Honour Abuse and Cyber Crimes against Women and Girls:
Sharing Experiences and Strategies for Activism” on December 06,
2022.
2. Coordinated INTERNATIONAL WOMEN‟S DAY 2023 March
06,2023
Coordinated a National Webinar on “Tribal Women’s National
Contribution to the National Movement” on 6th March 2023.
3. Co- “Samagra swaraksha programme”-capacity building for 21-25 Nov.
coordinated women and girls of JMI in collaboration with Delhi Police. 2022
4. Co- Workshop, “Accessing redressel mechanisms against Gender December
coordinated based violence” in collaboration with MARG (Multiple action 02,2022
research group).
1. Completed “6-day Virtual Waqf Awareness Certificate Course: Feb 6-11, 2021”BY National
Wakf Academy, Delhi
2. Co-Chaired a technical session in two days national conference in Goa Govt. college of Goa
University on 1-2 March 2019
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3. Presented a paper, “Safe school environment as a Prelude to Sustainable development:The
Indian context” in two days national conference in Goa Govt. College of Goa University
on 1-2 March 2019.
4. Participated in one day national conference on SUFISM IN INDIA.
5. Delivered an invited lecture at department of Sociology, university of Kashmir on
„‟Changing social realities and Gender today‟‟ on October 01, 2017.
6. Participated in three days national workshop at NCERT on composing a trilingual
dictionary of Sociology from 22 to 24 May, 2017.
7. Participated and presented a paper titled Knowledge Management in Education: A Key
Driver behind Organizational Successin two days international conference on Growth,
Globalization and governance: Promises and Challenges 2025 &Beyond, held on 22-24
January 2016 in JK Laxmipat University, Jaipur,India.
8. Presented a paper titled, “Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha Abhiyan”in international Conference
titled Quest for excellence in Higher Education held on 17-18 October, 2015 in
Amritsar, Punjab, India.
9. Presented a paper on „Women and Waqf: A Sociological Study‟ in international
conference titled Mapping research on Muslim women (22-23 September, 2015) By
SNCWS, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
10. Presented a paper titled, „Understanding the Efficacy of Waqf Education in India: A
Sociological perspective‟ in 4th IOCES international conference on 16-17 June at
Bangaluru, India.
11. Presented a paper titled, „promoting peace, harmony & future leadership: a case of
goodwill school education in Kashmir‟During the Indian Ocean Comparative Education
Society (IOCES) Fourth International Conference Held at St. Joseph‟s College
(Autonomous), Bangalore, Karnataka, India On 16-17 June, 2015.
12. Presented a Paperon ‘Youth in Kashmir’in International Youth Congress at Istanbul
(Turkey) at Maltape University on 26-27 March, 2015.
13. Participated in One day Workshop on Plagiarism, Copyright Issues, Organized by
Department of Law,Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi on 28 April, 2015.
14. Participated and presented a paper titled ‘Reading the field in conflict Zones; Understanding
and Interpretation in Kashmir’ in International Conference of ICMBS-12 on 2-3-August, 2014
at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
15. Participated and presented a paper titled ‘investigating the Community Intervention of Waqf
Institution in Kashmir Valley: A Case Study Approach in 4th SEMS international conference
at Jodhpur, Rajasthan on 15-16 November, 2014.
16. Co-Coordinated/Organized One day International Seminar on Human Rights in South Asia at
Jamia Millia Islamia on Feb,19, 2014.
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17. Participated in One day Workshop on Open and Distance Learning System, Organized by
Centre for distance and Open Learning.2014.
Writing/Editorial/Review Experience
Associate Editor at U.S Based Eurasia Review Journal. (ISSN :2330-717X) since 2012- till
datee
Associate Editor at Women‟s link Peer reviewed Journal (ISSN: 2229-6409). 2017-2022
Editorial Board Member and reviewer at the journal of research and reviews in social
sciences Pakistan, Kinnsird College for Women, Lahore. 2017 till date
Reviewer at Journal of South Asian Studies,Pakistan,ISSN:2307-4000 (Online), 2308-7846
(Print)
References
Shri N.N. Vohra, former Governor J& K and President IIC, New Delhi
Prof. Judith M. Anderson, Associate Professor of Africana/African American Studies,
Department of Ethnic and Race Studies.(212) 776-6595,CC, New York.
Prof. Dino Bozonelos, department of political science and global studies at California
State University.
Prof. Pirzada M. Amin, Head Department of Sociology, university of
Kashmir.9419015036.email:[email protected]
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Prof. Tareak Ahmad Rather,Director,CCAS,University of Kashmir.
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