“My dissertation, ‘Work of Religion’ is an exploration of the emotional lives of Muslims in present day India under the Hindu nationalist regime. My project studies the psychological impact of state persecution on religious minorities and demonstrates how religion emerges as a crucial psychic repository for articulating suffering and as a resource for resistance and… Read more »
I was honored and grateful to receive the 2024 MPI Dissertation Fellowship Award. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice. My research explores volunteering and civic engagement at nonprofit organizations supporting refugee and immigrant communities in the U.S. I also study how migration legal systems… Read more »