Bio

Degree

MA in Applied Linguistics

University of Masachusetts Boston

PhD in Anthropology

University of Arkansas

MA in History

University of Karachi

BA in History

University of Karachi

Published Works

• Riaz, S. . OER textbooks reviews. ,
• Riaz, S. (2023). Culture in Story-Telling: The Case of American and Pakistani Story Pals. European Journal of Language and Literature Studies, Volume 9(1), 44-54. https://revistia.org/index.php/ejls.
• Riaz, S. (2023). Un/Familiar Other: The Indian Muslim and Bollywood Filmscapes. European Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 5(4), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.33422/ejbs.v5i4.928.
• Riaz, S. (2017). Major and Minor Signs: Islam. ABC-CLIO, https://www.amazon.com/End-Days-Encyclopedia-Apocalypse-Religions/dp/1440839409
• Riaz, S. (2016). Universal Education in India: Policies, Opportunities and Challenges. Horizons in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(1), 25-36. https://chss.uaeu.ac.ae/en/research/journal/issues.shtml.
• Riaz, S. (2016). Education: Women’s Religious: Pakistan. Encyclopedia of women and Islamic Cultures, Brill Online, http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/search?s.q=sanaa+riaz&s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopedia-of-women-and-islamic-cultures&search-go=Search
• Riaz, S., Bao, M., Zorn-Arnold, B., Weitl, J., Kirwan, J. (2015). Do Students Use eTextbooks Meaningfully? Lessons Learned from Four Online University Course. Journal of Modern Education Review, 5(10). .
• Riaz, S. (2014). New Islamic Schools: Tradition, Modernity and Class in Urban Pakistan. . (). Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781137382467
• Riaz, S. (2013). Technology Use in the Language Classroom: Paradigms, Experiments, and Recommendations. Arab World English Journal, 4(3), 300-307. http://www.awej.org/images/AllIssues/Volume4/Volume4Number3Sept2013/25.pdf.
• Riaz, S. (2011). Globalization. India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic, http://www.amazon.com/India-Today-Encyclopedia-Life-Republic-ebook/dp/B00CDIUWW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454293047&sr=8-1&keywords=india+today+encyclopedia+life+in+the+republic
• Riaz, S. (2011). “Educational Roots of Political Crisis in Egypt” by Judith Cochran. . International Journal of Middle East Studies, Cambridge University Press, http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7975454&fulltextType=BR&fileId=S0020743810001510
• Riaz, S. (2010). David Pinault, Notes from the fortune-telling parrot: religious pluralism in Pakistan. Contemporary Islam, http://0-link.springer.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/article/10.1007/s11562-010-0121-z/fulltext.html
• Riaz, S. (2009). Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage: Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal” by Siobhan Lambert-Hurley. . South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. , http://www.tandfonline.com/action/doSearch?quickLinkJournal=&journalText=&AllField=sanaa+riaz&=Search&publication=40000338
• Riaz, s. (2008). Review: Neglected Lives. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, s. (2008). Review: Marriage, Migration and Gender. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Private Islamic Schools in Karachi: A New Educational Paradigm?. The Aga Khan Institute of Educational Development,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: Roots of Justice in Shariah: Islamic Legal Maxims. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: Random Collisions. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: In the Making: Identity Formation in South Asia. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: Hitchhiker. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2008). Review: Urban Women in Contemporary India: A Reader. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Gender Equality in Pakistan: How Far Have We Come?. Special Report, Sixty Years of Dawn, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Populism in Pakistan . Special Report, Sixty Years of Dawn, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Imagined Hinduism: British Protestant Missionary Constructions of Hinduism, 1793-1900.. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Transnational Media and Contoured Markets: Redefining Asian Television and Advertising.. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Never Say Never Again. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Women’s Livelihood Rights: Recasting Citizenship for Development. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Khoda Hafez vs Allah Hafez and other Critical Essays. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,
• Riaz, S. (2007). Review: Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan: Biography and Speeches. Books and Authors, Dawn newspaper.,

Research Interests

Class, ethnic, linguistic and religious subjectivities created through private and parochial schooling.

Teaching Interests

Anthropology of Food, Anthropology of Religion, Anthropology and Environment, Political Anthropology, Middle East cultures, South Asian cultures, Anthropological Theory, and Ethnographic Methods.