Faaria Khan is an academic and human rights professional with a research background that lies at the intersection of state documents, human rights, religious minorities in South Asia, education and gender. She has completed her bachelor's in political science and management from the Lahore School of Economics and her master's is in Peace and Conflict Studies from the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
She has also worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Social Justice Pakistan where she led projects including Strengthening Networks and Minorities Leadership Development Program and continues to volunteer with the organization. She has also taught undergraduate courses under the umbrella of Political Science and International Relations at the Lahore School of Economics as Visiting Faculty for over three years.
Faaria currently teaches Pakistan Studies to undergraduate students at LUMS as Teaching Fellow at the MGSHSS.
Publications
- “Promises to Keep & Miles to Go- Assessment of the delivery on party manifestos to protect minorities’ rights –A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis report on pledges pertaining to minorities made by seven political parties of Pakistan in the Election Years 2008, 2013 and 2018.), 2022
- Khan, F. (2025, January 26). A Special Trail. The News on Sunday.
- Khan, F. (2025, February 16). Early March in Lahore. The News on Sunday.
- Khan, F. (2025, February 23). Three Days to see. The News on Sunday.
- Khan, F. (2025, March 16). A Sport for the Privileged. The News on Sunday.
- Khan, F., Malik, S., & Minhas, S. (2025). (P. Jacob & A. H. Nayyar, Eds.) What Are We Teaching at School? A Content Review of School Textbooks Published by Federal and Provincial Textbook Boards in Pakistan. Lahore, Punjab: Centre for Social Justice.
- Khan, F. (2025, March 30). Ending Ramazan the Nostalgic Way. The News on Sunday.