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Associate Professor, Director - Global Engagement
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Aamir Jamal is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. He carries two Administrative roles as Director, Global Engagement and International Partnerships and as the International Community Development (ICD) Specialization Program Coordinator at the Faculty of Social Work.
He has produced a significant body of research that has informed policy and practice for national governments and international agencies. His research emerges from a strong social justice perspective and is focused primarily on three areas: engaging men in gender justice; the effectiveness of International NGOs in the development sector; and Muslim youth, identity construction in context of global conflicts. Dr. Jamal’s work has been published in prestigious scholarly journals and presented at conferences and community events across the globe. His work, which is based on community-oriented approaches blended with a strong social justice perspective, has informed policy and practice for national governments and international agencies.
He is most recognized for his recently published books “The Gatekeepers: Engaging Pashtun men for gender justice and girl’s education in Pakistan”, which has been translated in Urdu and will be available in Pashto language in 2021. In this seminal work, Dr. Jamal has created a strong foundation of a new dialogue on “Men as Allies in Gender Justice” in the Pashtun region of Pakistan. His work has made significant contribution in shifting local attitudes and cultural perspectives, involved communities directly in addressing gender-based violence, influenced and promoted social justice and transformation through formal government and societal approaches.
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Stories of Pashtun Men Participating in Violence Against Women Prevention Initiatives in Pakistan
Friday, October 25, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT