Curriculum -Vitea

Name: Sabiha Hussain, Ph.D

Designation: Professor

Gender: Female

Marital Status: Married

Address of Correspondence:

L/701, Amrapali Sapphire, Sector-45, Noida, UP, India

Address official:

Director, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, December 2016-till

date

Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

(March 2016-December, 2016)

Director (Hony), Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies (February,

2016 till December 2016)

Noam Chomsky Complex, Maulana Mohamad Ali Johar Marg

Jamia Millia Islamia University,

New Delhi- 110025, India

Email: Sabihajaz@gmail.com ; shussain1@jmi.ac.in; dscws@ljmi.ac.in

Position Held

1. Professor 2014 till date Jamia Millia

Islamia

University,

New Delhi

2. Associate professor 2011 to 2014 Jamia Millia

Islamia

University,

New Delhi

3. Reader 2008 to 2011 Jamia Millia

Islamia

University,

New Delhi

4. Junior Fellow( Gr-I

&II)

1998 to 2008 Centre for

Women’s

development

Studies, New

Delhi

5. Post-doctoral fellow 1999 to -97 Attached to

Department of

Sociology,

Jamia Millia

Islamia, New

Delhi

Academic Achievements

Ph. D Women’s

Studies

1991 Centre for the study of

Social System,

Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi

M.Phil Women’ Studies 1985 Centre for the study of

Social System,

Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi

M.A. Sociology 1982 Centre for the study of

Social System,

Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi

Graduation Sociology 1979 LN Mithila University,

Darbhanga, Bihar

Administrative Responsibility

Director, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies,

December 2016-till date

Hony. Director, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s

Studies, JMI, 24th February 2016-December 2016

Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and

Inclusive Policy, March, 28, 2016-December 2016

Centre Superintendent, Entrance Examination of class XI

Science of Jamia School, 2013

Centre Superintendent, Entrance Examination of class XI

Science of Jamia School, 2012,

Assistant Centre Superintendent, MA Entrance Examination, 2014

Paper designed

‘Gender and Politics of Exclusion’ for M A in Social Exclusion and Inclusive

Policy, CDMS, JMI

Course content of “Sociology of Health” paper (BPT402) Centre for Physiotherapy

and Rehabilitation Sciences, JMI

Research Supervision

Ms. Komal Kurlee,

Mr. Farhan Ahmad

Ms. Monica Khemani

Mr. Amit Venkateshwar

Ms. Anamika Singh

Ms. Farzeen Bano

Ms. Shaista

Co- supervisor

Name of the scholar: Mr. Vinod CV- Co-Supervisor (Degree Awarded 2012)

Post doctoral Research Supervision:

1. Dr. Sayada Begum (2014-15),ICSSR

2. Dr. Dipika Varshney (2016-till date) UGC

Publications in National Journals and edited books

‘Lost Childhood in the Aroma of Agarbatti’ International

Journal of Sociology and the Family, Vol, 41, No. 1, Spring,

2015 ISSN: 0973-2039

‘Religion, Identity Politics’ MWG-010, Women and Political

Process, IGNOU, School of Gender and Development

Studies, New Delhi, 2015

Addressing Gender Gaps and Challenges of Inclusion, Man

in India, No.14 Part III, 2014, ISSN: 0025-1569

‘Community Identity, Muslim Women’s Rights and the Role

of State Special Reference to Muslim Marriage Dissolution

Act 1939 and Muslim Women Act 1986’ Indian Journal of

Social Development, Vol.14, No.1 ,2014, ISSN:0972-3692

Contextualizing Exclusion and Marginalization in the

Context of Gender’ IN Sabiha Hussain (edited) Pervasive

Exclusion and Challenge of Inclusion: Gender Patterns in

South and Central Asia, Serials Publications, 2014

Stereotyping of Muslim women in Indian Politics ( A Study

of Assertion, Participation and Representation), Proceedings

of the 2013 AAWS 3rd Congress and WSAP 9th National

Conference of Women Studies, 2014,p 26-27

Deconstructing A Category, The Book Review, Volume

XXXVIII No. 3 March 2014 Pp 30-31

‘Desperate educational Mores’ The Book Review, Vol.

XXXVII No.10 October, 2013

‘Nation on the Fringe ‘The Book Review, Volume XXXVII

No. 10 October 2013, Pp80-81

‘Towards Gender Just Laws’ The Book Review, Vol. XXXV

No.8 August, 2011

“Doubly Deprived” FRONTLINE, Special issue on Women

Reservation Bill, March 29-April 7, 2010

Educational attainment of Muslim women: issues and

interventions, in Abdul Waheed (edited) Minorities

Education in India: Issues of Access, equity and Inclusion,

Serial publisher, Delhi, 2010 ISBN : 9788183873482

Muslim Women’s Rights Discourse in Pre-independence

period Monograph No. 43 Centre for Women’s

Development Studies, New Delhi, 2007

‘Male Privilege, Female Anguish: Divorce and Remarriage

among Muslims of Bihar’ IN Imtiaz Ahmad (ed) Divorce and

Remarriage Among Muslims In India Manohar Publisher, Delhi

2003 ISBN 9788173044939

‘Gender and Reproductive Behaviour: The Role of Men’ Indian

Journal of Gender Studies Volume 10 Number 1 January-April

2003 ISSN 09715215

‘Mobilisation of Muslim Women for Gender Justice’, IN

Asghar Ali Engineer (ed) Islam, Women and Gender Justice

Gyan Publishers, New Delhi,2001 ISBN 9788121207553

Role of Women in National development, Souvenir, National

Seminar on “National Development and Our

Responsibilities” organized by Alhikma Foundation, New

Delhi, 5th June 2005

‘Rights to Health’ in ‘Human Rights and Human

Development – India, Monograph/Country Report prepared

by Centre for Women’s Development Studies for UNDP

Human Development Report, 2000.

‘Minority Rights in India’ in ‘Human Rights and Human

Development – India, Monograph/Country Report prepared

by Centre for Women’s Development Studies for UNDP

Human Development Report, 2000.

Attitude and Aspirations of Muslim women towards

Employment: A Case Study of Darbhanga town IN Hasina

Hashia(ed) “Muslim women in India after Independence,

Institute of Objective studies, New Delhi, 1998 ISBN

8155220530

Education and Social Change: The Case of Muslim Women

in India” Third World Impact, New Delhi, August 1998.

Papers published in International Journals

A Socio-historical and Political Discourse on the Rights of

Muslim Women: Concerns for Women’s Rights or

Community Identity, special reference to 1937 and 1939 Acts’

Journal of International Women’s Studies, Vol. 16 No.3, 2015

Bridgewater State University, USA ISSN:1539-8706

“Unfolding the Reality of Matrimonial Rights of Muslim

Women in India special reference to Meher and

Maintenance” Pakistan Journal of women Studies, Vol. 20,1,

Karachi, Pakistan, 2013 ISSN-1024-1256

Motherhood and Female Identity: the case of childless

women in India, Vol 14 No.3, Asian Journal of Women

Studies, Korea, 2009 ISSN 1225-9276 93

A Discourse on Community identity, Citizenship rights and

gender justice: The case of Muslim women in India,

Contemporary Perspectives- History and Sociology of South

Asia, Delhi,2009 ISSN: 2230-8075

Reflections of Islamic Identity, Citizenship Rights and

Gender Justice, Journal of International Women’s Studies

Vol. 9 #1 November 2007, ISSN 1539-8706

Shariat Courts and Women’s Rights in India, Pakistan

Journal of Women Studies vol. 14, No, 2, 2007, Karachi,

Pakistan. ISSN-1024-1256

Stereotypes: South Asia Encyclopedia on Women in Islamic

Culture 2 _ 1- 804, February, 2004 Brill Publication,

Netherlands BIC2,

Hazards of Being A Woman: Right to Health and the

Existing Reality Journal of Asian Women Studies, Japan Volume

12 December 2003 , ISSN 1085-7478

‘Do Women Really Have a voice in Reproductive Matters’

Asian Journal of Women Studies, Vol. 7, No.4, pp. 29-69,

December 2001 ISSN 1225-9276 93

Breaking Stereotypes: Two Generations of Muslim Women,

Pakistan Journal of Women Studies, Vol. 7, No.1, January-June,

2000, Karachi, Pakistan ISSN 1024-1256

Books Published - 4

1. Gender, Livelihood, Visibility: A study of Muslim

Women Workers in Northern India, Three Essays

Collectives, New Delhi, 2015 ISBN: 978-93-83968-10-7

2. Pervasive Exclusion and The Challenge of Inclusion:

Gender Patterns in South And Central Asia (ed) (2014)

Serials Publisher, New Delhi ISBN 978-81-8387-619-3

3. Exposing Myths of Muslim Fertility (2008) Publisher:

Bibliophile South Asia, Delhi ISBN-978-81-85002-86-6

4. The Changing Half: A Case Study of Muslim Women in

India (1997) Classic Publisher, New Delhi. ISBN-81-7054-

265-9

Research Grant received 2016 Rs. 20 lakhs –Funding Agency

ICSSR

Research Grant received under Research programme of Rs

20 lakhs funded by Indian Council of Social Science

Research, 2016, December to work on ‘Muslim Women

Negotiating the Boundaries: A Study of elected women

representatives of panchayati raj institutions in three states.

Research Projects completed- 4

Awareness and Accessibility of Muslim women to the

National Inclusive Policies/programmes for Empowerment:

a study of selected districts in Bihar’, Major research grant

from University Grants Commission 2010

‘Socio-political status of Qureshi Communiy in Delhi’

undertaken by Dr. K R Narayanan Centre for Dalit and

Minorities Studies, funded by all India Jamatul Quresh,

Delhi, 2008-09

Gender Work and Community (A Study of home based

Agarbatti Workers in Gaya district of Bihar with Special

Reference to Women from Muslim and Dalit community),

Centre for Women’s Development Studies, 2008

Gender and Reproductive Behaviour’ Centre for women’s

Development Studies, New Delhi, 2004

Intergenerational Mobility Among Muslim Women in India:

A Study of Mithila Region of Bihar, Indian Council of Social

Science Research, New Delhi, 1995-97 under General

Fellowship Programme

Major Project of Evaluation Project of MHRD,GOI

Assistant Project Director, An evaluation of two Central Schemes of

Madarsas, “Scheme for Providing Quality Education In Madarsas and Infra

structure Development of Minority Institutions, Funded by Ministry of

Human Resource Development, GOI ( approx 83 Lakhs ), report submitted to

the MHRD,GOI, 2013

Organizing International/National conference/Workshops

Convener, International Conference ‘Gender, Community and Violence:

Changing Mindsets for Empowering Women of South Asia’ 15-16 April,

2015

Organizer, Workshop on ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ with Jamia Senior

Secondary School teachers, 30th October, 2013

Organizer, Workshop on ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ with Fatehpuri

Senior Secondary School teachers, 28th July,2012

Convener, International Conference ‘Gender Equity and Exclusion in

South and Central Asia: emerging challenges’ 17-18 October, 2011

Co-convener, Women’s Empowerment Orientation programme in

collaboration with Delhi Education Society, 13th March,2010

Convener, a two days National Seminar ‘Adoption Laws, Minorities

and Current Challenges’ in Collaboration with Centre for Women’s

Development studies, New Delhi 9-10th February 2009

Convener, a two days National Seminar on ‘maintenance Rights of

Muslim women: Issues and Concerns in India’ in collaboration of

Majlis, Mumbai, 6-7th May 2001

Involved in preparing course structure for M.phil/ Ph.d programme in

women studies in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open

university, New Delhi

Involved in outlining the themes for certificate course in women studies

annually organized by CWDS, for under graduate and post graduate

students.

Resource person/speaker/ coordinator

Valedictory Address, GCSS Collge, Palwal, National Seminar on

Empowerment of Women in North west region, 4th February, 2017

Subtheme Coordinator of IAWS, Gender Religion and Democracy, for Indian

Association of Women’s Studies 15th Conference, Madras University, 22-25th

January, 2017

Invited Speaker, Stereotyping of Muslim women and challenges, Human

Resource Development Centre, JMI, 2016

Invited Speaker, Concerns for Women safety’ National Seminar

organized by Department of Sociology and Psychology, L N Mithila

University, Darbhanga, 21-22 May, 2015

Invited Speaker, Education and Empowerment of Women, National

Seminar organized by Government college, Gajraula, UP 16-17 January,

2015

Speaker, Violence Against Women in South Asia: Changing mindsets 7th

international conference organized by South Asian Women’s Network,

Maldieves, August, 2015

Speaker, Gender Sensitization: a need of Hour , Third Annual lecture

organized by Equal Opportunity Cell, Jamia Hamdard University

(deemed) 23rd September, 2014

Invited speaker, ‘Stereotyping of Muslim Women and challenges’;

Orientation course organized by Academic Staff College Jamia Milia

Islamia, 2nd May, 2014

Invited Speaker, ‘Gender inequality in Education’ Refresher course

organized by Academic Staff College, JMI, 29th April, 2014

Speaker, ‘Muslim women: Myths and Reality’ orientation course,

Academic Staff college, Jamia Millia Islamia, 14th February, 2014

Guest of Honour in a two days national seminar ‘Contemporary Society

and issues of Gender Equality’ organized by Department of sociology,

R C A Girls’ (PG) College, Mathura, funded by ICSSR, 3- 4th

February,2014

Speaker, “Women’s Education: Constraints and Challenges” Orientation

Course organized by Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia,

18th

December 2013

Speaker, Women’s Empowerment in the Changing face of India, two

days National Seminar organized by Dept. of Political Science, Kalindi

College, Delhi University 24th -25th October, 2013

Speaker, ‘Need for Gender Sensitization for the Students in the

Campus’ seminar organized by Centre for Physiotherapy and

Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia islamia, 11th, September, 2013

Speaker, ‘Domestic Violence in South Asia and its impact on social,

economic and health status of women’, 5th, International Conference

organized by South Asian Women Network, Sri Lanka, 23-25, August,

2013

Invited lecture ‘Domestic Violence: an Islamic perspective’, lecture

delivered at National workshop organized by Percham, Saharanpur,

17th,August, 2013

Speaker, Expert Group Consultation on ‘Responding to Needs and

Concerns of Vulnerable Young People in India, organized by UNFP and

government of India, 4-5th September, 2012

Discussant, International Seminar on Gender, Violence and

Development: A South Asian Perspective, for a session on ‘Gender and

Religion: Resisting Sacred and Secular’, organized by Department of

sociology, Jamia Millia islamia in collaboration with

UNESCO/UNITWIN & ICSSR, 12-13 October, 2011

Keynote speaker ‘Need for a Muslim women’s Rights Network’

organized by SAHR WARU, Ahmadabad, 17-19 January, 2011

Keynote speaker ‘Land and property rights of Muslim women in India’

two day consultation organized by Action Aid, Ahmadabad, 22-23

December, 2009

Resource person, Muslim women in Contemporary India: issues and challenges, Orientation course for teachers organized by the Academic

Staff College, Jamia Milllia Islamia, 24th August, 2009

Keynote speaker, ‘Status and Rights of Muslim women’ organized by Percham women’s organization, Saharanpur, UP, 28th February, 2009

Resource person ‘ Women’s Health in India: A gender perspective, organized by Sarojni Naidu Centre for Women Studies, 7th October, 2008

Resource person ‘Factors Affecting Education of Muslim women in India’ Organised by NCEART, 17th August 2008

Resource person, ‘Capacity building and leadership resource development of

Muslim women’ Lucknow11th July, 2007 organised by Consult for women’s

Land Rights, New Delhi

Resource person, ‘Muslim women’s land and resource rights in India’ 4th

International conference on Federalism, New Delhi, 6th November, 2007

Resource person, ‘Muslim women’s struggle for their Islamic and citizenship

rights in global context’ Refresher Course organized by Sarojni Naidu Centre

for Women Studies, Jamia Mllia Islamia Central University, New Delhi, 26th

November, 2007

Resource person, ‘Minority within Minority: Issues and challenges’ three

weeks Certificate course on Women Studies, organized by Centre for Women’s

Development Studies, New Delhi, 2-17 July, 2007

Resource person, ‘women and political process: case of Muslim women in

India’ Organized by Department of Political science, Kalindi college, Delhi

University, 22nd August, 2007

Resource person , ‘land and resource rights agenda for Muslim women’

organized by Peoples Movement, 22nd March, 2007, New Delhi

Resource person, ‘Women and Land Rights’ organized by Ekta Parishad, 25th

March, 2007, Ranchi, Ranchi,

Resource person, ‘Education as tool for women’s empowerment’ organized by

PRATHAM, an NGO working on adult education and literacy, 8th March, 2007

Resource person, ‘Muslim women and challenges ahead’ Refresher Course

in Women Studies, organized by Women Studies Development Centre, Delhi

University, Delhi, 16th January, 2007

Nominated Participant

Nominated for US Government’s most prestigious professional

exchange programme International visitor Leadership Programme

(IVLP) for a three week group project entitled ‘The Role of NGOs on

promoting Global Women’s issues” May 4-22, 2009

Nominated by UN-HABITAT and University of East London to attend

one week workshop on Land, property and housing rights in the

Muslim world, held at International Islamic University, Malaysia 30th

November -5th December 2009

Nominated by UN Habitat gender in streaming Unit, Nairobi for

participating in three days International Conference ‘ promoting

Gender Equity in Local Government’ jointly organized by UN Habitat,

Common Wealth Forum for Local Self Governance, London and All

India Institute of Local Self Government, Pune 23-25th July, 2007, Goa

Membership:

Indian Association of Women’s Studies

Indian Sociological Society

South Asian Women’s Network

References

1. Prof. Indu Agnihorti,

Director, Centre for Women’s development Studies

25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg,New Delhi, India

Ph: 91-11-23345530

2. Prof. Anupma Roy

Centre for Political Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi, 110067

Information given in CV is true to best of my knowledge

Sabiha Hussain