
AIPS-Vanguard Books Reprint Series
The American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and Vanguard Books Pakistan are happy to announce a collaborative reprint series. The series focuses on reprinting humanities and social science monographs and edited volumes for sale in Pakistan. Prospective applicants must be individual AIPS members or scholars from an AIPS member institution. For accepted books, AIPS will … Read more

Introduction to Urdu Language & Culture
AIPS will be hosting the 10-week “Introduction to Urdu Language and Culture” online course in 2026 (dates TBD). Enrollment will be open to all interested in exploring Urdu language and culture. To receive information and updates about this course, subscribe to our email list! Please see the AIPS website for more details about the course. Photo of Badshahi … Read more

2025 AIPS Newsletter
The annual AIPS Newsletter is now available on our website! AIPS was busy this past year. As noted in the Newsletter, we signed 13 MOUs with universities across Pakistan. We also welcomed Dr. Aalia Sohail Khan as the new Director of the AIPS Islamabad Office and hosted our fourth Introduction to Urdu Language & Culture online course. Members … Read more
Member Highlights
Michael Huang | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Michael Huang’s article, “How Ibne Safi taught an entire generation to read,” was recently published on DAWN. The article discusses how the works of Ibn-e-Safi, a hugely popular Urdu novelist, helped shape reading habits in Pakistan after independence by popularizing serialized mystery and spy fiction and cultivating a culture of regular reading.
Syed Tariq Anwar | West Texas A&M University
Dr. Syed Tariq Anwar’s article on “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Evolutionary Growth and Global Expansion” has been published in the Journal of International Entrepreneurship. The article is about ‘Sialkot’s sports goods industry and its ‘Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’.
Nelofar Khamisani | Kansas State University
Dr. Nelofar Khamisani received an innovation grant from the College of Education, Kansas State University, for her project “Developing Capacity in Biographical Research Methodology.”
Daniel Waqar | Tufts University
Daniel Waqar was recently named a 2025 Emerging Scholar by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. He is currently a Ph.D candidate in the Department of History at Tufts University. His research examines the history of British colonial-era unlawful assembly laws in South Asia and their continued use by governments around the world today. The Harry … Read more
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