Rethinking Pakistan through the Lens of Raza Rumi

» Let’s explore the pressing challenges and untapped opportunities facing Pakistan today. With his rich expertise as a policy analyst, senior journalist, and author, Raza Rumi brings a nuanced perspective to the country’s socio-political landscape.

This session will discuss the critical issues such as governance, social justice, and democratic resilience, offering thought-provoking insights and actionable ideas for shaping a better future. Don’t miss the chance to engage with one of Pakistan’s most prominent voices in policy and journalism.

● About the Speaker:

» Raza Ahmad Rumi is a policy analyst, journalist and an author. He is Distinguished lecturer at City University of New York. Previously, he worked as Director, Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College and taught in the journalism department. He is also Visiting Faculty at Cornell University.

Raza is also editor of The Friday Times, and founder of NayaDaur Media, New Wave Global and New Wave History. He edited Pakistan's leading newspaper Daily Times, and also worked as TV broadcaster at Capital TV and Express News in Pakistan before he moved to the United States in 2014. Prior to his career in writing and journalism, Raza worked at the Asian Development Bank as a Governance Specialist, an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service in civil service and a staff of United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo.

Raza is the author of Delhi by Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller, The Fractious Path: Pakistan’s Democratic Transition and Identity and Faith and Conflict. His most recent book Being Pakistani: Society Culture and the Arts was published in June 2018 by Harper Collins, India. He co-edited a volume of essays entitled Rethinking Pakistan that was published by Anthem Press in September 2020.

● About the Moderator:

» Having previously worked at NUST, Dilawar Hussain is presently serving as visiting faculty at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, where he teaches courses on constitutional and parliamentary history of Pakistan. He has worked as a research fellow at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. His areas of specialization include parliamentary, political, constitutional and electoral history of Pakistan.