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Shoaib Raza

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Muhammad Shoaib Raza is an academic lecture, event organizer, Student of social and Islamic Sciences. Shoaib had done his B.S (hons) in sociology from institute of social and cultural studies University of Punjab, Lahore. He is studying MPhil in sociology at institute of social and cultural studies university of Punjab, Lahore. He is also graduate of Dars-e-Nizami (8th year course of Madrasa based education, which is equivalent to Masters in Islamic Studies and Arabic) at Jamia Naeemia, Lahore.

Shoaib is currently working as visiting lecturer in department of gender studies, University of Punjab Lahore and also in jamia Naeemia Lahore. He had also worked as research assistant in women empowerment group Lahore (A national base Non-Government Organization). Shoaib has been participating in National and international conferences, workshops, events and fellowships. In July 2017, he had participated in 2 weeks Summer School titled as “Human Rights and Contribution of Religions” at University of Erfurt, Germany. Moreover He had participated in 7 days salamti fellowship program on the board of peace without boardr’s at whispering pines resort Islamabad.
Above all, Shoaib is Co-Founder and ex-President of Naeemia Intellectual Forum, a Madrasa based student literary society. NIF conducts discussions, talks, workshops and seminars on different issues pertaining to religion, society and politics. Shoaib carries major interests in the subjects like peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, preventing religious extremism and Islam and women. His specific area of interest is socio political theory of Islam. He regularly conducts training sessions and workshops on peace narrative building, fill the gap between Madrasa and University students, train Madrasa students on modern bases.