Talat Farooq

Talat Farooq
Occupation Educator, poet and columnist.She has been associated with education since 1981. Before coming to UK for her doctorate she was visiting faculty at Bahria University and the executive editor of the research journal Criterion Quarterly in Islamabad, Pakistan.She also taught courses at Quaid-i-Azam University as visiting faculty. She has presented papers at various forums. She is a trained emotional counsellor and has worked as a volunteer at the mental health departments of PNS Shifa Karachi and Military Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Language English, Urdu, Potohari, and Seraeki
Nationality Pakistani
Education M.Phil. in American Studies and currently completing her Ph.D. in politics and international relations from Leicester University,UK.
Alma mater Quaid-i-Azam University,Islamabad
Period 2005-2007
Subject American Studies
Notable works She has launched two poetry collections, Titley Key Rang Hazaar and Scheherzadein 2004 and 2010 respectively. She is a regular contributor to the op-Ed pages of The News international.
Notable awards She was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal by Quaid-i-Azam University for scoring the highest GPA in M Phil.
Children Two sons

Talat Farooq is an educator, human rights activist, poet, columnist, and the executive editor of the research journal Criterion Quarterly in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1][2]

Select articles

All articles available at http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintWriterName.aspx?URL=Talat%20Farooq "Carry on, Imran Khan", June 27, 2012 "Humanising the Other",May 30, 2012 "Whose blood,Whose money", March 19, 2011 "From September 11 to 9/11", September 11, 2011 "Bring the Boys Home",April 11, 2012 "In Defence of Realism" December 10, 2011

References

  1. ↑ Bashir, Mahtab (December 3, 2008). "‘The Sky Below’ screened at Nomad". Daily Times. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ Criterion Quarterly, accessed March 3, 2010
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