Student Profile

Ilma Qureshi

PhD Candidate, Religious Studies

About

As a Fulbright scholar, Ilma Qureshi received her Masters from the University of Virginia and is currently a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at UVA. Ilma is a poet, fiction writer, and translator as well. She writes in Persian, English, and Urdu, and her work has appeared in various literary journals. She recently founded a digital learning platform called ‘The Creative Room’ that offers interdisciplinary humanities courses and creative writing workshops.

Works

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How Lyric Moves and Morphs: Qawwali Music in Pakistan

How Lyric Moves and Morphs: Qawwali Music in Pakistan

The significance of Qawwali in the everyday life of a Pakistani