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Karamah: Law & Leadership Summer Program and More…
Over the past few years I have become increasingly aware of an internal need to contribute to causes I feel strongly about. Purely by chance, I learned of this great organization named Karamah, which is a Human Rights organization run by Muslim women lawyers based out of D.C.. Many of the big cases and legislations…
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The ACSA/AASA International Conference, 2026
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA) are pleased to announce the 2026 International Conference being hosted in Brisbane, Australia. The conference will take place July 8-11, 2026. Dr Alissa de Wit-Paul and I are chugging along on the DIP project, collecting yet another international…
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Why Make Preservation Accessible to All?
My Lahore Fort digital preservation project is continuing to evolve and spark new results. I am refining my techniques and cementing the method that will serve as the foundation of this project.
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Faculty Senate Chair at RIT
After three years as Chair of the RIT Faculty Senate, I have come away with a treasure trove of insights, realizations and strategic understanding. Leadership, as experienced and viewed close-up from this role has taught me so much, I have spent the past 6 months simply processing everything, trying to find the words to make…
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Games For Good 2025
Another exciting development for our project; Digital Interactive Preservation was presented at the Games for Good Conference in Wooster MA this year! Wrapped up in a pre-Thanksgiving high, my co-PI and I had the best time at Clark University. The conference was well-organized, with great attendees bringing up the most interesting ideas and engaging in…
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UNESCO World Heritage Conference – Shanghai, China – Oct 2025
A huge win for my Digital Interactive Preservation project. My co-PI, Alissa de Wit-Paul were accepted to present at this year’s UHC-HEI Conference at Tongji University. Held by the International Network for Urban-rural Heritage Conservation in HIgher Education Institutions (UHC-HEI), it was an honor to present alongside some truly exciting researchers exploring ways to use…
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From the Fort to the “DIP” Project: What is it All About?
The Lahore Fort was the beginning of it all. The place where I discovered a piece of my country’s history hidden under decades of neglect. The beauty of the architecture described in imperial narratives as being not as “valuable” as the Mughal forts preserved in territories further East. The actual experience of walking through the…
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Discussing the Campbell House
Genesee Country Village and Museum Curator Peter Wisbey discusses the Campbell House and our Digital Interactive Preservation project!
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A Working Prototype
Okay, don’t judge us for this, but please try to remember that we only had enough money to pay for 50 hours of work each for our three professionals. That forced us to be pretty frugal in our prioritization and our team basically donated time when we went back for rescans and edits. Thank goodness…
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Communication Strategies as a Muslim Woman
Karamah is a non-profit organization of Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights. This organization was founded by a distinguished lawyer who has been an equal rights advocate for decades, and is a contemporary of Malcolm X. Through a series of connections, they invited me to speak at their winter program for young women. My talk…