Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Interests
Additional Information
Timeline
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Taimia Sabiha

Assistant Professor
Islamabad

Summary

Assistant Professor with 15 years of experience successfully contributing to curriculum development and delivery in the Study of Religion. Enthusiastic professional with background in academic supervision. Known for providing great support to both professors and students with approachable demeanor and excellent attention to detail. Dedicated to classroom and long-term student success.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
4
4

Language

12
12

Supervision

Work History

Assistant Professor

Comparative Religion, International Islamic University
Islamabad
02.2016 - Current


  • Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies for Interfaith Dialogue, Relationship between Islam and Other Religions, History of Major World Religions with a particular focus on Semitic religions courses.


Lecturer

Islamic Studies, International Islamic University
Islamabad
01.2013 - 01.2016


  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.

Teaching/Junior Research Associate

Islamic Studies, International Islamic University
Islamabad
02.2008 - 12.2012
  • Taught introductory courses on World Religions and guided undergrad students in research projects

Lecturer (Visiting Faculty)

Comparative Religion/ Islamic Studies
Islamabad
09.2007 - 01.2008
  • Developed courses on Introduction to Islam and Ethics

Education

Ph.D. - Comparative Religion

International Islamic University
Islamabad, Pakistan
09.2006 - 08.2016

Master of Arts - Comparative Religion

International Islamic University
Islamabad, Pakistan
01.2000 - 01.2005

B. Ed - Education of Islamic Studies

Allama Iqbal Open University
Islamabad, Pakistan
09.1998 - 02.2000

B.A Hons - Islamic Studies/ Usuluddin

International Islamic University
Islamabad, Pakistan
09.1996 - 12.1999

Capacity Building Workshop-USEFP - American Studies in Pakistan

QuiadAzam University, Ball State University
Islamabad, Pakistan; Muncie, Indiana
09.2022 - 12.2022

Seminar Course - Teaching Islamic Studies

American Institute of Pakistan Studies
Islamabad, Pakistan
03.2018 - 03.2018

Certificate - Islamic Studies

Georgetown University
Washington DC
10.2014 - 10.2014

Winter Fellowship - Islamic Studies

Georgetown University & College of William &Mary
Washington DC; Virginia
01.2014 - 02.2014

Summer Fellowship - Decolonial Critical Muslim Studies

University OfCape Town, University of Johannesburg
Cape Town . South Africa
01.2018 - 01.2018

Skills

Executive Member Board of Governors, Institute of Policy Studies, Pakistan

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Accomplishments

  • Certificates of Merit
  • Story writing competition
  • Declamation Contest
  • Reporting
  • Civil Defense and First Aid
  • Non Academic/ Creative Publications
  • A visit to Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Ka Safar)
  • Effective Reading Skills (workshop designed and manual published for students)
  • Multiple fiction stories in Urdu magazines and websites
  • International Experience
  • Conferences Attended
  • Social/ Administrative Work
  • Member Steering Committee, Two Days International Conference on “Contribution of Women in Various Disciplines of Islamic Studies” , Faculty of Usuluddin (Female), IIUI, 2018
  • In charge focal team for organization of two day research workshop on “Defining the Scope of Research in the Paradigm of Islamic Studies” for teachers of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Usuluddin (Female), IIUI, 2016
  • Performed a leading role in various inter-departmental committees relating to students and teachers affairs at IIUI (such as day care construction, research allowance criteria, teachers workload, HEC Research journals policy, scholarship and stipends etc.)


Affiliations

Institute of Policy Studies

Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue

Time Lenders

Be a Thinker Circle

Certification

Correspondence course in Islamic Law

Interests

Writing fiction & nonfiction on a variety of topics

Additional Information

Papers presented in the conferences

  • Religious Conversion: Issues, Controversies and Reality, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Pakistan(2023)
  • Interfaith Dialogue in the 21st Century, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi (2019)
  • Intra-sect Harmony: Developing Strategies in Pakistan, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan (2015)
  • National Conference on State of Religious Education in Pakistan, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan (2014)
  • The Study of Quran in Pakistan, Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan(2014)
  • Building Bridges Among Various Communities, World Assembly of Muslim Youth, Colombo, Sri Lanka(2003)

Research Supervision

  • PhD (2 in process)
  • ‏MS Theses supervised ( 12 completed)
  • Undergraduate research projects (30 approx)

Timeline

Capacity Building Workshop-USEFP - American Studies in Pakistan

QuiadAzam University, Ball State University
09.2022 - 12.2022

Seminar Course - Teaching Islamic Studies

American Institute of Pakistan Studies
03.2018 - 03.2018

Summer Fellowship - Decolonial Critical Muslim Studies

University OfCape Town, University of Johannesburg
01.2018 - 01.2018

Qualitative Research Methods and Current Trends in Islamic Studies

10-2017

Strategic Time Management

09-2016

Assistant Professor

Comparative Religion, International Islamic University
02.2016 - Current

Trategic Visions

08-2015

Certificate - Islamic Studies

Georgetown University
10.2014 - 10.2014

Winter Fellowship - Islamic Studies

Georgetown University & College of William &Mary
01.2014 - 02.2014

Lecturer

Islamic Studies, International Islamic University
01.2013 - 01.2016

Teaching/Junior Research Associate

Islamic Studies, International Islamic University
02.2008 - 12.2012

Lecturer (Visiting Faculty)

Comparative Religion/ Islamic Studies
09.2007 - 01.2008

Ph.D. - Comparative Religion

International Islamic University
09.2006 - 08.2016

Correspondence course in Islamic Law

07-2002

Master of Arts - Comparative Religion

International Islamic University
01.2000 - 01.2005

B. Ed - Education of Islamic Studies

Allama Iqbal Open University
09.1998 - 02.2000

B.A Hons - Islamic Studies/ Usuluddin

International Islamic University
09.1996 - 12.1999
Taimia SabihaAssistant Professor