The development of Khōjā Studies at FIU aims to make FIU a world-leader in the study of the Khōjā and contemporary Khōjā communities through funding graduate students interested in studying Khōjā traditions, such as the ginānō, preservation and digitization of Khōjā texts, and public lectures such as these that will help to open discussion as to what accounts for the Khōjā experience. It is meant to be an egalitarian venue in which scholars and thinkers from around the world, particularly the Global South such as Pakistan, can come discuss their perspectives on the past, present, and future of the Khōjā people. This academic study of the Khōjā is meant to bring academic rigour to our understanding of Khōjā heritage and experiences in a respectful but analytical manner. It also wishes to bring in marginalized voices, such as the poor or historically of women into the fore. In addition to public lectures on the past and present of the Khōjā peoples, we would encourage students wanting to study Khōjkī manuscripts, material culture, or other facets of the Khōjā experience to apply to our master’s programme in religious studies.
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