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Mahnoor Mahar

Mahnoor Mahar

Communications Coordinator

Mahnoor Mahar is a Communications Coordinator in the Knowledge, Impact and Policy Cluster.

She has a background in feminist organising, film-making and gender research. Previously, she has worked as a Research Assistant for ‘Family and Community in the Time of Covid-19′ (FACT). This research was carried out in partnership with University College London and an international network of 10 countries. She has a Masters’ in Gender, Media and Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London and a BA(Hons) in Communication and Design from Habib University in Pakistan.

Mahnoor is working on a portfolio of projects such as Sanitation Learning Hub, Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration (LOGIC), BASIC and Youth, Affective Polarisation and Trust (YAPT).

Mahnoor Mahar’s recent work

Past Event

This Stained Dawn: feminist documentary and director Q&A

An International Women’s Day film screening of 'This Stained Dawn', a documentary film about the build up to the 2020 Aurat March (women’s march) in Pakistan. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the globally acclaimed film director and producer Anam...

5 March 2024

News

International Women’s Day at IDS: Defending gender justice

In recent years, there has been a global shift in the fight for women’s rights and gender justice – from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the introduction of the Anti-homosexuality Act 2023 in Uganda, the revocation of transgender rights to self-identification in Pakistan, stricter hijab...

23 February 2024

News

Democracy on trial: Pakistan elections 2024

The Pakistan general elections come at a pivotal time, with the country facing one of its worst-ever economic crises, record-high inflation, tensions with three out of four of its neighbours (Iran, Afghanistan and India) and another ousted ex-prime minister behind bars. In its 76-year...

7 February 2024

News

Inadequate cooling infrastructure and the risks of heat stress

Extreme heatwaves have hit countries around the world in the past few weeks including those in Southern Europe, the USA and China, where a temperature of 52 degrees was recorded. In the UK the Met Office reported that the record breaking 40 degree temperatures experienced in 2022 will become...

3 August 2023

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