Ammara Maqsood

Ammara Maqsood is an Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the University College London (Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences). Her research explores religious difference, middle-class religiosity, kinship, and displacement in urban Pakistan, with a focus on inter-religious encounters between Hindus and Muslims. Collaborating with Leslie Fesenmyer and Giulia Liberatore, she studies non-secular contexts through the ERC-funded project Multi-Religious Encounters in Urban Settings.

Research Interests:

• Production and lived experiences of religious difference
• State-sponsored displacement and violence in urban infrastructure projects
• Intimacy, marriage, and kinship dynamics in middle-class Pakistan
• Uncertainty and conspiracy narratives in militarized zones

Key Scientific Awards & Grants:

• ERC grant for Multi-Religious Encounters in Urban Settings
• BA-GCRF Cities & Infrastructure Programme funding
• ESRC Future Research Leaders Fellowship