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Asma Barlas
Pakistani-American writer and academic
Asma Barlas (born 10 March 1950)[1] is a Pakistani-American writer and academic.
Her specialties include comparative and international politics, Islam and Qur'anic hermeneutics, and women's studies.[2]
Early life and education
Barlas was born in Pakistan in 1950.[3] She earned a bachelor of arts in English literature and philosophy from Kinnaird College and a master's degree in journalism from the University of the Punjab.
She also holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in international studies from the University of Denver.[4][5]
Career
Barlas was one of the first women to be inducted into the foreign service in 1976.[4][6] Six years later, she was dismissed on the orders of General Zia ul Haq.[4][6] She worked briefly as assistant editor of the opposition newspaper The Muslim[7] before receiving political asylum in the Un