The Department of Political Science and International Relations (DPSIR) is pleased to share that Dr. Syedah Sadia Kazmi, Assistant Professor, DPSIR, chaired the Inaugural Plenary Session – Parallel Session 1.3 on 22 August 2026, during Day 1 of the Two-Day International Conference titled “Towards Alternative World Making: A Dialogue on Ending Imperialism and Dismantling the Coloniality of Power.” The session, held at Saleem Asghar Hall from 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM, was titled “From Genocide in Palestine to Global Imperialist Violence | Writing and Reading against Empire | Reworlding Peace: Towards Anti-Imperial Visual Poetics of Collective Unlearning.”
The session featured distinguished speakers and panelists, including Dr. Achraf G. Idrissi, Dr. Syed Wajeeh Ul Hassan, Dr. Amina Bouaziz/Anter Bouarroudj, Dr. Salima Ben Abida/Ms. Nadia Amrane, Ms. Iman Khan, Ms. Zulekha Chikh, and Ms. Jasmin Seijbel. The discussion engaged with critical perspectives on imperialism, coloniality, resistance, and alternative visions of peace, contributing to the conference's broader intellectual dialogue on reimagining global orders.