Prof. Dr. Bushra Hameedur Rahman SMC - BNU

Prof. Dr. Bushra Hameedur Rahman is a distinguished academic, researcher, and thought leader in the realm of media and communication studies. She is currently the Dean of the School of Media and Mass Communication at Beaconhouse National University (BNU), where she continues to inspire a new generation of scholars and practitioners. With a profound commitment to fostering critical thinking and ethical practices, Dr. Rahman has become a beacon of knowledge and innovation in her field.

Her illustrious academic journey began at the University of the Punjab, where she earned her Ph.D. in Mass Communication. Over decades of dedicated service at the University of the Punjab, she held pivotal roles, including Professor in the School of Communication Studies and Chairperson of the Department of Journalism Studies. As a leader in academia, she played an instrumental role in advancing the study of journalism and mass communication in Pakistan.

Dr. Rahman’s areas of expertise span a broad spectrum of critical media studies, including gender and media, communication theories, international and political communication, and the ethics of media practice. Her work is rooted in nuanced examinations of the interplay between media, culture, and societal narratives. She has also made substantial contributions to the fields of peace journalism, development communication, and critical discourse analysis.

• PhD in Mass Communication, University of the Punjab, Lahore

• Dean, School of Media and Mass Communication (SMC), Beaconhouse National University (BNU) (March 2024–Present)
• Chairperson, Department of Journalism Studies, University of the Punjab (2021–2024)
• Professor, School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (2021)
• Associate Professor, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (2019–2021)
• Assistant Professor, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (2002–2019)
• Lecturer, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (1998–2002)
• Coordinator (M.Phil. Program), Professional Program, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (2002–2024)

• 2008, 2006: Best Teacher Award, University of the Punjab, Lahore

• February 19-20, 2024: Two-Day AMCA-UoS International Media Conference, "AI and Media: A Force of Colonization or Force?", University of the Punjab
• February 21-29, 2024: 08-day AMCAP Doctoral Spring School, Supported by ECREA, SuSo, and IAMCR, University of the Punjab
• February 19-20, 2024: Two-Day AMCA-University of the Punjab International Media Conference, University of the Punjab
• February 10-18, 2023: 08-day AMCAP Doctoral Spring School, Supported by ECREA, SuSo, and IAMCR, Beaconhouse National University
• February 6-13, 2022: 08-day AMCAP Doctoral Spring School, Supported by ECREA, SuSo, and IAMCR, University of the Punjab
• February 2-3, 2022: Two-Day International Media Conference AMCAP-UO 2022, "Health and Well-Being in (Post) Pandemic World: Roles and Responsibilities of Media and Communication", University of the Punjab
• February 20-28, 2021: 09-day AMCAP Doctoral Spring School, Supported by ECREA, SuSo, and IAMCR, Fatima Jinnah Women University
• February 17-18, 2021: Two-Day International Media Conference AMCAP-FJWU 2021, "Digital Media Ecologies in the New Normal: Challenges and Opportunities", Fatima Jinnah Women University
• February 24-25, 2020: Two-Day International Media Conference AMCAP-BUKC 2020, "Role of Media in Poverty Alleviation and Promoting Social Justice", Bahria University Karachi Campus
• February 28-March 8, 2020: 10-day AMCAP Doctoral Spring School, Supported by ECREA, SuSo, University of the Punjab
• October 14, 2019: One-Day Seminar on “Access to Information: Strengthening Investigative Journalism in Pakistan,” in association with UNESCO and Oslomet University, University of the Punjab
• February 26-27, 2019: Two-Day International Conference on Media and Conflict, in collaboration with Pakistan Peace Collective, Ministry of Information Pakistan, University of the Punjab
• February 28, 2019: One-Day AMCAP International Conference on "Media Education: Challenges and Opportunities", in collaboration with SZABIST Islamabad, SZABIST Islamabad
• February 28-March 1, 2018: Two-Day International Conference in collaboration with JMIC Norway, HEC, and AMCAP, "Women, Media and Transnational Perspectives", University of the Punjab
• February 27, 2018: One-Day Conference in collaboration with UNESCO, AMCAP, and JMIC on UNESCO Report, "Freedom of Expression: The New World Trends: Pakistani Perspectives", University of the Punjab
• November 2-4, 2015: International Conference on "Freedom of Expression: Glocal Politics of Emotions", University of the Punjab
• December 2017: One-Day Workshop on Digital Media Research, University of the Punjab
• December 2017: One-Day Workshop on Political Economy and Media, University of the Punjab
• December 2017: Two-Day Workshop on Experimental Methods, University of the Punjab
• November 2017: Two-Day Workshop on Quantitative Research Methods and SPSS, University of the Punjab
• August 2017: One-Day Workshop on "Iqbal and Leadership", University of the Punjab
• February 2014: Workshops on Quantitative Research Methods and SPSS for ICS Students, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab
• 2013: Workshops on CV Making for ICS Students, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab
• March 2012: One-Day Workshop on "Leadership and Management" for ICS Students, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab
• January 13-14, 2012: Two-Day Workshop on "Finding, Managing, and Using Online Information" for Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of the Punjab
• March 2012: One-Day Workshop on "Reading Skills" for Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of the Punjab
• November 2011: Two-Day Workshops on "General Management Skills" for Administrative Staff of ICS, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab

• July 12-14, 2018: International Conference: The Future of Progressivism: Applying Follett’s Thinking to Contemporary Issues, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
• May 31-June 1, 2015: Istanbul Summit: Women’s Perspective on UN Post 2015 Development Agenda, Istanbul, Turkey
• November 2008: 3-day Media Workshop on War and Peace Journalism, Facilitated by Prof. Dr. Rune Ottosen
• February 2006: International Conference on History and Civilization of the Muslim World
• April 2005: Women & Journalism (Resource Person)
• May 2005: Research Work Workshop
• March 2006: Workshop on Developing a Strategy for Institutional Reforms and Rehabilitation of Juvenile Prisoners with Public-Private Partnership (Resource Person)
• February 2006: International Workshop on Communication & Social Development, Peshawar
• April 2005: National Seminar on Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Challenges & Options
• January 2005: Interfaith Dialogue with US Scholars
• May 2005: EFA National Workshop
• October 2005: Workshop on APA Style Writing (Resource Person)
• December 2005: Training Workshop on Content Specialization Available Through Digital Library Program
• July 2004: Citizen’s Media Rights and Citizen Media Responsibilities
• January 2005: Dialogue with US Scholars
• April 2003: Issues in Education
• August 2003: Teachers’ Training Program
• August 2002: Information Technology
• April 2002: Suicide Reporting
• March 2002: Role of Journalists in a Civil Society
• June 2001: Women’s Empowerment in the New Millennium
• June 2001: Dynamic Learning and Management Skills
• April 2001: Lesson Planning
• March 1987: Women and Development
• February 1985: Population and Development Communication (Organized by UNDFP)

• Member, Editorial Board of Online Media and Global Communication (ISSN 2749-9049)
• Associate Editor, Islamic Communication Journal (ISSN 2615-3580 - Online; ISSN 2541-5182 - Print)
• Member, Editorial Board, Jurnal KOMUNIKASI Ikatan Sarjana Komunikasi Indonesia (Communication Journal of Indonesian Association of Communication Scholars) (e-ISSN 2503-0795, p-ISSN 2548-8740)
• Chief Editor, AMCAP-JMCS Journal of Media and Communication Studies
• Chief Editor, AMCAP-JESS Journal of Emerging Social Scientists
• Editor, Journal of Media Studies (JMS), School of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab (2010-24)

• Pakistani Print Media and Climate Literacy: A Study of Formal-Stylistic Frame Analysis during 2018-19
  Journal: Research Journal for Societal Issues
  Reference: 5(1) (2023), 113-137
  Category: International HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Exploring the relationship between news media exposure, hegemonic masculinity, and the political efficacy of women: A case of Pakistan
  Journal: Global Media Journal
  Reference: 14(1) (2021)
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Re-thinking gender roles: Perception of female viewers of Pakistani Television dramas
  Journal: Journal of Peace Development and Communication
  Reference: 5(2) (2021), 177-184
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Gender Stereotyping in TV Drama in Pakistan: A Longitudinal Study
  Journal: Pertanika JSSH
  Reference: 29(1) (2021), 489-508
  Category: International HJRS "X"
  Author: Second
• Constructing Reality: Framing of the Kashmir Conflict in Dictatorial and Democratic Regimes in the Pakistani English Press
  Journal: Media Watch
  Reference: 11(3) (2020), 401-415
  Category: International HJRS "W"
  Author: Second
• Role of Media in Constructing Pakistani National Identity with reference to War on Terror, USA and Afghanistan (2001-2015)
  Journal: Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan
  Reference: 56(1) (2020), 271-280
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Reasons to Remedies: Framing of Terrorist Attacks in Major Urdu and English Newspapers of Pakistan
  Journal: South Asian Studies
  Reference: 33(1) (2018), 583-588
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Media and Political Exposure: Descriptive patterns of political news consumption during general elections in Pakistan
  Journal: Pakistan Journal of Language and Translation Studies
  Reference: 06 (2018), 266-282
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Media Coverage of Children’s Rights: A Comparative Analysis of English and Urdu language Dailies of Pakistan
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 33(2) (2018), 1-16
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Political Bias in Talk Shows: A Case of MQM, Media Coverage, and Local Bodies Elections 2015
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 33(1) (2018), 1-23
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Watchdog role of media: An exploratory study of the editorials of the leading Pakistani English and Urdu language dailies
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 33(2) (2017), 1-36
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Media consumption and national identity formation of adolescents in Pakistan
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 33(1) (2017), 1-31
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Spinning peace negotiations: Pakistan-Taliban peace deals in the international media
  Journal: Journal of Political Studies
  Reference: 23(2) (2016), 681-696
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Voices of Political Women on Women Issues in the Media: A Case of Pakistan’s 2013 Elections
  Journal: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
  Reference: 54(2) (2015), 1-10
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: First
• Framing of women in politics: A case of Pakistani Elections 2013
  Journal: Journal of Political Studies
  Reference: 22(1) (2015), 335-350
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: First
• Building civility and Global citizenship through Shared Values
  Journal: Al-Qalam
  Reference: 20(2) (2015), 37-49
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Media Freedom for the loudest and Powerful Media Owners: Neo Liberalism a threat to Media Freedom
  Journal: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
  Reference: 22(2) (2014), 23-43
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
• Pakistani media an agent of conflict or conflict resolution: A case of Lal Masjid in Urdu and English dailies
  Journal: Journal of Pakistan Vision
  Reference: 15(2) (2014), 226-301
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
• Conditional Influence of Media: Media Credibility and Opinion Formation
  Journal: Journal of Political Studies
  Reference: 21(1) (2014), 299-314
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: First
• Challenges and Options for Pakistani Media in the 21st Century
  Journal: Journal of Political Studies
  Reference: 21(1) (2014), 243-257
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Pakistan: A Case of Individual Vigilance
  Journal: South Asian Studies
  Reference: 29(2) (2014), 687-690
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Political Institutions: Growth and Development in Pakistan- 2008-2013
  Journal: Journal of Political Studies
  Reference: 21(2) (2014), 257-269
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: Second
• Pakistani women: An object of fear and ‘othering’
  Journal: Sage Open
  Reference: 04(4) (2014)
  Category: International, HJRS "W"
  Author: First
• The Politics of Representing Iranian women in the international magazines: A case of Time and Newsweek (1979-2002)
  Journal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business
  Reference: 05(10) (2014), 313-331
  Category: International
  Author: First
• The role of television and discussant group in political opinion process: Understanding the effect of interpersonal communication, television, and political efficacy in the educated youth
  Journal: Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business
  Reference: 04(9) (2013), 585-682
  Category: International
  Author: First
• Jihad and the West; through the lens of Religious Magazines of Pakistan (2000-2010)
  Journal: Journal of Mass Communication
  Reference: 01 (2013), 1-21
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: First
• Framing of Pakistani Muslim women in international media: Muslim feminist’s perspective
  Journal: American International Journal of Contemporary Research
  Reference: 2(1) (2012), 106-113
  Category: International HJRS "W"
  Author: First
• Use of social media as public sphere: A case of youth during judicial & political crisis in Pakistan (March 2007-March 2009)
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 27(1) (2012), 74-100
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
• Islamic Feminism and Religious Magazines of Pakistan
  Journal: Journal of Mass Communication
  Reference: 07 (2010), 1-13
  Category: National HJRS "Y"
  Author: First
• Empowerment of women through religion: A case of Religious Magazines of Pakistan
  Journal: IJMU (The International Journal of Muslim Unity)
  Reference: 08(1&2) (2010), 23-43
  Category: International
  Author: First
• Analysis of the coverage of Muslim political women in Time and Newsweek
  Journal: Journal of Media Studies
  Reference: 25(4) (2010), 234-245
  Category: International
  Author: First
• Chapter: Ethical Dimensions of Climate and Environmental Issues in Pakistani Media in the book Climate Justice in the Majority World: Vulnerability, Resistance, and Diverse Knowledges (Edited by Neil J.W. Crawford, Kavya Michael, Michael Mikulewicz)
  Publisher: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research, 1st Edition, July 31, 2023
• Chapter: Freedom of Expression Under Conditions of Oppression: Iqbal’s Framework in the Tradition of Islamic Beliefs in Stephen Ward (Ed.), Handbook of Global Media Ethics
  ISBN: 978-3-319-32102-8, 395704_1_En
  Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Islamiat Textbook for Class VI
  Publisher: Ferozsons
• Islamiat Textbook for Class VII
  Publisher: Ferozsons
• Islamiat Textbook for Class VIII
  Publisher: Ferozsons

• Presented a keynote speech in a Two-Day AMCA-UoS International Media Conference, "AI and Media: A Force of Colonization or Force?" (Feb 19-20, 2024).
• Presented keynote speech “Critical Reflections on the Integration of Digital Technologies in Higher Education: A Perspective Informed by Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Worldview” at 2nd International Media and Communication Conference, UMT, Lahore (Jan 24-25, 2024).
• Presented a research paper titled, “Digital Technologies and Pakistani Universities: Places of Imagination and Possibilities in the Light of Iqbal’s Vision of Education” in the Digital Divide Working Group at the IAMCR International Conference, Lyon, France (July 9-13, 2023).
• Presented a research paper titled, “Religion and Ethical Values in Journalism Education and Practice: A Comparative Study of Journalism Students, Teachers, and Journalists” in the Islam and Media Working Group at the IAMCR International Conference, Lyon, France (July 9-13, 2023).
• Delivered a keynote speech at the Inauguration Session of the 1st International Conference on Media and Social Development, Theme: "Media as a Catalyst for Social Change and Sustainable Development," Department of Social and Development Studies & Department of Media and Communication Studies, Sindh Madrasatul Islam University, Karachi (March 08-09, 2023).
• Delivered a keynote speech on “Role of Journalism in Integrating Society in the Digital Age” at a two-day International Media Conference, AMCAP-PU 2023, "Revisiting Relationship between Journalism(s) and Society in the Digital Age" (Feb 08-09, 2023).
• Delivered a keynote speech on “An Inclusive Society: A Worldview of Iqbal” at the International Communication Conference 2022, "Communication Inclusivity: Engaging Society in the Digital Age," UNESCO Chair on Communication and Sustainable Development (COSDEV) FIKOM, University Pancasila (Nov 9-10, 2022)
• Delivered a keynote speech on the "Role of Media in the Well-Being" at the two-day International Media Conference AMCAP-UO 2022, "Health and Well-Being in (Post) Pandemic World: Roles and Responsibilities of Media and Communication" (Feb 02-03, 2022).
• Presented a paper titled, “A Society Free from Fear and Grief: The Worldview of Iqbal” at the International Conference organized by the Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (Aug 10-12, 2022, Saint Peter's University, NJ, USA).
• Delivered a keynote speech at the plenary session on "Emerging Ethics Concerns in Digital Media Ecologies: Role of Academia and Professionals" at the International Media Conference, AMCAP-FJWU 2021, "Digital Media Ecologies in the New Normal: Challenges and Opportunities" (Feb 17-18, 2021).
• Delivered a keynote speech at the “International Conference on Transformative Role of Social Media Amid COVID-19” organized by the Faculty of Media & Design, ILMA University (Oct 16-17, 2020).
• Presented a paper titled "Media Practitioner Observer or Participant: A Framework for Media Education" at the AMCAP 2019 International Conference on Media Education: Challenges and Opportunities (Feb 28, 2019).
• Presented a paper as a resource person on the topic "Role of Government Organizations in Conflict Reporting" at a five-day workshop on "Conflict Reporting" organized by the Ministry of Information (Aug 2018).
• Presented a paper titled “Role of Media in Realizing the Educational Goals of Pakistan” at the International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Oregon, USA (June 20-24, 2018), Theme: "Reimagining Sustainability: Communication and Media Research in a Changing World."
• Presented a paper titled “Redefining Media Responsibility: Future and Beyond” at a one-day International Conference, “Whither Humanities,” organized by Forman Christian College (May 24, 2018).
• Presented a paper titled “Thinking Beyond Mass Mediated Spectacle and Deliberative Public Sphere” at the two-day International Conference “Pakistan Futures: Imagination, Impact, and Dialogues” organized by Arizona State University and University of the Punjab (May 2018).
• Presented a paper titled "Women Working in Cooperation in Media" at the two-day International Conference “Working Within and Against the Structures: Women, Media, and Transnational Perspectives,” University of the Punjab (Feb 28 - March 1, 2018).
• Presented a research paper titled “Transforming Identities and Relations: Taliban Peace Talks and Pakistani Media” at the IAMCR International Conference, Cartagena, Colombia (2017).
• Presented a paper on "Media Ethics and Pakistan" at the pre-conference Media and Ethics Group, IAMCR 2017.
• Presented a paper titled “Charlie Hebdo: Revamping Thesis of Clash of Civilizations? A Case of Pakistani Print Media” at the International Conference “Ten Years Debating Freedom of Expression - Looking Back, Looking Forward” in Depok, West Java, Indonesia (Jan 23-25, 2017).
• Presented a paper titled “Ethics and Freedom in Mass Media: A Systematic Review of Literature from Libertarian and Communitarian Perspectives with Reference to Cartoon Controversy” at the IAMCR 2016, University of Leicester, UK (July 26-31, 2016).
• Presented a paper titled "Mary Parker Follett and a Question of Democracy and Media" at a National Conference on Emerging Trends in Governmental and Management, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore (May 20-21, 2016).
• Presented a paper titled “Ethical Values in Media Practices and Media Education in Pakistan” at the International Research and Practice Conference “Cultural-• Pragmatic Aspects of Media Texts as an Object of Linguistics,” Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow (Apr 28-29, 2016).
• Delivered a keynote speech titled “All is Not Lost in the Politics of Emotions” at the PUCSRC 2015 Conference, "Freedom of Expression: Glocal Politics of Emotions," Lahore (Nov 2-4, 2015).
• Presented a paper titled “Voices of Political Women on Women Issues in the Media: A Case of Pakistan’s 2013 Elections” at the 5th International Women’s Leadership Conference in Boston, USA (Sept 18, 2015).
• Presented a research paper on "Women Issues, Women Politicians, and Media" at the International Conference on Women, Democracy, and the Media: Political • Participation and Freedom of Expression, Tunis, Tunisia (Dec 1-3, 2014).
• Presented a research paper titled “Analyzing Role of Religious Values in Commercial Media: Comparing Perspectives of Media Students, Teachers, and Practitioners in Religious Sensibilities” at the IAFOR North American Conference on the Social Sciences (Sept 11-14, 2014, Providence, USA)
• Presented a research paper titled “Portrayal of Political Women in Pakistani Media” at a seminar organized by Norwegian Business School and the University of Oslo (June 11, 2013), to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Norwegian women's right to vote, in the Norwegian Parliament.
• Presented a working paper on “Pakistani Women Voices in the Media” at the International Conference on Women’s Suffrage – Women’s Voices!, Oslo (June 11-12, 2013), on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Norwegian women’s right to vote.
• Presented a research paper entitled, "Making sense of Afghan women: A critical study of the coverage in the US-based international magazines," at the Media Asia 2012 - The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication, November 2-4, 2012, organized by the International Academic Forum, Osaka, Japan.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Pakistani women as objects of fear and ‘othering' in the Cultural & Critical Studies Division at this summer’s annual AEJMC Conference in Osaka, Japan, August 8-12, 2012.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Pakistani media: An agent of conflict or conflict resolution - A case of Lal Masjid" at the International Conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Durban, South Africa, July 15–19, 2012.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Globalism, Islam and Women’s rights in Pakistan” at the National conference on Human Rights, Local Culture, and Globalism, organized by the Department of Human Rights and Minority Affairs, Government of Punjab, and the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, March 13, 2012.
• Presented a paper on “Pakistani youth and Media” at the 12th Population Research Conference, "Pakistani Youth: The Ultimate Resource," organized by the Population Association of Pakistan, UNFPA, UNICEF, and Population Council, University of the Punjab, Lahore, November 22-24, 2011.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Systematic review of communication studies’ research in the public universities of Pakistan (1960-2010)” at the Cairo International Conference, “50 years of Communication Research in Local and Global Contexts,” co-organized by the Communication Research Center, University of Westminster Arab Media Center, UNESCO Cairo office, and Sinai University, Cairo, December 13-15, 2011.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Connectivity through religion: a case of religious journalism in Pakistan (2000-2010)” at the 2011 conference of the International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR), Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17, 2011.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Framing of Pakistani Muslim women in international media: Muslim feminist’s perspective” at the 2010 conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010.
• Presented a research paper titled, "Coverage of Women in religious magazines of Pakistan (2000-2009)" at the International Conference of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) held in Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010.
• Presented a research paper titled, “The politics of representing Muslim women and Islam: a case of Time and Newsweek 1979-2002” at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2009 Conference, Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, Mexico City, July 21-24, 2009.
• Presented a research paper titled, “The politics of representing Iranian women in international media and religion Islam” at the 92nd Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Boston, USA, August 5-8, 2009.
• Presented a research paper in an international conference on the Representation of Islam and Muslims in the Media, organized by the International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2008.
• Presented a research paper titled, “Portrayal of Muslim women in international magazines: a case of Time and Newsweek from 1979-2002” in an international conference on Representing Islam: A Comparative Perspective, organized by the University of Manchester and University of Surrey, September 5-6, 2008.
• Participated in the international conference titled, “Covering Each Other in an Era of Imagined Clashes of Civilization,” held in Lahore, February 2009.
• Presented a paper on women and media at the Press Institute of Pakistan, Lahore, 2002.
• Delivered lectures on “Islamic Law and Women” to professional ladies in 1989 at the Institute for Training of Business & Professional Women, Karachi.

• Email Address: dean.smc@bnu.edu.pk
• Ext Number: 602

• Prof. Dr. Bushra Hameedur Rahman