Faculty Profile

haris.aziz@numl.edu.pk

021-36721027

Postdoctoral Academic Visitor
2023
University of Oxford (UK), Department of Politics and International Relations
Topic: Freedom of Religion in a Liberal State: Focus on UK
Host: Paul Billingham

Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow
2022/2023
London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), Department of International History
Topic: Muslim Integration and State Policies in Post-World War France, Germany, and UK

PhD in European Studies
2022
University of Karachi (Pakistan), Area Study Centre for Europe
Topic: Freedom of Expression Debates in Europe and the Muslim World after 9/11
Supervisor: Uzma Shujaat
Examiners: Michel Boivin (France), Claudio Cressati (Italy)

Visiting PhD Student
University of Cambridge (UK), Faculty of History
06 November to 05 December 2020
Host: Prof. Dr. Eugenio F. Biagini

Visiting Scholar
Columbia University in the City of New York (USA), School of Journalism
23 October to 05 November 2020
Host: Prof. Nicholas Lemann

Visiting PhD Scholar
King’s College London (UK), Department of European & International Studies
16 September to 26 October 2019
Host: Dr. Russell Foster

Visiting Scholar
University of Bologna (Italy), Department of Political and Social Sciences
30 September to 06 October 2019
Host: Prof. Dr. Sergio Belardinelli

Visiting PhD Scholar
Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation & Governance
07 November to 06 December 2018
Host: Dr. Anu Masso
DoRa Plus Scholarship by EU Regional Development Fund

MA in International Relations
2006
University of Karachi, Department of International Relations
First Class, Second Position

BA (Hons) in International Relations
2003 - 2005
University of Karachi, Department of International Relations
1st Division

Visiting Assistant Professor
September 2023 - Present
National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Department of International Relations, Karachi

Expert Member
June 2023 - Present
Media & Journalism Research Center, Spain

Visiting Faculty for MPhil Class
2023
University of Karachi, Area Study Centre for Europe

Mentor
May 2021 - April 2022
EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion

Visiting Fellow
1st to 31st December 2021
Goldsmiths University of London, Department of Media, Communications & Cultural Studies

Visiting Fellow
15th November to 14th December 2021
Queen Mary University of London, School of Geography

Visiting Fellow
1st to 30th November 2021
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Department of Politics and International Studies

Fellow
July 2019 to June 2020
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, Centre for Media, Data & Society; School of Public Policy

Cooperative Lecturer
2010 to 2011
University of Karachi, Department of International Relations

Research Assistant
Feb. to May 2006
University of Karachi, Department of International Relations

Research Assistant
Feb. to Aug. 2007
Social Policy and Development Centre, Karachi

Research Assistant
Feb. to Jul. 2007
Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi

Geo News
Senior Producer
1st February 2019 - Present
Producer
2nd November 2015 - 31st January 2019

CNBC Pakistan / Jaag TV
Senior Producer
1st April 2015 - 31st October 2015
Rundown Producer
1st November 2012 - 31st March 2015
Senior Copy Editor
5th March 2008 - 31st October 2012

GEO English TV
Copy Writer
8th October 2007 - 3rd March 2008

ARY OneWorld TV
Copy Writer
1st January - 3rd April 2006

GEO TV Election Cell
Trainee Journalist
21st June - 31st August 2005

Export Trends International
Assistant Editor
2004 - 2005

Freedom of Expression Debates in Europe and the Muslim World after 9/11
Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield) in Lexington Studies in Classical and Modern Islamic Thought, Lanham, MD, 2023.

Muslims and the Freedom of Expression in Europe: A Case Study of Post-9/11 Major Controversies
Journal of European Studies (Karachi), vol. 36, no. 2, July 2020, pp. 116 - 129.
55 Years of Pakistan-China Relationship
Pakistan Horizon (Karachi), ‘Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Analysis Special,’ vol. 60, no. 2, April 2007, pp. 109 - 124.
Certificates
Online Certificate Course in Interfaith Conflict Resolution
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington DC, December 2008.
Training Course in International Humanitarian Law
Organized & taught by International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), 4 to 8 September 2006, Islamabad. Nominated by IR Dept., UoK.
Online Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington DC, September 2005.
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Ordinary Level General Paper
University of Cambridge via British Council, 2001.

Achievements/Activities

Broadcast Journalism Trainer in several workshops arranged by Women Media Centre in collaboration with UNESCO and NED USA.
Participated in South Asian Youth for Peace Workshop; Godavri, Nepal, 8 - 14 July 2007, arranged by Youth Coordination Center International, Asian Resource Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand.
Fiction/Nonfiction Writer, former debater, and participant in various training workshops.

Memberships

Karachi Press Club
Karachi Union of Journalists
The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs - 2005-06
Graduate Studies Discussion Group, Dept. of International Relations, University of Karachi - 2005-06