Professional Background
Since 2022
Research Associate for Open T-Shape project at HafenCity University, Hamburg, Germany
2021-2022
Assistant Editor at The New Institute, Hamburg, Germany
2021
International Communication Expert at WECF e.V., Munich, Germany
2019
Master of Science Degree, Ain Shams University, Kairo, Egypt and University of Stuttgart, Germany
2011-2017
Journalist at The Express Tribune, Karachi, Pakistan
Research
Publications
2024
Paper (under review): From Gaze to CCTV Cameras: Surveillance in Karachi Buses and Delhi Metro, by Ferya Ilyas and Mridula Garg, Applied Mobilities.
2023
Paper (to be published): Beyond Safety: Gendered Mobility in Karachi and Delhi, by Ferya Ilyas and Mridula Garg, Anthropology Now.
2021
Essay competition: Hot City, Cool Women: Public Transportation Systems as Cooling Infrastructure in South Asia, Safetipin.
2019
Master thesis: Making of a Woman: Gender Analysis of Karachi’s Public Buses, Ain Shams University and University of Stuttgart.
Presentations / Conferences
2023
Paper presentation (to take place in October): The Aesthetics of Karachi Buses: Daily Inconvenience, Cultural Appropriation and Social Expression, by Ferya Ilyas, Global Mobility Humanities Conference.
2022
Research presentation: Travelling with insecurities: Gendered experiences in Pakistan and India, by Ferya Ilyas and Mridula Garg, PUTSPACE Conference.
2022
Research presentation: CCTV to Gaze: Surveillance in Public Transportation in Karachi and Delhi, by Ferya Ilyas and Mridula Garg, PUTSPACE Conference.
