Salman Hussain, York University

Research

Human Rights Gender and Sexuality South Asia Transgender Rights Pakistan Body NGOs Minority Rights

Latest funding

Hijra Human Rights in Pakistan: `Third Gender' and Embodied Identity
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$21,706
Hijra Human Rights in Pakistan: `Third Gender' and Embodied Identity
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$39,869

Hijra Human Rights in Pakistan: `Third Gender' and Embodied Identity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hussain, Salman

Keywords: Human Rights; Gender and Sexuality; South Asia; Transgender Rights; Pakistan; Body; NGOs; Minority Rights; Activism

$21,706

Hijra Human Rights in Pakistan: `Third Gender' and Embodied Identity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hussain, Salman

Keywords: Human Rights; Gender and Sexuality; South Asia; Transgender Rights; Pakistan; Body; NGOs; Minority Rights; Activism

$39,869

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Human Rights Dear Professor Hussain, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on human rights connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Hijra Human Rights in Pakistan: `Third Gender' and Embodied Identity" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]