Hareem Bilal

Research

Peer-reviewed research, institute work and working papers on minority rights, displacement, education and climate governance.

By latitude, 28° to 72° northPlaces in the research and the work behind it
Peer-reviewed · 2026

Exploring a Minority Within Minority: A Study on Intersex Individuals in Pakistan's Christian Minority

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 2026, 1–32. Brill.

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This study employed a qualitative methodology combining participant observation and in-depth interviews to explore the experiences of the Khawajasira community in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with a focus on violence and social dynamics. Using purposive and snowball sampling, the research gathered data from 15 participants. Findings reveal that while religious expression does not have a direct correlation with the severity of violence, Christian intersex are more vulnerable due to the compounded socio-economic disadvantages and marginalization experienced by the broader Christian community.

Intersex · Transgender · Christian minority · Structural violence

I remember walking into madrassahs, unsure of how I would be received.Hareem Bilal on LinkedIn, on the fieldwork behind the article

Working paper · 2026

Representation Beyond the Present: The Intergenerational Demos

Stockholm University and LMU Munich

Living Lab · 2026

Care as labor in higher education

EUGLOH Living Lab, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø

In progress

The Classroom That Does Not Collapse

MA thesis on educational continuity for displaced children