Fizra Nayab
Comparative Humanities,
A Comparative Humanities junior at Habib University specializing in philosophy and history, with a minor in Social Development & Policy, along a focus on global governance.
Skills & Tools
- Canva
- Writing & Editing
- JMP Statistical Analysis SoftwareJMP Statistical Analysis Software
- Qualitative & Quantitative ResearchQualitative & Quantitative Research
- Policy AnalysisPolicy Analysis
- Ethnographic ResearchEthnographic Research
- Data AnalysisData Analysis
- Human Rights AdvocacyHuman Rights Advocacy
- Stakeholder MappingStakeholder Mapping
- Report DevelopmentReport Development
About Me
I study the mechanics of structural power. As a Comparative Humanities student at Habib University (maintaining a 4.0 GPA), my work bridges the gap between political philosophy, postcolonial critique, and international relations. I study how elite institutions, global steering committees, and macroeconomic policies shape contemporary sovereignty.
Selected as an incoming intern for the UNDP and School of Leadership Foundation’s Huqooq-e-Pakistan II initiative, my focus lies at the very middle of human rights advocacy, policy tracking, and state compliance.
My long-term goals are aimed at global diplomacy, international policy, and foreign relations. I am focused on mastering the language of institutional realism and quiet capital, the economic and political levers that drive global governance.
Work Experience
July 2026 - September 2026
Human Rights Intern
United Nations Development Programme
April 2026 - May 2026
Research Intern
SOC Films
Conducted rigorous research, background verification, and data analysis for investigative documentaries and film projects led by two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Pitched creative concepts and structured qualitative audio transcripts to preserve raw human testimonies for social justice narratives
May 2025 – August 2025
Research Assistant
Summer Tehqiq Research Progra, Habib University
Executed field-based ethnographic and archival research mapping the urban transformations, ecological histories, and post-Partition displacement patterns of Nazimabad.
Synthesized raw historical metadata and narrative field notes into a publication-grade creative lyric essay exploring urban geography and state displacement
Oral History Project Intern
The Citizens Archive of Pakistan
Preserved state and cultural history by managing complex archival metadata arrays and auditing oral history transcripts.
Conducted deep qualitative research on primary historical data to ensure historical accuracy for public exhibitions.
Member of the U.S. Consulate General Youth Consulate
U.S. Consulate Karachi
Collaborated on cultural diplomacy frameworks and local public engagement campaigns.
Education
2024 - 2028
B.A (Honors) Comparative Humanities
Habib University
2022 - 2024
HSSC, Humanities
Habib Girls' School
Selected Work
Local Government Model for Sustainable Banner Regulation and Municipal Recycling
Led a field research and stakeholder mapping initiative under the SHEHRI-CBE Civic Engagement Program to plan a scalable urban management framework for Karachi. Designed a municipal model aimed at achieving a 60% reduction in unregulated municipal banner waste and visual pollution. The blueprint focused on civic rights and public-private circular economies, earning 2nd Place and a formal cash commendation for replicable urban governance.
Origin Story: Self in the City
Executed ethnographic, archival, and spatial fieldwork tracking the systemic evolution, demographic features, and environmental changes of post-Partition Karachi as part of Summer Tehqiq Research Program, Habib University. Synthesized deep qualitative data, oral testimonies, and historical records under Principal Investigator Javeria Hasnain. The research culminated in a creative-critical lyric essay, successfully selected for publication in Kitab Ghar Student Magazine.