Azra Rashid

Dr. Azra Rashid is a Montreal-based instructor, researcher and filmmaker. Her upcoming book, “Homeward Journeys of Immigrant Women in Canada” interweaves memories and experiences of immigrant women across the country and feminist theories on migration and identity to examine the relationship between identity, belonging and home. Azra’s previous research has been focused on testimony and representations of gender in discourses of war. In addition to scholarly articles on the topic, she has also written two books, “Surviving Khmer Rouge: Gender and Genocide in Cambodia” (2023), and “Gender, Nationalism and Genocide in Bangladesh: Naristhan/Ladyland” (2018).