Anjum Halai Editor & Author

Anjum Halai has a long-standing and international experience in education in low-income and lower-middle-income countries like Pakistan and those in East Africa. She obtained her doctoral degree from Oxford University UK. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta Canada (2011-2016) and a research fellow at the Centre for International Education, School of Education & Social Work, University of Sussex UK. Her research interests are in social justice issues in education. She has published widely in the area of mathematics teacher education, and on issues related to language and gender in education. She led the task force set up at the Aga Khan University (AKU) to develop a policy on awareness and prevention of gender-based harassment. She is a member of the Advisory Committee on Women's Leadership Academy at AKU. Anjum Halai plays an active role on several international forums to enable equitable participation in education of youth, especially young women from disadvantaged contexts. These forums include the International Commission of Mathematical Instruction-Berlin, the Commission of Developing Countries, and the World Academy of Art and Science. As a founding dean (2018-22) Anjum Halai led the development of AKU's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Currently, she is serving as Professor of Education and regional Vice Provost at AKU in Pakistan.