Kashmiri Studies Professor
Dr. Nyla Ali Khan is a professor at Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK, and taught as a visiting Professor at the University of Oklahoma. formerly, she was a professor at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She received her Ph.D. in English Literature and her Masters in Postcolonial Literature and Theory at the University of Oklahoma. As an educator, her goal is to engage in reflective action working with diverse cultural and social groups questioning the exclusivity of cultural nationalism, the erosion of cultural syncretism, the ever-increasing dominance of religious fundamentalism, and the irrational resistance to cultural and linguistic differences. Her unflinching commitment to pedagogy, scholarship, and her unrelenting faith in the critical focus that education can provide, motivate her to build bridges across racial, political, and ideological divides.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Nyla Ali Khan is a visiting Professor at Rose State College, as well as a former lecturer and professor at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of four books and various essays about the political difficulties and strife in her native Jammu and Kashmir, India. Additionally, she is a public speaker who has presented at many notable events across the US and South Asia . Most of her work sets out to establish an understanding about her homeland and the political difficulties it faces in modern times. Khan is a strong women's right activist who focuses on specifically advocating for the rights of Muslim women.
