Farida Abdulla Khan (born 7 December 1951) is currently a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia () is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in ...

(JMI), Delhi, India. She is also the managing editor of C''ontemporary Dialogue in Education'' by

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. Earlier, She was a former Dean of Education at JMI. Khan earned a masters in developmental psychology from the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

in 1989 and a PhD in developmental psychology at the

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in 1994. She has taught in many institutes, including Delhi University and

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

(JNU). In 2011, she was appointed as a member of the Task Force on Research and Evaluation by

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. Since 2013, she has also been a member of the

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. She actively writes on Kashmir issues and educational issues of backward communities and minorities.

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1951 births Living people Academic staff of Jamia Millia Islamia People from Punjab, India Panjab University alumni City University of New York alumni University of Paris alumni {{India-academic-bio-stub Scholars from Punjab, India CUNY Graduate Center alumni

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