Author profile: Shireen Manocha

Shireen Manocha is a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research interests revolve around gender and nationalisms, particularly in South Asia. Specifically, she is interested in understanding whether (and how) Hindu nationalism is changing the gendered imaginations of India. 

Review – Lives of Circumcised and Veiled Women

Shireen Manocha • Nov 3 2024 • Features

Chatterjee’s timely book explores the global discourses on female genital cutting and Islamic veiling, but could have further detailed the origins of these discourses.

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