University of Southern Punjab

Dr. Munawar Amin

Brief Bio

Dr. Munawar Amin serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Punjab, Multan and possesses over fifteen years of experience in higher education. Her research specialization lies in Urdu fiction. She is actively engaged as an MPhil research supervisor and serves as a Member of the Board of Studies, in addition to undertaking a range of academic and departmental responsibilities. She has authored 54 research articles published in both national and international peer-reviewed journals. Her scholarly work demonstrates a sustained commitment to critical inquiry and academic excellence, particularly within the domain of fiction. She emphasizes the significance of fiction as a multifaceted source of knowledge, encompassing insights into historical events, the human psyche, and contemporary literature, while also fostering intellectual engagement and a sense of personal fulfillment among readers.

Education
Ph.D.
Urdu Government College Lahore
2017
M. Phil
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
2008
M.A
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
2005
Bachelor
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan
2002
B.Ed.
University of Education Lahore
2003
M.Ed.
Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
2011
Professional Experience
9 years of extensive teaching and research experience in higher education in University of Sothern Punjab, Multan
A total of 15 years of professional teaching experience in the field of education.

Research Interests

Research Impact:

  • Publications: 54
Title Year Published Link
Mumtaz Athar’s Poetry: An Intellectual and Artistic Study
2026
Environmental Crisis and Global Politics: Analysis and Possible Solutions from a Marxist Perspective
2026
Mustansar Hussain Tarar’s Novel Sheher Khali, Koocha Khali: A Narrative of Existential Anguish and Loneliness
2026
An Analytical Study of the Biography of Syed Mahmood Khawar
2026
Symbolism in the Short Stories of Mahmood Ahmed Qazi
2026
Representation of in the Urdu Afsana of the 21st Century: A Critical Study
2025
Psychoanalysis Study of Sara Shagufta’s Poetry
2025
Tahira Iqbal’s Portrayal of Female Characters: A Study in the Context of Novel Harappa
2025
Bano Qudsia’s Novel Raja Gidh: A Study of Formal Decline and Spiritual Degeneration
2025
Rehman Abbas k novel Nakhlistan ki talash ka tajzeyati mutala
2025

Naz, A., Rehman, A. U., & Amin, M. (2026). Mumtaz Athar’s poetry: An intellectual and artistic study. Al-Aasar, 3(1).

Sipra, M. A., & Amin, M. (2026). Environmental crisis and global politics: Analysis and possible solutions from a Marxist perspective. Qualitative Research Journal for Social Studies, 3(1).

Abbas, M., Sajjad, N., & Amin, M. (2026). Mustansar Hussain Tarar’s novel Sheher Khali, Koocha Khali: A narrative of existential anguish and loneliness. Journal of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 9(1).

Naz, A., Rehman, A. U., & Amin, M. (2026). An analytical study of the biography of Syed Mahmood Khawar. Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 4(1).

Yaseen, S., Manzoor, S., & Amin, M. (2026). Symbolism in the short stories of Mahmood Ahmed Qazi. The Study of Religion and History, 4(1).

Kanwal, T., & Amin, M. (2025). Representation in the Urdu afsana of the 21st century: A critical study. Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 3(4).

Habib, M., & Amin, M. (2025). Psychoanalysis study of Sara Shagufta’s poetry. Al-Aasar, 2(4).

Batool, M., Sipra, M. A., & Amin, M. (2025). Tahira Iqbal’s portrayal of female characters: A study in the context of the novel Harappa. Al-Aasar, 2(1).

Sidiq, S., Usman, M., & Amin, M. (2025). Bano Qudsia’s novel Raja Gidh: A study of moral decline and spiritual degeneration. Qualitative Research Journal for Social Studies, 2(4).

Qadir, M. Z., Ahmed, S., & Amin, M. (2025). Rehman Abbas k novel Nakhlistan ki talash ka tajzeyati mutala. Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 3(4).

Shah, M. R., & Amin, M. (2025). Mukhtar Zafar as a critic: Research review. Al-Aasar, 2(3).

Shah, M. R., & Amin, M. (2025). Dr. Mukhtar Zafar’s travelogues: A critical study. Qualitative Research Journal for Social Studies, 2(3).

Abbas, M., & Amin, M. (2025). The identity of localism: An analysis of Deepak Budki’s novels. Oriental College Magazine, 101(2).

Shehzadi, S., Shabir, S., & Amin, M. (2025). The intellectual analysis of selected novels by women Urdu novelists. Qualitative Research Journal for Social Studies, 2(2), 1–14.

Abbas, M., & Amin, M. (2025). An analysis of Nasir Abbas Nayyar’s short stories: Narrative, thought, and thematic dimensions. Daryaft, 1(17).

Sipra, M. A., Amin, M., & Rehman, A. U. (2025). The Doha in Urdu literature: Poetic structure, linguistic form, and historical context. Al-Aasar, 2(2).

Amin, M., Sipra, M. A., & Bibi, S. A. (2025). Ahmed Rizwan’s columns: An interplay of satire, humor, and literary nuance. Al-Aasar, 2(2).

Sipra, M. A., & Amin, M. (2025). A critical analysis of the poems Rachwavi of Mukashif Sipra. Al-Aasar, 2(2).

Amin, M., Abbas, M., & Saleem, B. (2025). Contemporary Urdu fiction: Possibilities and requirements. Al-Aasar, 2(1).

Siddique, S., Abbas, M., & Amin, M. (2025). The agony of migration: In the context of Urdu novels. Journal of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 8(1).

Sipra, M. A., Amin, M., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Global flash fiction in Urdu translation: Background, foreground, and analysis. AL-ZUMER, 3.

Naz, M., Amin, M., & Khan, M. A. (2024). Understanding Iqbal through the scholarly lens of Dr. A.D. Naseem. Al-Mahdi Research Journal, 5(5).

Akram, R., Murtaza, S., & Amin, M. (2024). Depiction of social issues in the novel Khuda ki basti. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(1).

Saleem, B., Khan, M. A., & Amin, M. (2024). Localism in Javed Akhter Bhatti’s fiction. Al-Mahdi Research Journal, 5(4).

Mahmood, H., Khan, M. A., & Amin, M. (2024). Thematic analysis of Ashfaq Ahmad’s fictional works. Al-Mahdi Research Journal, 5(5).

Saleem, B., Khan, M. A., & Amin, M. (2024). Reflection of local culture in the short stories of Liaqat Ali. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(3).

Akram, R., Saleem, B., & Amin, M. (2024). Depiction of social issues in the novel Dastak na do. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 8(3).

Amin, M., Mahmood, H., Haider, M. I., & Akram, R. (2024). Analysis of the characters of Mohammad Mansha Yad’s novel Rahine. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(3).

Naqvi, S. A. H., & Amin, M. (2024). Muhammad Hameed Shahid as a novelist. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 8(3).                                                                                                                           Harris Khalique as poet. (2024). Journal of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 7(4).                                                                                           Nasir, M., Zahra, A., Fatima, A., & Amin, M. (2024). Gender, race, and identity: An intersectional analysis of Elhillo’s Home is Not a Country. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(3).                Nasir, M., Khalid, M., Ishaq, M., Ahmed, D., & Amin, M. (2024). Critical discourse analysis of vice chancellor’s messages of public and private universities in Multan. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(3). Nasir, M., Zahra, A., Jamil, F., & Amin, M. (2024). Challenging the class-ridden patriarchal society: A Marxist feminist analysis of Medie’s His Only Wife. Harf-o-Sukhan, 8(2).         Shakoor, M., Jamil, F., Nasir, M., & Amin, M. (2024). Verbal to visual practices: An Intersemiotics analysis of Austen’s novel and movie Persuasion. Harf-o-Sukhan, 8(2).          Abida Parveen, Shafique, M., & Amin, M. (2024). Farheen Choudhry ke afsano mein moasharti haqaiq ka bayan. Harf-o-Sukhan, 8(2).                                                                                      Nasir, M., Jamil, M., Ishaq, M., Akhtar, R. N., Fatima, A., & Amin, M. (2024). Representation of vehemence in speeches of political party leaders: A critical discourse analysis. Migration Letters, 21(S11).                                                                                                                           Rai, K. H., Amin, M., Haider, M. I., & Zaheer, M. (2024). Josh ki nasar ka adabi o lesaneyati tanazar. Harf-o-Sukhan, 7(2).                                                                                                 Saleem, B., Akram, R., & Amin, M. (2024). Javed Akhtar Bhatti as researcher. Shanakhat, 3(2). Javed, A., Nasir, M., Shakoor, M., Akhtar, R. N., & Amin, M. (2024). Exploring the impacts of social media simulation in Lockwood’s No one is talking about this: A socio-psychological analysis. Journal of Policy Research, 10(2).                                                                            Qamar, A. A., Ashraf, M., & Amin, M. (2021). Saqafat ki geoghrafeyai asas. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 4(4).                                                                                                                                           Amin, M. (2021). Muhammad Mansha Yad ba haseayat khaka negar: Aik tajziyati mutalia. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 4(3).                                                                                                            Ashraf, M., Amin, M., & Ahmad, M. (2021). A societal study of Abdullah Hussain’s short stories. Harf-o-Sukhan, 5(4).                                                                                                   Ansari, N., Baloch, I. H., & Ameen, M. (n.d.). Novel zillato kay aseer ka taneseetee jaiza. Journal of Research, 38(2).

Amin, M., & Irum, S. (2015). Muhammad Mansha Yad ki adbi khidmat. Khayaban, 33.        Nasir, M., Ishaq, M., Fatima, A., & Amin, M. (2024). Fathoming childhood trauma and social abuse in Quinn’s The Night Child: A psychoanalytic study. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 7(2).                 Naz, N., Nasir, M., Iftikhar, S., Abbas, N., Nadeem, M. A., Javed, A., Raza, H., & Amin, M. (2024). Examining the ecological dimensions of McConaghy’s migrations: An eco-linguistic analysis. Arbor, 11(2).                                                                                                          Jahangeer, M., Nasir, M., Jameel, M., Fayyaz, R., & Nadeem, M. A. (2024). A semiotic discourse analysis of billboards in Multan. Sefarad, 20(1).                                                                       Malik, Z., Akram, R., & Amin, M. (2024). Depiction of social issues in the novel Raja Gidh. Zauq-e-Tahqeeq, 6(1).                                                                                                              Akmal, M. S., Amin, M., Baloch, I. H., & Mariam, A. (2023). Social values in Muhammad Hameed Shahid’s fiction: An analytical study. Journal of Languages, Culture and Civilization, 5(2).                                                                                                                                           Amin, M., Saleem, B., & Mariam, A. (n.d.). Anwar Ahmad kay afsano me maqami moasharat ki aqasi. Journal of Research, 39(1).                                                                                            Amin, M., Akram, R., Nadir, M. K., & Ansari, N. (2023). Muhammad Mansha Yad kay afsano me alamat nigari: Aik tajzeyati mutalia. Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 6(4).                                              Nasir, M., Ejaz, K., Hasnain, H., & Amin, M. (2023). Mutiny and societal revolution in North’s Outlawed: A feminist analysis. Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom, 2(2).            Nasir, M., Ameen, H. M. T., & Amin, M. (2023). Representation of gender roles in children’s fictional tales: A semiological discourse analysis. Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities, 7(4).

Teaching & Supervision

Courses

  • Fiction and non-fiction
  • Special  Study of Iqbal
  •  Linguistics
  • History of Pakistani  Languages
  • Classical and Modern Poetry
  • Classical and Modern Poetry

Supervision:

  • MPhil:  64 (completed), 07 (ongoing)

Teaching Philosophy

Anchored in a student-centered and research-informed pedagogical approach that promotes critical thinking, analytical competence, and intellectual independence.

Awards and Recognition

  • Departmental  Best Researcher Award (2025)

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