Hafsa received her PhD from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in History and Women’s Studies and her B.A. in Regional Studies of the Muslim World from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Her research interests include Islam in South Asia and America and the modern history of Kashmir. Hafsa has written for a variety of news outlets including The Washington Post, Al Jazeera America, Kindle Magazine, Foreign Policy Magazine, Kashmir Life, Kashmir Ink, and the Al Jazeera Center for Study.