In the 2018 Pakistani general election, Bisma Farooq Sheikh contested for the National Assembly seat from NA-246 (Karachi-XII) on a PPP ticket. She won the election with a significant margin and became a member of the National Assembly.
Over the next three years, she walked the length of the valley with a cheap microphone and a pair of foam-covered headphones. She recorded the sound of a blacksmith in Anantnag hammering a plough. She recorded the prayer whispered by an old widow at the Shankaracharya temple—a Hindu woman praying for her Muslim neighbor’s son to return from the army camp. She recorded the rain on the tin roofs of the houseboats, and beneath it, the low, steady rhythm of her own heart. bisma farooq sheikh
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Beyond the walls of academia, Dr. Bisma Farooq Sheikh translates complex behavioral concepts into accessible thought leadership. Her frequent opinion pieces tackle unique societal challenges: 1. Digital Depression and Technological Skepticism She recorded the sound of a blacksmith in