Browsing by Author "Muhammad Zaid"

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    Challenges of Black American Muslim Women’s Identity: A Critical Reading of Umm Zakiyyah’s Novel Muslim Girl
    (UMT Lahore, 2019) Muhammad Zaid
    The aim of this research is to analyze Umm Zakiyyah’s novel Muslim Girl (published in 2014) in the light of the theory of “Islamic Feminism” to explore the identity-related dilemmas of a Black Muslim woman that issue from a number of factors including religion, gender and race. The dramatic histories of the quest for racial and gender-based equality in terms of civic rights and privileges in America, as well as the role of some recent events like 9/11 in foregrounding and questioning stereotypical representations of cultural “others,” would form the epistemological background of the primary text’s analysis. Along with a study of the problematics of the cultural positioning of the chosen novel’s protagonist—a Black Muslim girl whose family moves between America and Saudi Arabia—this analysis takes into account certain fundamental complications involved in the parallelism of Islamic teachings and western feminism. Owing to the themes of the novel, a critical reading of Muslim Girl necessitates references to parts of Islamic scriptures in order to analyze their relevance to the contemporary western, particularly American, society. It is contended that the identity crises of the novel’s protagonist have three dimensions for examining the politics of domination: besides being a ‘Muslim’ and a ‘girl,’ she is also black. Also centralized in the analysis is the motif of ‘purdah,’ the ground of one of the most controversial elements barring the smooth interaction between Islam and the contemporary Western world.
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    HIV outbreak in Pakistan
    (LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2018) Muhammad Zaid; Muhammad Sohail Afzal
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    To evaluate the impact of Organizational productivity through Employee performance.
    (UMT, Lahore, 2023) Muhammad Zaid; Haider Nadeem; Isha Saleem
    The aviation industry of Pakistan is characterized by intense competition. In this context, organizational productivity is vital for sustained success, and employee performance plays a pivotal role in driving overall organizational outcomes. This research aims to assess the impact of organizational productivity on employee performance and the mediating role of job satisfaction within the aviation industry of Pakistan. This study investigates the relationship between organizational productivity, employee performance, and job satisfaction. The research sample comprises aviation industry professionals across various functional areas and hierarchical levels. The findings of this study indicate a strong positive relationship between organizational productivity and employee performance, suggesting that improvements in organizational productivity positively influence employee performance. Furthermore, the research reveals that job satisfaction acts as a mediating variable between organizational productivity and employee performance. The results demonstrate that higher levels of job satisfaction among employees significantly enhance their performance, which, in turn, contributes to overall organizational productivity.