Zubair Torwali

Zubair Torwali is the co-founder and executive director at IBT, a nonprofit advocacy and research organization in Swat Pakistan. He attended the University of Peshawar, Peshawar and studied English literature and language and then joined a number of institutes to study linguistics and anthropology. He has published widely in various areas of linguistics, language revitalization, peace and security issues, cultural studies, education and literacy. His prior books include Torwali Alif Be Te (2007), Muffled Voices: Longing for a Pluralist and Peaceful Pakistan (2015), Lats Vestiges of Torwali Culture (2015), Surbuland (2021 as editor) and Torwali English Dictionary for Students (2023). He has been contributing articles to The News International, Dawn, The Friday Times, The Express Tribune, the Criterion Quarterly in Pakistan. He has also been contributing to various international journals and magazines like Aeon, Cultrico and others.