• Belief in the Evil Eye and Early Childcare in Rural Punjab, Pakistan 

      Qamar, Azher Hameed (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The belief in the evil eye is associated with feelings of envy that brings harm to children. In Punjabi Muslim culture the evil eye is a threat to a child’s health before and after birth. This article investigates the “evil ...
    • Challenges Associated with Primary Education in Rural Punjab, Pakistan 

      Qamar, Azher Hameed (Master thesis, 2010)
      Pakistan, a country with more than 60 percent rural population, has been in problems since it was born in 1947. Military governments, wars between India and Pakistan, separation of East Pakistan into Bangladesh, political ...
    • Infant Healthcare Belief Practices and Social Value of the Child in Rural Punjab, Pakistan 

      Qamar, Azher Hameed (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:1, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      This thesis, titled Infant Healthcare Belief Practices and Social Value of the Child in Rural Punjab, Pakistan, is based on the perspectives of the interdisciplinary social study of childhood and social construction of ...
    • Tona, The Folk Healing Practices in Rural Punjab, Pakistan 

      Qamar, Azher Hameed (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Consulting religion and magic for healing is an important aspect of healing belief practices. Magical thinking provides space for culturally cognitive patterns to integrate belief practices. Tona, a layman’s approach to ...