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JAVARIA FAROOQUI

Dr Javaria Farooqui conducts research on popular genre romance, with special focus on the reading culture in Pakistan. She works as an assistant professor at COMSATS University Lahore, and tweets @JavariaFarooqui.

For many Pakistani Bridgerton fans looking for an escape, a brown Kate Sharma isn't what they signed up for

Her inclusion is seen as an unnecessary attempt to bring 'masala' into the series and jerks them out of their escapist fantasies.

Javaria Farooqui Updated 14 Apr, 2022 09:51am