Dr. Haiqa Nasir is a Dental Surgeon by profession, who has been branching out
into her hobbies in between professional studies and clinical jobs. She is an MMA
enthusiast, training in Taekwondo since the age of 14, kickboxing and grappling
since 2018. A feminist learning to incorporate her passion and her profession into
uplifting the women around her and empowering them to explore their
potentials. She conducts Self-Defense workshops that address not only the
physical factors of dangerous situations that women and girls might face but
majorly, the psychological aspects of such scenarios and how to read the
non-physical markers in one's environment.
In 2020 she worked with the Safer Society for Children, in the capacity of Expert
Trainer, to execute training workshops on prevention and awareness of Child
Sexual Abuse in Kasur. She has continued to incorporate the training skills from
the project into her workshops and their curriculum design.
She designs her own Self-Defense workshops and has worked with and conducted
workshops on various public/private platforms such as Olomopolo Media,
Parwaaz by Akhuwat Foundation, DoctHERS.pk, British Council's Women of The
World Festival, Pakistan Strength and Conditioning Association, GiZ, EFU, Shell,
Soorty and many more.