Dr Laraib Niaz is a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge where she focuses on inclusive education. She is also an inclusive education consultant in the Education Global Practice of the World Bank. She completed her PhD from the Institute of Education, University College London where her research focused on the role of religion in schools in Pakistan. Her research interests lie in the area of inclusion and exclusion in education, with a particular focus on gender, disability, and religion.