Dr. Gubad Ibdaoghlu Released under House Arrest
After 274 days in detention, Dr. Gubad Inbadoghlu was released from a Baku detention center under house arrest. While still conditionally imprisoned, Dr. Ibadoghlu will now be able to receive proper medical care and be with his family for the… Continue reading→
Webinar: Lessons Learned from the Effects of Conflict on Health and Resilience in Sudan
YSPH Presents a webinar discussing the health implications of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. This event will elucidate the challenges, strategies, and actions required to address critical public health issues in crisis settings. Register Here.
New Book: “Outspoken MY FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN”
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Available on Amazon or Penguin Random House The impassioned memoir of Afghanistan’s Sima Samar: medical doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong… Continue reading→
Scholars At Risk Call to Action: The Crisis in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank and its Impact on Academia
Posted by Scholars at Risk, December 18, 2023 Scholars at Risk stands with the people of Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank suffering from horrendous violence, fear, insecurity, and acts of identity-based hatred. Scholars at Risk calls on states, non-state… Continue reading→
Sorry, I Don’t Understanding: A Play by Olena Boryshpolets & Anouar Rahmani
Originally performed on Monday, March 25, 2024 Consortium scholar and Artist Protection Fund Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, Anoar Rahmani, and colleague Olena Boryshpolets premiered their play, Sorry, I Don’t Understanding, this past Monday, March 25, in Pittsburgh. Rahmani and… Continue reading→
Critical Theory from the Margins: Horizons of Possibility in the Age of Extremism
Consortium Scholar Saladdin Ahmed’s book now available for purchase. Consortium scholar and political philosopher Saladdin Ahmed’s book Critical Theory from the Margins: Horizons of Possibility in the Age of Extremism is now available in paperback on SUNY Press’s website. Use… Continue reading→
Is it time for Ukraine’s exiled academics to return?
Originally published by Times Higher Education on March 14, 2024 Consortium scholar Ararat Osipian was interviewed by Times Higher Education about the status of higher education in Ukraine in the face of war, destruction, and continued corruption. Read an excerpt… Continue reading→
Citizens, Scholars, and Civil Society Activists Gather to Support Gubad Ibadoghlu
On Thursday, March 14, friends, supporters, and democratic activists in Azerbaijan gathered outside of the Baku Court of Appeals to demonstrate their support for Gubad Ibadoghlu, who has now been unjustly imprisoned by the Aliyev regime for eight months. The… Continue reading→
Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth
On February 27, 2024, a leading group of Islamic eco-theologians, scholars, and environmental practitioners from around the world presented “Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth” to the United Nations Environment Assembly. Consortium Scholar Ibrahim Ozdemir, Professor of Philosophy and Visiting… Continue reading→
Ithaca City of Asylum, Cornell University to Show Sahraa Karimi’s Films
Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7 Ithaca, New York Ithaca City of Asylum is bringing the award-winning filmmaker and former Univeristy in Exile for Afghan Artists Fellow Sahraa Karimi to Ithaca for a three-day visit timed to coincide with International Women’s Day…. Continue reading→