News and Updates
Former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan calls for the release of Consortium Scholar, Gubad Ibadoghlu
“The United States must do more to help Gubad Ibadoghlu” August 11, 2023 In an op-ed for the Washington Post, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard D. Kauzlarich, called for more action from the U.S. government to secure the release…Continue reading→
Baku court rejects appeal; Consortium Scholar Gubad Ibadoghlu remains in detention
August 1, 2023 On August 1, a Narminov district court in Baku rejected Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu’s lawyer’s request that Dr. Ibadoghlu be transferred to house arrest while awaiting trial. This request came after reports that Dr. Ibadoghlu is being held…Continue reading→
New Article: The Taliban’s Curricular Attack on Higher Education in Afghanistan: A New Reality for Higher Education in Afghanistan
Countries | International Higher Education Summer 2023 By Abdul Aziz Mohibbi and Noah Coburn In two short years, universities in Afghanistan have seen a drastic drop in enrollment due to the Taliban ban on women in higher education and a…Continue reading→
Consortium Scholar, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, Arrested and Detained in Azerbaijan
On July 23, 2023, an Azerbaijani economist and member of the New University in Exile Consortium, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, was violently arrested and detained in Baku. UPDATE: On November 16, 2023: The Court has extended Dr. Ibadoghlu’s pretrial detention through…Continue reading→
2022-2023 Annual Report
Now available – the New University in Exile Consortium 2022-2023 Annual Report.
Sahraa Karimi’s “Flight From Kabul” Wins at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Consortium scholar Sahraa Karimi was awarded the Works in Development Award from the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for her film project, Flight From Kabul. The film, which is based on her own experience fleeing the Taliban, received €10,000…Continue reading→
Dissident Art and Curating in Poland Today: Image Protests against the Fascist Turn
Consortium scholar, Tomek Kitliński, will deliver the keynote lecture at the annual Sommerfest held by Technische Universität Dresden’s Insititute for Art and Music Studies. Their lecture, “Dissident Art and Curating in Poland Today: Image Protests against the Fascist Turn”, is…Continue reading→
The 2023 Turkish Elections—A Roller Coaster Ride between Hope and Despair
The opponents of Erdogan feel “ghosted” by their leaders By Selin Bengi Gumrukcu, Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Originally published in Public Seminar, June 14, 2023 “The 2023 Turkish elections, held on the centennial of the…Continue reading→
Webinar June 6: Turkey in the Aftermath of the 2023 Elections
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 1:00pm ET The MESA Global Academy and The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University present: Dr. Evren AltinkasUniversity of Guelph Dr. Nihat CelikSan Diego State University Dr. Bengi GumrukcuRutgers University Dr. Halil YenigunUniversity of Virginia…Continue reading→
May 25th: Consortium scholars speak on Turkey’s elections
Turkey’s Elections: Local and Global ImplicationsMacy 25, 2023 | 12:00pm ET An event by The MESA Global Academy and The Arab Studies Institute featuring: Dr. Evren Altinkas, University of Guelph Consortium scholar, Dr. Utku Balaban, Xavier University Consortium scholar, Dr….Continue reading→