News and Updates
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→
Conflict, Memory, and Knowledge
Free 14-Week Online Seminar Hosted Online – Register Here Every Tuesday, April 16 – July 16, 20242:00 – 3:30 PM CET Co-Sponsored by Off University and Freie Universität Berlin’s Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East Master’s Program. Course…Continue reading→
Exiled Voices for Sustaining Hope: Journey of a Journalist from Afghanistan’s Turmoil to Exile and Renewed Resilience
Originally published by JSK Fellows Medium on December 4, 2023 By Faisal Karimi Journalism in exile: I had never thought about it even in my wildest dreams. Now from my new home in the United States, I run the Afghanistan Institute…Continue reading→
Register Now for the Consortium’s Spring 2024 Co-Led Online Seminars
Registration is now open for the Consortium’s selection of free, online seminars. This semester’s courses include a wide variety of subjects, from Afghan history and contemporary Arabic literature, to historical memory in Eastern Europe and global health in conflict settings….Continue reading→
Critical Issues in Global Health in Conflict Settings
Free 10-Week Online Seminar Hosted on Zoom – Register for Link Every Thursday, March 7 – May 9, 2024 10:00 – 11:30 AM ET Course Description This 10-week seminar examines contemporary issues and challenges in global health, with a particular…Continue reading→
Imprisonment in Contemporary Arab Fiction: A Feminist Reading
Free 10-Week Online Seminar Hosted on Zoom – Register for Link Every Wednesday, March 6 – May 8, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Course Description: This 10-week seminar will examine depictions and recordings of imprisonment in contemporary Arabic…Continue reading→
Afghanistan After Two Years of Taliban Rule
Free 10-Week Online Seminar Hosted on Zoom – Register for Link Every Tuesday, March 5 – May 7, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Course Description This 10-week online seminar will examine the past two years of Taliban rule…Continue reading→
Historical Memory During the Russo-Ukrainian War: Etatism, Securitisation, and Decolonisation
Free 10-Week Online Seminar Hosted on Zoom – Register for Link Every Wednesday, March 6 – May 8, 2024 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET Course Description: This 10-week seminar will focus on historical memory as one of the main battlefields of the…Continue reading→