Scholars in the Press
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 first time since he was… Continue reading→
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 advocate for girls and women…. 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 Boryshpolets met as writers-in-residence at… 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 the offer code NBN324 for… 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 featuring Osipian’s interview below: Then… 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 Scholar at Clark University, was… 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 for Research and Media Studies,… Continue reading→
Silencing Teachers in Yemen
How the Houthi threaten the future of a civil society Originally Published by Public Seminar on January 9, 2024 By Abdulgaleel Ahmed “After nine years of war, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” a United Nations report asserted earlier this year: An estimated 4.5… Continue reading→
“In Afghanistan, we lost control of our own war”
Originally published on August 15, 2023 by The Globe and Mail By Shoaib Rahim In 1979, when Soviet tanks rolled into Afghanistan to crush the local resistance against its brutal Communist government, the entire world was inspired to get involved in the country. Then, more… 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 culture of surveillance and fear…. Continue reading→