Scholars in the Press
“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→
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 February 24, 2024. He is… Continue reading→
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 to aid in further development. The… 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 a part of their new… 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 Turkish Republic, carried significant symbolic… Continue reading→
Wagnerites Turn International Students into Cannon Fodder
By Ararat Osipian Originally published May 16, 2023 by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia The paramilitary group known as the Wagner Private Military Company, led by businessman and onetime Putin crony Evgeny Prigozhin, has played a significant role in Russia’s… Continue reading→
University Autonomy is the Key to Tackling Academic Corruption
By Ararat Osipian Originally published April 22, 2023 in Times Higher Education In a new article published in Times Higher Education, Consortium scholar, Ararat Osipian makes the argument that university independence from the state is an essential factor in ensuring the integrity of institutions of… Continue reading→
Afghan Women and the Need for Possibilities
April 26, 2023 “On a gray afternoon last week in Paris, I attended the New University in Exile Consortium Scholars Conference… In particular, I was interested to attend the panel and keynote on The State of Women in Afghanistan Today,” writes Isabelle McRae, a global… Continue reading→
Afghan Women are Essential to Humanitarian NGO Work
Co-authored by Arash Nemat, M.D. Feb. 27, 2023 Originally published in the Lancet Global Health Journal In a joint statement, officials across the UN agencies have criticised Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government for its prohibition on women attending work at non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The ban, which was… Continue reading→