Scholars in the Press
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→
Will Ukrainian internationalization be another victim of the war?
By Ararat Osipian Originally published February 27, 2023 in Times Higher Education In addition to the material destruction and immediate disruption that Ukrainian universities face, Osipian examines the long-term and isolating effects that the chaos of war may have on higher education in Ukraine. Read… Continue reading→
The Turkish government has avoided taking responsibility for the destruction and losses
By Mashuq Kurt Originally published February 21, 2023 in Le Monde On February 6, a devastating series of earthquakes hit the southeast provinces of Turkey and the northwest region of Syria. As of February 15, the death toll surpassed 44,000, with more than 100,000 injured… Continue reading→
Arash Nemat Publishes Study on the Spread of COVID-19 in Afghanistan
Arash Nemat, MD is a cardiologist from Afghanistan. He is currently working as a research specialist at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Consortium scholar Dr. Arash Nemat co-authored a study on the spread of COVID-19, titled: “Hijab or Niqab Interacts with Facemasks Usage at Healthcare… Continue reading→