Repressing the Truth: The Deterioration of Press Freedom, Madina Mujadidi After the removal of the Taliban regime came the time for new beginnings, including the creation of a successful media scene in Afghanistan. Since 2001, there are today around 1,879 active media outlets in Afghanistan which includes 96 TV channels and 65 radio stations inContinue reading “Afghanistan: Hanging onto Hope”
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Racism towards Afghans in Iran and why it is so prominent
Ramin Sharafudin “Islam has no borders” – Ayatollah Khomeini Founder of the Islam Republic of Iran and the Leader of the Islamic Revolution against the last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza. It is often considered that there are three waves of Afghan Influx into Iran. The Afghan Presence in Iran was not properly felt until theContinue reading “Racism towards Afghans in Iran and why it is so prominent”
Feminist Discourse in Service of Empire
Tahmena Joyan ‘Afghan Girls Seek Change Through Murals’; ‘Afghan Girls Defying Death Threats to Pursue Their Passion’; ‘Skating Makes Afghan Girls Feel Free’. In Skateboarding Won’t Save Afghan Girls, Sahar Ghumkhor notes that Western journalists often depict women in Afghanistan in norms-defying scenarios in order to showcase the country’s ‘progressive’ transformation over the past twoContinue reading “Feminist Discourse in Service of Empire”
When Modesty Becomes A Crime
Madina Mujadidi We have definitely heard all around the news, social media as well as in public spaces with posters up requiring everyone to wear a face mask in certain settings. At least that is the case in France and Belgium. While a face mask, defined as “a mask or protective covering for the faceContinue reading “When Modesty Becomes A Crime”
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