It's a difficult video to watch but I salute the hard-working and wonderful ⁦⁦Zaki Daryabi⁩ and his incredible team. ⁦اطلاعات روز | Etilaatroz⁩ is one of the institutions that gives me hope and helps me stay hopeful for a better future in Afghanistan. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

another black day in #Afghanistan :
gunman on late 29/4 kills at least 6, injures 1 in attack on #Herat mosque (aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/30…) belonging to the shia community (tolonews.com/afghanistan-18…). apparently one small child among the killed (i don't link the very drastic photo).

A well curated bibliography is always a great way to start any research. Thanks for including #SufiCivilities in your updated #Afghanistan list and for the friendly shout out. Don’t miss this resource 👇🏼

Analyzing algorithmic violence and AI in warfare “not from the perspective of those in power, but from those officers executing it, and those civilians undergoing its violent effects in Gaza” by Lauren Gould (NIOD and The Intimacies of Remote Warfare ) theconversation.com/gaza-war-artif…

The University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) are recruiting a Ph.D. student in cultural & social anthropology with interests in env. anthro, anthro of energy, climate justice, and extractives.

5 year position, excellent resources.
⏰ Deadline: Apr 28

More info ⤵️
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The deadline for abstracts for this exciting conference in Peshawar is the day after tomorrow (the 25th of April). Get those abstracts in! (address to send them to on the poster).

I was on the NB Islamic Studies 📚 podcast for my book The Promise of Piety. The podcast covers many of the core themes and arguments of the book.

Thanks to Shobhana Xavier for the wonderful conversation and generous engagement with the book.

Do check it out.

Crucial piece on #Afghan migration and exploitation on the #migration trail, linking #Turkey , the #West ’s waste trade

“The plastic waste crisis and refugee crisis have converged to produce one of the great human tragedies of our time.” Adnan Khan writes. Read in De Groene Amsterdammer

What an amazing piece of art. Hadi Rahnaward - Fragile Balance (2023)

Looking forward to speak tomorrow LUCIS “What’s New” Series on #Sufi Communities Navigation of political changes in #Afghanistan . Please join us (and tell your friends and colleagues in Leiden&NL!)

30 minutes into #Afghanistan #Appeal hearing re: 1980s #warcrimes - the #translator sent home, as nobody was watching the much heralded translated #videolink

Q re: limits of #accessibility of proceedings? What makes accessibility effective in #UniversalJurisdiction hearings?

Today #warcrimes trial #afghanistan in #TheHague

Ich schreibe seit 10 Jahren für Qantara. Wir brauchen dieses Portal gegenwärtig mehr denn je für eine differenzierte Berichterstattung. Das Auswärtiges Amt muss handeln, und zwar richtig.

Excited to share that our book 'Frontier Ethnographies' will be out soon. It was a journey worth enduring Annika Schmeding Nafay Choudhury.
Chapter 5: All Women Are Equal, but ‘Begum Sahibas’ Are More Equal Than Others: Exploring Opinions of Upper Middle-Class Pakistani Women about Education

Coming out this Fall with Berghahn Books, co-edited w/ Nafay Choudhury with contributions from:

Saima Khan (she/her) Ph.D.🌐
Dr. Melissa Chiovenda
Abhilash Medhi
Abdul Mohammadi
Farhana Afrin Rahman
Michael Lindsey
Omer Aijazi
Tom Crowley

berghahnbooks.com/title/Choudhur…

#afghanistan #Pakistan #ethnography #anthropology