Dr Weeda Mehran ویدا مهران
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Lecturer @UniofExeter, Co-director, Centre for Advanced International Studies (CAIS). Senior Research Affiliate @TSASNetwork
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The UN's special rapporteur is investigating reports of horrific treatment of #women held in #Taliban jails, incl gang rapes & forced abortions -- my latest in The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/are-wo…
"16 women became pregnant after ‘repeated sexual assault & have undergone abortions in local clinics,’ the report said. They were taken to hospital under armed guard ... while abortions were performed" #Afghanistan #Women #Taliban #SexualAbuse #Impunity spectator.co.uk/article/are-wo…
Islamic State Gunning for Russia Foreign Policy Lucas Webber Riccardo Valle foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/isl…
Most extreme movements seem to have one thing in common: men. Do misogyny & radicalisation go hand-in-hand? I talked to The Bunker about this, &how British extremist leaders Anjem Choudary & Tommy Robinson mobilise masculinity to gain followers. Listen👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mee…
“The Taliban’s Political Theory: ‘Abd al-Hakim al-Haqqani’s Vision for the Islamic Emirate” - new piece by me for Hudson Institute examining top cleric al-Haqqani’s 300-page Arabic treatise on Islamic political theory, “The Islamic Emirate and its System” hudson.org/terrorism/tali…
Drivers of ISKP Recruitment in Afghanistan - Centre on Armed Groups (Centre on Armed Groups): armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar… important local context in Afghanistan beyond all the recent flurry of reporting and research on ISKP external operations
Dr Dr Weeda Mehran ویدا مهران from Exeter Politics spoke to The Associated Press about life in #Afghanistan three years after the Taliban took control of the country apnews.com/article/afghan…
We at Mosaic Afghanistan are proud to announce convening of the 3rd Cambridge Masssoud Conference, scheduled on 6-7 Sept at St Hugh's College, with the Cultural Evening at King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University with great lineup. Looking forward to having you either in person/online. eventbrite.co.uk/e/university-o…
Zakia Khudadadi makes history as first Refugee Paralympic Team medallist | Paris Paralympic Games 2024 | The Guardian “This medal is for all the women of Afghanistan and all the refugees of the world. I hope that one day there will be peace in my country” theguardian.com/sport/article/…