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In Control of the University: Taliban takeover as a challenge to freedom of higher education in Afghanistan

February 08, 2022

In Control of the University: Taliban takeover as a challenge to freedom of higher education in Afghanistan

A talk by Said Reza Kazemi PhD, Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Anthropology, Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University. 

What has happened to higher education in Afghanistan since theTaliban takeover in mid-August 2021? Based upon his interviews with university administrators, lecturers, and students, Dr.Kazemi will discuss the challenges to academic freedom in the country and what the future holds for academic freedom in Afghanistan.

Online via zoom. Friday February 11, noon to 1:30.

Location Information: Via zoom.

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For zoom link, please email Mark Schwartz, [email protected]

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