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Why are millions of Afghans pushed into circular migration? 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/4zvm4Xi

BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, Afghan refugees: 1. The exodus

Why are millions of Afghans pushed into circular migration?

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Proud to be part of the 2025 Conference of the Collective for Afghanistan Studies (a SOAS-based network) held at St. John's College @StJohnsOx University of Oxford where I met colleagues old & new 🧿 Kudos to my friends @RabiaLatif91 @BismellaAlizada @FlorenceShahabi @BarrySadid – at Oxford, England
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Read an extract from @saimabgm's forthcoming debut, THE FIRST JASMINES (@HajarPress), that centres two sisters who – around the dawn of Bangladesh as a nation – are captured by Pakistani soldiers and forced to waste their days in a makeshift prison. buff.ly/vu4zfGC
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🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 Announcing THE FIRST JASMINES by @saimabgm—winner of the @MFestUK short story competition! In 1971, two Bengali sisters are captured by Pakistani soldiers. In a heartbreaking story of silence and survival, they must make their way back from an unspoken violence.
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Plus free tote bag when you buy 3 or more books!
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For the next two weeks, all our books are 30% off site-wide! Shop now: hajarpress.com/books
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#FPAawards24 WINNER *PRINT&WEB News Story of the Year* : Congratulations Neggeen Sadid @neggeen_s ~Why I opened a secret school for Afghan girls~  @1843mag economist.com/1843/2024/02/2… #afghanistan #afghangirls #afgahnschool #winnerFPAawards24
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Hi everyone, thanks for all your great support so far. Here is an update re the current situation. Still appreciate every dime. gofund.me/8c65c3b4

Donate to How Afghan Elites go after the free press, organized by Emran Feroz

Hi there, I lost at court and facing more costs. Tired and exhausted. Still … Emran Feroz needs your support for How Afghan Elites go after the free press

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Iran is confident that it will be able to continue producing and selling oil at current levels even if Trump ramps pressure on Tehran. How? "We have measures in place," says Oil Minister Paknejad -- without offering details, unsurprisingly. rferl.org/a/iran-confident-o…

Iran Says It's Confident Oil Exports Will Continue Despite Trump Election

Iran says it has measures in place to ensure it will continue producing and exporting oil even if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ramps up pressure once he takes office in January.

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Join the second day of the Afghanistan Conference tomorrow at Aga Khan Centre @AKCGallery in London or online. A stimulating line up of speakers. Check out the full programme below. iis.ac.uk/events/afghanistan…

Afghanistan: Continuity and the Persistence of Tradition, Culture and Identity | Conference

This conference explores the country’s tradition, cultural identity and heritage amid contemporary challenges and transformations and will be held at the Aga Khan Centre and online on 8-9 November

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Lebanon's torment, this report contains some upsetting scenes. @dcinfocus @Ghaith32521355 @StuHollandEsq @AbbassBaalbaki @leenasaidi
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We at Collective for Afghanistan Studies (CAS) are pleased to announced the 5th iteration of our conference on AFG on the 8th and 9th of Nov, this time hosted by the Ismaili Studies Institute, Aga Khan Centre, London. Conference programme on the website. iis.ac.uk/events/afghanistan…

Afghanistan: Continuity and the Persistence of Tradition, Culture and Identity | Conference

This conference explores the country’s tradition, cultural identity and heritage amid contemporary challenges and transformations and will be held at the Aga Khan Centre and online on 8-9 November

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Israeli troops have besieged the last three functional hospitals in north Gaza, a new chapter in a conflict that has targeted hospitals with an intensity and overtness rarely seen in modern warfare. The AP spent months collecting their stories. apnews.com/world-news/still-…

Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again

They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli troops and under fire.

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This is a very hard read. But read it. Read every word and understand the tremendous suffering that Palestinian journalists have endured to keep eyes on Gaza. Wael al-Dahdouh will always be my hero in journalism. theguardian.com/world/2024/o…

‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael...

The long read: After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just...

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