PhD -International Development @SussexUni, Chevener, Governance, Development and Public Policy @IDS_UK, Education Advocate and Human Development Expert
Brighton and Hove,UK
Joined May 2013
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Naimat Zafary PhD retweeted
Today the UK confirms our continued commitment to the people of Afghanistan. The UK will provide £105m a year for the next three years, delivering life-saving aid through trusted partners to support the most vulnerable, especially women and girls.
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Honoured to speak in the historic Churchill Room at the UK Parliament as a @SussexUni graduate. I urged UK leaders to keep Afghanistan a priority by supporting local development&protecting education. For Afghan women, access to learning is the difference between hope and despair.
My latest in @HEPI_news: Why international scholars are more than just statistics—they are educators who enrich the UK's classrooms and communities.
Education is a right that shouldn't be silenced by an "emergency brake."
Read here: lnkd.in/e_4VVmFv
Naimat Zafary PhD retweeted
BREAKING: More videos from tonight's Pakistani airstrikes which hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, according to an Afghan Taliban spokesperson.
Pakistan’s government rejects this, claiming they targeted "military installations".
(Apologies, I'm unsure why the previous post says 'deleted'.)
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As a @CheveningFCDO alum, it’s devastating to see the UK Home Office reject visa exemptions for scholars from Afghanistan, Sudan & Myanmar. We are turning our backs on the leaders we hand-picked to support. thepienews.com/uk-rejects-vi…
Naimat Zafary PhD retweeted
This is appalling. The Home Office rejected appeal from foreign secretary Yvette Cooper that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world’s most dangerous countries from changes to UK’s immigration system.
Shabana Mahmood turned down proposals from Foreign Office to maintain carve-out for Chevening scholars, a government-funded programme for “exceptional individuals” to study for a master’s degree at a UK university.
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Naimat Zafary PhD retweeted
Cooper is right on this and the Chevening scholars should be exempted from this ruling> Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules | Home Office | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/202…
On this International Women’s Day, I’m sharing a video conversation featuring me on the ongoing exclusion of Afghan women and girls from education.
Please take a moment to watch and share.
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Naimat Zafary PhD retweeted
Video: Eight-year-old Noor Alam, who survived a Pakistani airstrike in Nangarhar, mourns his family, martyred within moments of the strike.
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Behind every academic journey is a family’s belief. Deeply thankful for this meaningful, hand-drawn reminder of purpose, education, and human rights.
1,589 days since Afghan girls were banned from secondary school.
1,129 days since women were shut out of universities.
Education is a human right. In my latest @HEPI_news article, I explore how global higher ed can step in:
hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/08/weeken…
