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Can South Asia Commit to Defending Ukranian Women?
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has caught many within the international community by surprise. The past five weeks of the Russian attack have had severe humanitarian consequences for Ukrainians, disproportionately impacting women and girls. But despite reports from the…

The Afghan Taliban and the Erosion of Women’s Rights
In his first-ever public appearance on August 17, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid emphasized that women’s rights in a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan will be protected, promising that the Taliban would respect women’s rights within the norms of their interpretation of Sharia law.…

افغانستان۲۰۲۱ میں: جمہوریہ کا خاتمہ اور اسلامی امارات کی واپسی
۲۰۲۱ کے آغاز پر افغان عوام کو تنازعات اور و معاشی چیلنجز کے ایک اور سال کا سامنا ہوا جس میں امید کا ایک سلسلہ بھی تھا کہ شائد ان کی قیادت اور طالبان بین الافغان امن مذاکرات کے ذریعے…

Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate
At the beginning of 2021, Afghans faced another year of conflict and economic challenge, retaining some semblance of hope that their leadership and the Taliban would be able to reach a political resettlement through the intra-Afghan Peace Talks. In August,…

Assessing the Need for a Feminist Foreign Policy in Sri Lanka
Several countries, including Sweden, Canada, France, and Spain, have embraced the implementation of a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP), bringing to fruition the conversation around its power to transform realities for women and girls. As the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy…

خارجہ پالیسی میں غائب” صنف”
یہ بات تقریباً عالمی طور پر تسلیم شدہ ہے کہ خواتین اور لڑکیوں کو بااختیار بنانے کا رجحان کسی بھی ملک میں بہتر طرز حکمرانی، معاشی ترقی، بہتر انسانی ترقی کے اشاریے اور مجموعی استحکام کا باعث بنتا ہے۔ مزید…