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Feminist Foreign Policy in Reality Check
Perspectives from Afghanistan, Iran and the Middle East
Report from October 15, 2024
On the possibilities and realities of feminist foreign policy with regard to the countries of the Middle East.
Climate Justice in Focus of Feminist Foreign Policy
Workshop in the series Feminist Foreign Policy – Potentials & Reality
Monday, 21 October 2024, 13:00 – 17:00
Otto Mauer Zentrum, Währinger Straße 2-4, 1090 Vienna
with Sheena Anderson (Netzwerk F) and Shonali Pachauri (IIASA)
Current situation in Gaza and the West Bank — a Palestinian perspective
Nur Arafeh interviewed by Magda Seewald
A Palestinian researcher and scientist describes the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank and shares her perspective on reconstruction and the political future of the Occupied Palestinian Territorities.
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Afghan Women's Campaign to Recognize Gender Apartheid as a Crime Against Humanity
By Nazila Jamshidi
In October 2023, 100 prominent jurists and civil society leaders urged the international community to codify gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and in March 2024, the End Gender Apartheid Campaign was launched.
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Silent Dreams: The Story of an Afghan Educator in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
#10: Life under the Taliban
Hadia was a lecturer at a private university in Balkh province, Afghanistan, before she lost her job and source of income after the Taliban took power.
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Overcoming limits, shaping the future: empowering Afghan women and girls through education
Report from 3 May 2024
The Afghan cultural association AKIS, in cooperation with VIDC, organized an event in Vienna with the aim of raising awareness of the pressing educational limitations faced by Afghan women and girls.
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Workshop series Feminist Foreign Policy
Potentials & Reality
The workshop series aims to shed light on the main features of a feminist foreign policy and show how a foreign policy should be designed in order to meet the claim of being feminist.
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The Syrian diaspora in Austria
Between humanitarian and political engagement
As part of the event, the study "Syrian Diaspora Engagement in Austria" was presented and commented on by representatives of ADA, MA 17 and the umbrella organisation of Viennese social institutions.
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Afghan women’s war for gender equality
By Horia Mosadiq
Despite the severe restrictions on their rights and freedoms which is amounting to gender apartheid, Afghan women are finding ways to resist the Taliban's oppressive regime and demonstrate remarkable resilience.
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Journey of Resistance: Women Under Taliban Rule
#9: Life under the Taliban
Mahnoor, a doctor from Herat, Afghanistan, tells us her story and how, despite all the adversity, she never loses hope for a better future: "I am fighting for my daughter!"
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