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Afghanistan is tougher on child marriage than Florida

It is hard to grasp how legal loopholes still exist in America that allow minors to marry. But they do, and with life-long consequences for the child involved. More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the last 15 years.

Sunday 29 October 2017

Six charts that show Afghanistan’s deepening insecurity

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan continue to soar as the country’s security situation deteriorates, according to the latest statistics released by the UN mission.

Thursday 26 October 2017

10 Steps Governments Can Take to Support the Critical Role of Civil Society in Preventing Violent Extremism

GSX – Evidence demonstrates that efforts by governments and multilateral actors, particularly security-focused initiatives, are not sufficient to prevent violent extremism. Governments and multilateral institutions need to work more closely with other sectors of society […]

Thursday 26 October 2017

10 Reasons Why Civil Society Is an Ally and Not an Adversary in the Struggle Against Violent Extremism

                        Photo (medium.com) GSX – There is growing recognition that effectively preventing violent extremism (PVE) and fostering sustainable peace and pluralism requires a “whole […]

Thursday 26 October 2017

The Schools of the Taliban

The Diplomat – In areas under Taliban control, schools are being reshaped to fit the Taliban agenda Two years ago, the Taliban paid a visit to 13-year-old Jamal’s* school in the northern province of Kunduz in […]

Thursday 26 October 2017

1000 schools in Afghanistan closed as Taliban strike at education

About 3.5 million children are out of school, 75% of them girls – not just because of violence but also a lack of female teachers, early marriage and social restrictions.

Thursday 26 October 2017

Girls’ School Enrolment Rises in Afghan Province Despite Challenges

Afghan provincial officials reported a rise in girls’ enrolment rates across eastern Nangarhar Province, despite constant attacks and threats by Islamic State and other militant groups in the area.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

“I Won’t Be a Doctor, and One Day You’ll Be Sick”

Sixteen years after the US-led military intervention that ousted the Taliban government, an estimated two-thirds of Afghan girls do not go to school.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Women tackling violence in situation of armed Conflict and in times of peace

Women experience violence in all areas of society, in the so-called private sphere as well as in public, in institutions and at the workplace, and at all times, be it during peace or in times of armed conflict and war.

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Multiple Video Staging of the Figure of Migrant on the You Tube Platform

refugees.gr Peter Stockinger: Multiple Video Staging of the Figure of Migrant on the You Tube Platform (Paris, INALCO 2017) In this working paper we will present a research methodology for describing and comparing corpus of video […]

Monday 23 October 2017