IdentityTalks

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Marzia Panahi in Episode 9 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict".  

Marzia is an Afghan entrepreneur. She is the founder of NAMAD, a home for Afghan artists seeking to revive artwork on felt. She is also the co-founder of Khedmat and has previously served as an expert at the Office of the President of Afghanistan. 

Twitter: @PanahiMarzia.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Karanjee Gaba in Episode 7 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"  

Karanjee is an Afghan-Sikh refugee who migrated to the UK 14 years ago. He has been modelling since 2016 and has been a film maker since 2012. Karanjee has been published in magazines such as Vogue Runway, Vogue, GQ online and GQ India.

Twitter:@KaranjeeGaba

Instagram: @karanjee

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Emran Feroz in Episode 6 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"

Emran Feroz is an independent journalist, author and the founder of Drone Memorial, a virtual memorial for civilian drone strike victims. His work has appeared with The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Atlantic, The Hindu, Alternet and several other media outlets. He is also a regular contributor to German-language newspapers and magazines. Emran has published two books in German, one about US drone warfare and its civilian casualties and another, which is an interview book with Noam Chomsky. 

Twitter: @Emran_Feroz.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Khojasta Sameyee in Episode 5 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"

Khojasta is an Afghan journalist, dedicated to disseminating information about women’s rights. She formerly worked as a Project Manager at Radio Azad but now works as the publisher of War and Peace Daily, a women-led newspaper and that works for women in Afghanistan. In addition, she is a contributing author at Global Voices. Khojasta was the recipient of the N-peace award for Afghanistan in 2018. 

Twitter: @KhojastaSameyee.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Prof. Nazif Shahrani in Episode 4 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"  

M. Nazif Shahrani was born, raised and partly educated in Afghanistan. He is currently a Professor of Anthropology, Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University. 

He has conducted extensive ethnographic field research in Afghanistan and studied Afghan refugee communities in Pakistan and Turkey. Since the ouster of Taliban from power, he has regularly visited Afghanistan, publishing widely. 

His most recent books include Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan: Anthropological Approaches (co-editor with Robert Canfield, Indiana University Press, 2018) and Modern Afghanistan: The impact of 40 years of war (editor, Indiana University Press, 2018).

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Massoud Hossaini in Episode 3 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"

Massoud Hossaini is a Kabul native, former political activist and photojournalist who got his start shooting images of Afghan refugees living in Iran. After the September 11 attacks, he returned to Afghanistan to join Aina, a French cultural organisation and studied with photographer Manoocher Deghati. 

Twitter: @Massoud151

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Dr Nafees Ur Rehman in Episode 1 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"

Dr. Nafees ur Rehman Durrani is a Germany based academic and researcher with experience of teaching at various Pakistani and German universities. He frequently writes on the history of Pakistan and Afghanistan, with a focus on the Pashtun history of the region. 

Twitter: @NafeesRehmanDr.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Afghan Identity in today's world with Sangar Paykhar in Episode 1 of "Afghan: Beyond Conflict"

Sangar Paykhar is an expert in cross-cultural communication. He has graduated from The School of Governance and Global Affairs at the Hague and has studied Journalism at postgraduate level at Leiden University. He is currently the host of podcast series, The Afghan Eye. 

Twitter: @paykhar.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Palestinian Identity in today's world with Yasser Qous in our final episode of "Palestinian: Beyond Conflict"

Yasser Qous is the executive director of the African Community Society, a grass-roots centre which serves the needs of the Afro-Palestinian community in Jerusalem.

He is also currently a master's student at the Department of History and Civilisation at the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris. His research interests revolve around the social history of Palestine, with a focus on the historical development of the Afro-Palestinian community in Jerusalem.

 As such, he has written and spoken extensively on the topic and has published his work in Cairn International and the Goethe Institute as well as participated in interviews on behalf of the Afro-Palestinian community with major news outlets such as the Jerusalem Post.

Join us as we discuss the complexities of Palestinian Identity in today's world with Professor Ilan Pappe in Episode 7 of "Palestinian: Beyond Conflict"

Dr Ilan Pappe is a social activist, historian and professor at the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter. He is also the director of the university’s European Centre for Palestine Studies and the co-director of Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. 

He has previously served as a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Haifa and was the chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian and Israeli Studies in Haifa. He is the author of a number of books including The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Ilan was also formerly a leading member of Hadash and was a candidate of the party list in the 1996 and 1999 Knesset elections.  

He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1978, and in 1984 obtained his PhD in history from the University of Oxford, under the guidance of Albert Hourani and Roger Owen. He currently resides in England.