Concept Note Introduction In the midst of overlapping 2026 crises, Pakistan has emerged as a pivotal actor at the intersection of two interlocking geopolitical fault lines: its high-stakes mediation in the US-Iran war and its escalating confrontation with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Analytically, these are not parallel developments but mutually reinforcing pressures that expose…
Concept Note IntroductionThe Matilda Effect, named in honour of Matilda Joslyn Gage, refers not only to the historical overlooking or appropriation of women’s achievements in science and knowledge but also to a broader, systematic pattern of silencing women’s voices and erasing their contributions across public, political, social, and cultural spheres. More than four years into…
Introduction Afghanistan stands at a precarious crossroads under the Taliban regime, where the seeds of extremism are sown among boys through ideologically driven education, while girls and women are systematically excluded from schooling beyond primary levels and barred from most professional workspaces. This dual crisis not only perpetuates cycles of radicalization and inequality but also…
Bareen Initiative for Development (BID) held an online program on the 19 July 2024 about (Conclusion, Recommandations, Solutions, and Participants’ Perspectives). The speaker of this program was Dr Manizha Ramizy, university lecturer and human rights defender. She spoke about Educational Values in Afghanistan forum programs. Dr Ramizy talked about the goals of the program, and…
Bareen Initiative for Development (BID) organized an online program on 11 July 2024 about “online education, an alternative to closing schools and universities”, the speaker of this program was Abdul Hakim, a university lecturer Prof. Abdul Hakim stated about the importance and place of online education in today’s world that the online education system is…
Bareen Initiative for Development (BID) held an online program on 3 July 2024 about “The Status of Curriculum and the Future of Afghanistan”, the speaker of this program was Manizha Bahra, a researcher and prospective doctoral student. Mrs. Bahra spoke about the importance and position of the curriculum, the curriculum has the status of a…
Bareen Initiative for Development (BID), organized an online program on “Afghanistan’s educational system and society’s needs” on 26 June 2024. The speaker of the program was Dr Manizha Ramizy, university lecturer and human rights defender. Regarding the educational system, Dr Ramizy said that the correct and standardized educational system is the main factor in making…
Bareen Initiative for Development (BID) organized an online program on the 21 June 2024 about the introduction and purpose of the program (Educational Values in Afghanistan). The speaker of this program was Mrs. Malek, a writer and human rights defender. Introduced and stated about the educational system that the correct and standardized educational system is…
Number Program Name Key Discussion Points Program Instructor 1 Education and the future Introduction and Program Objectives (Educational Values in Afghanistan) Mrs. Malik 2 Education and the future The Afghan Education System and Societal Needs Dr Manizha Ramizy, University Professor and Human Rights Defender 3 Education and the future The Curriculum’s Place and Afghanistan’s Future…
