68- Academics and Activism: From Afghanistan to Australia

Thursday, 23 Dec 2021

68- Academics and Activism: From Afghanistan to Australia

68- Academics and Activism: From Afghanistan to Australia

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When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, many academics found themselves in a desperate scramble. For female academics in particular, the threat of retaliation and loss of freedoms was ominous. Meanwhile, their colleagues and counterparts in other countries struggled to help them. Professor Jacqui True at Monash University managed to successfully help bring several female academics from Afghanistan to Australia.

Today Jacqui and Afghan scholar Parisa talk about developments in Afghanistan and the journey to Monash University.

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