Blog 08 April 2025 Afghan women and the ICC: A test of international justice Axana Soltan, an Afghan-American international lawyer and MPP student, argues that without enforcement, the ICC Prosecutor’s request to pursue gender persecution charges against Taliban officials risks becoming symbolic–making accountability for the Taliban’s oppression of women a crucial test for international justice. Axana Soltan Law Afghanistan
News 14 November 2024 Freshta Karim among the 2024 Honorees of the Library of Congress Literacy Award Freshta Karim (MPP 2016) had the honour of receiving the Library of Congress Literacy Award on behalf of Charmaghz, a Kabul based NGO with the aim to instill the joy of reading in Afghan children through Mobile Libraries. Education Afghanistan
Blog 24 January 2024 On International Day of Education, let’s harness the power of collaboration to champion literacy for Afghanistan’s children Freshta Karim (MPP 2016) reflects on how the Masters of Public Policy course prepared her for founding and running the charity Charmaghz, now the largest chain of mobile libraries in Afghanistan Freshta Karim Education Afghanistan
In the media The New York Times The first Afghan Rhodes scholar saved her father, and wants to do more MPP student Summia Tora recounts evacuating her father from Kabul Global security Global governance ... Afghanistan
