Friday, June 20, 2025 | 8:30 A.M – 2:30 P.M.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Dodson Room (302)
In recognition of World Refugee Day, this symposium centers the experiences of Afghan women shaped by forced displacement, political upheaval, and gendered exclusion. We aim to explore the complex constructs of “Afghan Women” nationally and internationally, focusing on how their identities are shaped, resisted, and redefined—especially through education. As we mark this day of global solidarity, we highlight Afghan women’s resilience amid intersecting struggles, including migration, denial of education, and narratives that often erase their diversity. This event challenges reductive frameworks and foregrounds the voices, agency, and intellectual contributions of Afghan women themselves.
- Hosted by | Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, and the Centre for Migration Studies Borders Research Group.
- For more information contact | Dr. Sofia Noori, EDCP, Asiya Mohamed, Research Assistant.
- Image Credit: A group of girls take part in educational activities in Kunar province in 2020. Photo: Enayatullah Azad/NRC | www.nrc.no
Submitted by, Dr. Sofia Noori