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Zahra Tawana Amplifies Afghan Women’s Voices at the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference

March 29–31, 2025 | Washington, D.C. We’re thrilled to share that Zahra Tawana, board member of the Afghanistan Law and Political...

Apr 21 min read

Exploring the Taliban’s Vision of Law and Order: A Talk by Dr. Shamshad Pasarlay at Florida State University

On March 20, 2025 , Florida State University hosted a compelling online talk titled “The Constitutional Imagination of the Taliban in...

Mar 291 min read

International Women's Day: An Occassion to Amplify Afghan Women’s Voices to the World

Mar.8, 2025 The Publication Division of the Afghanistan Law and Political Science Association (ALPA) is honored to bring forward the...

Mar 82 min read

NYU Hosts A Panel on Dr. Bashir's Book, "Constitutional Law and the Politics of Ethnic Accommodation"

Feb.26, 2025 An amazing BookTalk event was hosted and organized by NYU Washington DC on February 24, 2025. The panel discussion focused...

Feb 272 min read

Real Talks: A Conversation on Afghanistan, the Taliban, Governance and Human Rights

February 20, 2025 Dr. Bashir Mobasher, the President of ALPA and a lecturer at American University and New York University, discusses the...

Feb 211 min read

Reviving Legal Excellence: ALPA's Initiative to Relaunch the Jessup Moot Court in Afghanistan

February 16, 2025 In 2024, ALPA embarked on a groundbreaking initiative in relaunching Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition...

Feb 172 min read

Highlighting ALPA’s Mission: A Special Interview with Alexandra Parse

VOA featured an insightful conversation between Farkhunda Paimani and Alexandra Parse, a professor at American University in Washington...

Feb 92 min read

Some Highlights from the 2024 ALPA Annual Conference

The 2024 ALPA Annual Conference, held on October 11-12 at American University, was a tremendous success, marking the largest academic...

Oct 23, 20243 min read

2020 ALPA Annual Conference: A Landmark for Afghanistan Studies

The 2020 ALPA Annual Conference, themed Advocating Peace, Human Rights & Transitional Justice in Afghanistan , held on January 21-22,...

Oct 23, 20241 min read

تحلیل و بررسی حقوقی قانون امر به معروف و نهی از منکر اداره طالبان

سپتامبر ۷، ۲۰۲۴. قانون امر به معروف و نهی از منکر که تحت حاکمیت طالبان در افغانستان تصویب و اجرا شده است، از زوایای مختلف چالش‌برانگیز...

Sep 4, 20241 min read

Imagining & Reimagining Afghanistan: Discussing How Narratives Are Shaped and Realities are Shifted

September 4, 2024. 🎓 The panel "Imagining and Reimagining Afghanistan" took place as a pivotal academic event that explored two major...

Sep 4, 20242 min read

Swissinfo Highlights: How Distance Learning is Keeping Afghan Girls’ Education Dreams Alive

The recent article published by Swissinfo sheds light on an inspiring and crucial initiative that is helping Afghan girls continue their...

Aug 29, 20242 min read

ALPA Featured in American University Magazine

July 17, 2024 We are thrilled to announce that the Afghanistan Law and Political Science Association (ALPA) has been prominently featured...

Jul 17, 20241 min read

گفتمان نو در پیوند دین و دولت: تحلیل کتاب دین، دولت و تطبیق شریعت

در تاریخ ۲۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳، نشست تحلیل کتاب «دین، دولت و تطبیق شریعت» برگزار شد. این برنامه با حضور سه کارشناس برجسته افغانستان: دکتر مجیب...

Jul 2, 20241 min read

Research Excellence Lab Hosts Afsana Hamidy's Insightful Research Presentation on Welcoming Afghan Evacuees in UK Schools

ALPA was honored to host Afsana Hamidy, who presented her compelling research on the "Experiences of School Personnel in Welcoming Afghan...

Jul 1, 20242 min read