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ALPA Academy of Liberal Arts Honors Class of 2025
July 2, 2025 July 1, 2025 marked a significant moment for the ALPA Academy of Liberal Arts , as students, faculty, and guests gathered...
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6 days ago2 min read


ALPA Launches Several Research Committees to Strengthen Afghanistan Studies
May 30, 2025 The Afghanistan Law and Political Science Association (ALPA) is proud to announce the formation of ten dedicated Research...
ALPA
May 302 min read


Celebrating Fariwar Abed: A Journey of Excellence
May 29, 2025 We are delighted to congratulate Fariwar Abed on her recent graduation with a Master of Business Administration, a milestone...
ALPA
May 292 min read


Cheers to Zahra Tawana on Her Graduation and Achievements!
May 29, 2025 This spring, Zahra Tawana graduated with a Master of Public Administration from James Madison University, marking the...
ALPA
May 292 min read


Film Screening Recap: Rule Breakers—The Story of Afghanistan’s Dream Team
April 28, 2025 On April 18, a hybrid event brought together faculty, and community members of American University and Afghanistan Law and...
ALPA
Apr 292 min read


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...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
Mar 291 min read


A Woman Who Kept Hope Alive Amid Challenges
by Anonymous I am a teacher, writer, and social activist dedicated to women’s rights and education in Kabul . It is with great honor...
ALPA
Mar 82 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...
ALPA
Mar 82 min read


گاهی برای بعضی سوآلها پاسخ ندارم. 🤷♀️💭
نوشته صبرینا روزیهای آفتابی و گرم بود و من برای تدریس انگلیسی به یکی از مراکز آموزشی میرفتم، جایی که صدای هیچ دختری شنیده نمیشد. 🚫...
ALPA
Mar 62 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...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
Feb 172 min read


The Girl Who Loved to Ride: A Dream Interrupted 🚴♀️💔
by Fatimah* Since childhood, I have been in love with riding bicycles 🚲💙. My father always supported me and bought me my first...
ALPA
Feb 161 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...
ALPA
Feb 92 min read


Sometimes, I Don’t Have Answers for Certain Questions 😢
by S* It was a hot, sunny day ☀️, and I was going to teach an English course 📖. Teach in a place where girls' voices weren’t heard 🔇...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
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,...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
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...
ALPA
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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