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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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