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Overcoming limits, shaping the future: empowering Afghan women and girls through education
AKIS Reception and conference in cooperation with VIDC, 3 - 4 May 2024
3 May 2024, 19:00 - 21:00: Reception in the Vienna City Hall (Rathauskeller, Salon Lehar) - by personal invitation only
4 May 2024, AKIS Conference, Rußbergstrasse 13, 1210 Vienna
The Syrian diaspora in Austria
Between humanitarian and political engagement
As part of the event, the study "Syrian Diaspora Engagement in Austria" was presented and commented on by representatives of ADA, MA 17 and the umbrella organisation of Viennese social institutions.
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Salvation through third countries? How the EU neighboring countries should solve our asylum and migration dilemmas
Report from 8 April 2024
Migration researcher Judith Kohlenberger, lawyer Neva Övünç Öztürk and Karl Kopp from PRO ASYL in Germany discussed the reform of the "Common European Asylum System" with moderator Ilker Ataç.
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Afghan women’s war for gender equality
By Horia Mosadiq
Despite the severe restrictions on their rights and freedoms which is amounting to gender apartheid, Afghan women are finding ways to resist the Taliban's oppressive regime and demonstrate remarkable resilience.
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Journey of Resistance: Women Under Taliban Rule
#9: Life under the Taliban
Mahnoor, a doctor from Herat, Afghanistan, tells us her story and how, despite all the adversity, she never loses hope for a better future: "I am fighting for my daughter!"
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Afghan Civil Society Forum in Vienna
Report from 1 - 2 December 2023
The VIDC invited Afghan organizations from nine European countries to a conference to promote dialogue between diaspora groups and people working for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
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A Feminist Foreign Policy - real change for women and girls
By Ann Linde, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, FEPS Special Advisor on Foreign Affairs
In her speech at a VIDC event in the Austrian Parliament Ann Linde advocates for a Feminist Foreign Policy since women and girls – half of the population - still do not enjoy the same rights, representation and resources.
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Usama Al Shahmani - Im Fallen lernt die Feder fliegen
Reading and talk as part of Buch Wien 2023
In his books, the Iraqi-Swiss author Usama Al Shahmani sensitively shows how war and flight have left their mark on people's lives.
The Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: A Grim Reality and Unanswered Questions
By Malek Sitez
On 15 August, the Taliban celebrated the two-year anniversary of their seizure of power. Political scientist Malek Sitez analyzes Taliban rule in retrospect and offers little hope for destabilizing the "Islamic Emirate."
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Time to act – opportunities for an EU feminist foreign policy that champions sexual and reproductive rights
by Sara Österlund
Every day 800 women and girls worldwide die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and unsafe abortion. The EU has the power to change this by stepping up efforts and allocating much needed funding.
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