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.

Voices Uprising

Report about the film "Voices Uprising" and a panel discussion

The film director Joana Adesuwa Reiterer presented a documentary about youth protest and police brutality in Nigeria. It was followed by the panel discussion "The impact of profiling of Black People worldwide".

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 right to move and the right to stay?! Community decisions in a changing climate

Report from 9 October 2023

Discussion with the researcher Diogo Andreola Serraglio, the activists Rose Kobusinge and Mana Omar from Fridays for Future Africa about the difficulties of human mobility in times of global warming.

“Who Speaks for Whom, Volume 4”

The AEWTASS team presented their findings on the stereotypical and racist portrayal of the African continent and people of African descent in the Austrian school system.

#8: Life under the Taliban

In the End, Only Migration Remains: Insights into the Struggles of an Afghan Professional

Since the Taliban took over two years ago, Shaahid Bashir has seen his dreams of a future in Afghanistan shattered, and in the end he may have no choice but to leave.

Fight for the rights of Afghan women. AKIS conference in cooperation with VIDC

Report from 11 March 2023

To discuss the oppression of Afghan women by the Taliban and the challenges in the diaspora, the Afghan Cultural Association AKIS organized a conference in Vienna.

Afrika Club.

Coups against democracy or anti-colonial acts?

The Africa Club is an informal discussion forum for people interested in African issues, EU-AU-relations and African Diaspora with participants public institutions, the African diaspora, civil society, academia and the media.

Labour market integration of displaced persons and refugees as prevention of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation?

Report of the VIDC Workshop as part of the conference "No Future for Trafficking" of the Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking

The workshop focused on the analysis of the potential for easier and faster access to the labour market in reducing the risks of Trafficking in Human Beings and concludes with six recommendations for key stakeholders.

Manual with practical exercises in the context of gender sensitization in the work with refugees

The manual is based on experiences with a gender tandem workshop program for Afghan men and women. The exercises encourage people to reflect on their own gender role perceptions.