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I taught Introduction to Gender for the 2nd time in @AUAfghanistan this semester. Every session was a powerful reminder of hope, the potential of Afghan youth and the thirst for learning.
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My students (25 young women & men) rewrote Afghan & Western fairy tales imagining a gender equal world, they analyzed Afghan weddings songs from a gender perspective, wrote about "gendered brain", and explored topics such as bachabazi, marital rape & gender & Afghan media.
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We made a promise early in the class to create a safe & judgement free space for discussion, to honor academic freedom, to commit to learning & also unlearning, and the students, all from different parts of Af & different backgrounds, delivered on the promise.
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We learned about gender, but also, I hope, about our own biases, and also learned to be a bit more emphatic, a bit more tolerant & a bit more imaginative. I was amazed by the students' curiosity, commitment, courage & agility.
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The news about possibility of
@AUAfghanistan shutdown is heartbreaking, not because it will shatter the dreams of so many young Afgs, but also because it will signal indifference or despair. There r many private universities in Af but@AUAfghanistan draws some of the best talentShow this thread -
@AUAfghanistan must become sustainable & a stronger institution. It is already on that path with hiring more Afghan faculty & improving quality of teaching, as well as internal reforms. It should be supported in dis transition because investing on education is investing on peace.Show this thread
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The myth of gender equality engendered by the Socialist has been one of the most refuted one. Yury Bezmeanov explained how the myth was promoted by the Soviet Union for Psychological subversion. Jordan b. Peterson has a better way to explainhttps://www.jordanbpeterson.com/political-correctness/the-gender-scandal-part-one-scandinavia-and-part-two-canada/ …
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Hopefully they understood what “gender equal world” could mean. Do you know what that means? Does anyone know what that means? Can anyone even imagine something like that — without considering their idealism of a perfect Scandanivan society?
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I take the idealism seriously— given the desire for a different society. However, I take — a disregard for everything that is regarded as “sacred” yet contradictory to your idealism as wishful thinking and foolish. This is exactly why extremes clash.
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