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1 February 2021

Rahela Trust’s Fourth Annual Lecture

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The Trustees and Director of the Rahela Trust hosted their fourth Annual Lecture on Wednesday 27th January 2021 with the title; The Impact of the Peace Talks on Women’s Education.

Guest Speakers included:

Mrs Fatima Gailani

Member of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Peace Negotiation Delegation

Professor Dr. Djawed SANGDEL

President of SWISS UMEF UNIVERSITY Group, Geneva Switzerland

Palwasha Hassan,

Director of Afghanistan Women’s Education Centre

Amina Omid

Executive Director of Hamasai Taghir, RT Alumni

Rahela Sidiqi

Founder & Director of the Rahela Trust

Chaired by:

Samantha Rennie,

Chair of the Rahela Trust & Governance Expert

You can watch the lecture below.

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20 January 2020

Rahela Trust’s Annual Lecture 2020

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Named at the time, The Farkhunda Trust, the Annual Lecture took place on 10th January 2020 with the theme of music in Afghanistan. The Chair of the lecture Hamid Hakimi welcomed speakers with a range of expertise, from the worlds of ethnomusicology and women’s education. The evening culminated with a performance of traditional Afghani music performed by Veronica Doubleday and John Baily.

Speakers included:

John Baily
Mirwaiss Sidiqi,
Marika Theros
Dr. Haqm al Nawrozi
Mel Whitney-Long
Rahela Sidiqi
Chaired by Hameed Hakim

You can read and download the full Annual Lecture report below.

Read and download the report here!

20 September 2019

Afghan Diaspora Academic Conference 2019

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Rahela Trust hosted the first Academic Diaspora Conference in London on Sunday, 1st September 2019. The main focus of the conference was on the Diaspora’s role in Afghanistan’s Social, Economic and Political Developmental Process. It was held in collaboration with Afghan Professional Network, Afghan Voice Radio, iNex Studios, and British Afghan Coordination.

Speakers and researchers included;