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International Women’s Day

March 8, 2022 @ 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm

gender apartheid in Afghanistan

The Cal Poly International Center invites you to join us for our featured presentation on March 8.

Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan:

A dialogue for engagement and understanding of women’s lives (at risk).

Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 898 1068 9203

Moderator: Dawn Neill, Ph.D.
Guest Speaker: Maliha Zulfacar, Ph.D.

Maliha Zulfacar, Ph.D. is a renowned educator, researcher, author and filmmaker with experience spanning the U.S. and Afghanistan. She was an Afghan university professor and the ambassador of Afghanistan to Germany, as well as a Professor at Cal Poly earning the Faculty Woman of the Year Award and the Distinguished Faculty Award.

While she worked on her professional and her philanthropic efforts, Zulfacar also published a book “Afghan Immigrants in the USA and Germany: A comparative Analysis of the Use of Ethnic Social Capital” and co-produced and co-directed two documentaries about life in Afghanistan including “Kabul Transit” which has been featured on Netflix and is available at the Cal Poly Library.

Additional way to watch “Kabul Transit”

Details

Date:
March 8, 2022
Time:
5:10 pm - 6:00 pm
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Website:
https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/89810689203

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

Cal Poly International Center
Phone:
805-756-1477
Email:
international@calpoly.edu
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