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August 14, 2023

Fellow Nasiruddin Nezaami Reflects on Afghanistan Two Years After Taliban Takeover

Stanford Lawyer
By Monica Schreiber

Nezaami was interviewed by his host Stanford University Law School about leaving Afghanistan to come to Stanford on an IIE-SRF fellowship and his worries for and efforts to give back to those still left behind.

August 13, 2023

The PIE News looks at IIE-SRF as one way the international education sector can assist Yemen

The PIE News
By Viggo Stacey

IIE-SRF Director James R. King spoke with the outlet about the program’s efforts to support Yemeni scholars since the outbreak of war in 2014.

July 14, 2023

IIE-SRF host partner in Germany shares about their work hosting threatened scholars

Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law

The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law profiles three displaced researchers who have found the opportunity to continue their work in safety on campus and highlights the Institute’s partnership with IIE-SRF.

June 30, 2023

IIE-SRF alumna receives L’Oréal-UNESCO medal of honor for women scientists

UNESCO

Dr. Marycelin Baba of Nigeria received the L’Oréal-UNESCO medal of honor for women scientists. This medal recognizes her scientific achievements despite facing conditions that forced her to temporarily leave her home country. Dr. Baba undertook IIE-SRF fellowships in South Africa and Kenya but has since returned to Nigeria, where her work has contributed to nearly eradicating polio in the country.

June 29, 2023

Local paper pens multi-part series on IIE-SRF fellow from Yemen pursuing his love of teaching in South Dakota

Brookings Register
By Dave Graves

The Brookings Register ran a three-part story on alumnus Tareq Al Maqtari’s journey of pursuing a passion for teaching across three countries. Read part I at the link below, then find part II here and part III here.

June 20, 2023

Afghan woman scholar of mechanical engineering shares her story of being displaced in Canada

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan

Fellow Marzia Hakimi, in an interview with Candaian Women for Women in Afghanistan, diuscusses gender descriminiation she faced in a male-dominated field in Afghanistan, the fate of women and girls’ education in Afghanistan today, and how she has found an academic home at the University of Alberta.