School of Journalism speaker: Afghan history should have given us pause
Americans usually focus on the shortcomings of our Afghan partners when we talk about what’s gone wrong in Afghanistan, Rajiv Chandrasekaran told an Indiana University audience this week. “We should...
View ArticleSo many lectures and seminars, so little time
If you want to keep up on world events, there are probably few better places to be than Bloomington, Ind., for the next week or so. The IU Bloomington events schedule is packed with lectures and...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking Awareness Week includes lectures, discussions, film
Fariba Nawa The organizers of Human Trafficking Awareness Week at IU Bloomington have put together a full schedule of lectures, discussions and other activities. The Oct. 21-25 schedule is so packed...
View ArticleLecture, workshop to assess Afghanistan’s troubled history, uncertain future
Perhaps no other country has experienced so much political and social upheaval for such a long time as Afghanistan. And a new chapter is about to begin, as the U.S. and its allies prepare to withdraw...
View Article‘Bacha bazi’ presents cultural challenges for U.S. troops
Post by IU Newsroom intern Annie Brackemyre On the coattails of a September New York Times article that seriously questioned the U.S. foreign policy position to ignore the practice of bacha bazi in...
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