On today’s episode, Nay and Soph will be chatting about the past, present and future of Afghanistan with Mujib and Salma Abid, a brother and sister who left Kabul for Australia just over 3 weeks ago following the Taliban takeover.

Mujib is a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland. He is an expert on Afghanistan’s history, politics and society. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Afghanistan and a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney. He currently teaches as a sessional academic at the University of Melbourne.

Salma is the founder and editor of Bahaar-af.com, an online space that publishes female Afghan writers. Salma has done her undergraduate studies in Kabul, graduating with a Bachelor of Political Science. She’s currently in her second year of a Masters of International Relations program at Turkey’s Istanbul Kultur University.

Referenced videos and websites:

1. Salma’s Website: https://www.bahaar-af.com/
2. The interview Mujib references: https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/1433128089802977282?s=10
3. The images Soph references: https://www.wionews.com/photos/times-have-changed-pictures-of-afghan-women-before-taliban-rule-go-viral-406508#liberal-and-westernised-lifestyle-406497

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