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The following are selected print and broadcast interviews written about Fariba Nawa, or her work, that are available online. A list of some of the talks she has participated in is also included here.
Stanford Report
> Stanford conference on Afghanistan, Pakistan draws passion, anger December 4, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
> Too much has been gained in Afghanistan to exit now September 6, 2009
Mother Jones
> Unknown Afghanistan March 17, 2009
USA Today
> Short-staffed USAID tries to keep pace
February 1, 2009
Indybay
> An Interview with Fariba Nawa about Afghanistan’s Future January 19, 2007
Dawn (Pakistani newspaper)
> Important Mission in Kabul
December 4, 2006
Hindustan Times (Indian newspaper)
> Breaking Point
October 6, 2006
Der Spiegel (German paper, English version)
> Saving Afghanistan
September 29, 2006
Austin Chronicle
> Good Morning Afghanistan
June 16, 2006
New Jersey Herald
> Berger Record: Watchdog group accuses contractor of shoddy Afghan work
May 21, 2006
Asia Times
> The fall and fall of Afghanistan
May 6, 2006
East Bay Express
> Far From Home February 8, 2006
Online Journalism Review
> The backlash that wasn’t
April 2, 2002
National Public Radio
> It’s Your World (local)
June 20, 2008
BBC Radio
File on Four (international)
June 19, 2007
> Afghanistan (transcript of interview)
National Public Radio
Your Call (local) September 29, 2006
> Media Roundtable
> Up Front, New America Media Radio (local)
May 12, 2006
> Morning Edition May 5, 2006
Pacifica Radio (national)
> Against the Grain
May 2, 2006
Al Jazeera (English)
> Riz Khan - Afghanistan's political impasse October 20, 2009
> Empire - Obama and Afghanistan April 29, 2009
Press TV
> Afghan peace conference held in Queens College April 29, 2009
FORA TV
> The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco - Is Afghanistan the New Iraq? March 23, 2009
CUNY TV
> Independent Sources
November 27, 2008
Democracy Now
> Past Shows
October 5, 2006
MTV
> MTV News
September 2001
NBC
> NBC Nightly News
September 20, 2001
Note: Fariba Nawa has also appeared on CBS, BBC, GTZ and numerous other American and European radio and television programs but the footage is not available online.
Fariba Nawa focuses on her travels and experiences as a journalist to shed light on a variety of issues about the countries she covers in her talks. She also participates in panels concerning journalism and the media. But her primary expertise is in Afghanistan. This list enumerates some future and past places and topics she has spoken about since 2002.
March 19 2010
University of Pacific
Fundraiser for the Afghan Dental Relief Project
Keynote speaker
Stockton, CA
December 3, 2009
Stanford University
Alienated Nations, Fractured States: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Panelist
Stanford, CA
April 28, 2009
CUNY-Queens College
Afghanistan Peace and Development Conference
Panelist: Rebuilding Afghanistan
New York, NY
April 24, 2009
Junior State of America
Spring Convention
Speaker for the Aid for Afghanistan project
Santa Clara, CA
March 23, 2009
Panelist: Is Afghanistan the next Iraq?
Commonwealth Club
San Francisco, CA
March 6, 2009
Afghan Friends Network annual fundraiser
Keynote speaker: Hope for Afghanistan’s future
San Francisco, CA
June 20, 2008
World Affairs Council
World Refugee Day
Afghanistan: Progress or Decline
Panelist with UNHCR Afghanistan country director and UN goodwill envoy and author
Khaled Hosseini
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2008
San Francisco Public Library
Panel discussion on Afghan Women
Panelist and Moderator
San Francisco, CA
October 27, 2007
Sonoma State University
Project Censored Conference: the news that doesn’t make the mainstream news
Panel on Exploitation in the Service of Neocolonialism and Profit
Rohnert Park, CA
(Received Project Censored award for Afghanistan, Inc.)
March 2006
UC Berkeley
Boalt School of Law: Middle Eastern Law Student Association
Panelist and ModeratorSpeaker on current condition in Afghanistan
Berkeley, CA
October 7, 2006
Sacramento State University
Conference on War, Women and Violence: Perspectives on Recent Events in the Middle East
Keynote speaker
Sacramento, CA
December 9, 2006
American Society of Afghan Professionals
Inter Afghan Youth Professionals Summit
Speaker on reconstruction in Afghanistan
George Washington University
Washington DC
September 17-19, 2004
Where Next for the Global Anti-War and Anti-Globalization Movements
Iraq Solidarity Project
Speaker on current conditions in Afghanistan
Beirut, Lebanon
January 25, 2002
South Asian Journalist Association talks
Afghanistan: the War and Beyond
Panelist
New York, NY
October 19, 2002
Columbia University
Women for Afghan Women Conference
Afghan Women Report: Achievements and Challenges One Year after Bonn
Panelist: Education and Health
New York, NY
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