World Affairs Lecture Series: Seeking Tomorrow: Women’s Agency and Murders in Turkey

Busra Erkara, a writer and editor based in Istanbul, will discuss women’s agency and murders in Turkey with Souzeina Mushtaq, visiting assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wisconsin–River Falls. The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Life as a Woman Journalist in Afghanistan

Fatima Faizi in conversation with Souzeina Mushtaq Fatima Faizi has been a reporter for The New York Times in Afghanistan since 2017. Born and raised in war, she learned English during her first job as a reporter and photographer with Al Jazeera. She was recently evacuated from Kabul. Souzeina Mushtaq is an Assistant Professor (Visiting), […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Curator of Absences: Being a Woman Editor in India

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series presents Chinki Sinha in conversation with Souzeina Mushtaq. Chinki Sinha is the editor of Outlook India Magazine. She has also worked for the BBC and covered a range of social issues. She was a visiting fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India at […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Inequality Conflict and Peace: Emerging Trends in a Post-Pandemic Africa

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the international as well as domestic perspectives. It also embraces, supports, and expands upon the president’s campuswide initiative on civility. This virtual lecture will be on: Emerging Trends in a Post-Pandemic Africa. Speaker: […]

World Affairs Lecture: Iran’s Feminist Revolution: A Century in the Making

The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series presents a virtual lecture on Iran’s feminist revolution, featuring Dr. Sara Hassani, assistant professor of political science and women’s and gender studies at Providence College in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor (visiting) of communication and media studies from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The […]