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Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) writes this report in support of a renewed US interest in a Kashmir Peace Deal. Citing the recent US administration change as an opportunity, Biberman makes the case that now is the most opportune time for the US to begin negotiations and bring the conflict closer...
Dean Accardi was a 2011-2012 AIPS Fellow and conducted research in the UK for 6 months. Accardi's research "investigates the early modern understandings of three Kashmiri saints who continue to hold a prominent place in debates regarding Kashmir’s cultural heritage and social belonging: ‘A...
Chai and Coffee episodes are devoted to interviews with both Americans who have traveled to Pakistan and Pakistanis who have traveled to the United States. The conversations are informal and meant to challenge and break down the cultural stereotypes of each country to promote a softer image....
By exploring the February 14th suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 46 Indian security personnel, Yelena Biberman offers insight into the border disputes between Pakistan and India in Kashmir. Both sides appear to be engaging in state-sponsored violence in hopes of gaining the upper hand in the...
Cabeiri deBergh Robinson was a 2013-2014 AIPS Fellow and conducted research in Islamabad for 4 months. Robinson's project "responds to empirical changes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in the context of a complex humanitarian emergency set within the on-going Kashmir Conflict and the weaknesses of...
Zunaira Komal was a 2019 AIPS Short-Term Research Grant Awardee who conducted 3 months of research in Azad Kashmir. Komal "shadowed psychiatrists in several cities, interviewing them about their research in the region and asking about post-2005 earthquake changes in the region."
In this episode of the New Books in Islamic Studies podcast, host SherAli Tareen discusses with Cabeiri Robinson her new book, "Body of Victim, Body of Warrior: Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists" (University of California Press, 2013). Cabeiri explores the implication of violence...
In this policy and international affairs discussion, a series of 5 articles seek to examine the relationship and rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Drawing on issues ranging from the Kashmir border crisis to escalating nuclear hostilities, the future of policy discussion and political...
Julie Flowerday was a 2012-2013 AIPS Fellow and conducted research in Lahore and Islamabad for 9 months. Flowerday's research "broadens the discourse of Kashmir, examines colonialism through a mid-level civil servant, and explores the role of deception and history."