Social Justice week success - 'Burning Under the Burqa: Solidarity with Afghan Women and LGBQT+' 

    Social Justice week 2025, Burning Under the Burqa panel: Latifa Jawadi, Mahbooba Faiza, Haya Sediqi and Eilish Dillon
    Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 12:00

    MU Department of International Development held a successful and engaging event; 'Burning Under the Burqa: Solidarity with Afghan Women and LGBQT+', yesterday afternoon (3rd March) as part of MU Social Justice Week 2025. MU DID wish to congratulate all invloved on an engaging and sucessful event. Organisers and panelists included Basira Paigham, Latifa Jawadi, Mahbooba Faiza, Haya Sediqi, Eilish Dillon, Marma Zamir and Tran Thi Nhan Duyen.

    The event was well attended and was a great event of discussion, dance and poetry. Speakers called on participants to support and spread awareness of a global campaign End Gender Apartheid.
     

    Social Justice week 2025, Burning Under the Burqa event image 3_ panel: Latifa Jawadi, Mahbooba Faiza, Haya Sediqi, Eilish Dillon, Marwa Zamir, Basira Paigham and Tran Thi Nhan Duyen
    Social Justice week 2025, Burning Under the Burqa event:  Latifa Jawadi, Mahbooba Faiza, Haya Sediqi, Eilish Dillon, Marwa Zamir, Basira Paigham and Tran Thi Nhan Duyen