Contributions

Within the framework of the Fiqhi Pathways project implemented jointly by CPI-Geneva and the Swiss FDFA’s Peace and Human Rights Division, engagement with Deobandi scholars of or close to Taliban and Pakistan is pursued to promote governance in line with IHL and Islamic jurisprudence through Fiqhi dialogue exchanges. This monthly newsletter aims to keep track of the discussions and debates among scholars on issues of governance policies of the Taliban, especially in the areas of education, social policies, and statecraft and governance institutions.

By Ozair Khan

Within the framework of the Fiqhi Pathways project implemented jointly by CPI-Geneva and the Peace and Human Rights Division, engagement with Deobandi scholars of or close to Taliban and Pakistan is pursued to promote governance in line with IHL and Islamic jurisprudence through Fiqhi dialogue exchanges. This monthly newsletter hopes to keep track of the discussions and debates among scholars on issues of governance policies of the Taliban, especially in the areas of education, social policies, and statecraft and governance institutions.

By Ozair Khan

The experience of the democratic transition since the 2019 presidential and legislative elections has been one of clear political decline that threatens the entity of the state in its most important achievements and the most salient aspects of its effectiveness...

By Ahmida Ennaifer and Maher Zoghlami

I have recently been a guest of the Cordoba Peace Institute – Geneva (CPI), a Swiss organization that has celebrated its 20th anniversary in the past few days. What this organization has done throughout its relatively short career goes beyond its size and human and financial capacities. The institute's strategic goal is to “prevent violence, transform conflicts and promote peace”.

By Salaheddine Jourchi, Member of the Consultative Committee of CPI

Understanding, “right-sizing,” and adequately respecting the role of value systems in conflict transformation avoids both over- and under-emphasis. It aims at a better understanding of the interplay between tangible conflict issues and religious or secular value systems.

Originally published by the Center for Security Studies (ETHZ) in the CSS Policy Perspectives, Vol. 9/9, November 2021 (https://bit.ly/3N0oy7W).

By Abbas Aroua, Jean-Nicolas Bitter, Simon J. A. Mason

The Taliban's swift control of Afghanistan sent shockwaves worldwide. Numerous journalists warned from the beginning that the Taliban had not changed at all (1). Many feared the return of a similar style of government to 20 years ago...

By Ozair Khan