Idrees Ghairat
Biography
Muhammad Idrees Ghairat works as a special assistant to the Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs on Afghanistan Policy Lab.
He manages the overall APL activities including;
- Reviewing policy papers/articles by the fellows published on the APL page and providing advice as per need;
- Engaging with students/faculties and scholars, centers, and programs in Princeton and international institutions/organizations on the collaboration of organizing events;
- Updating the web page with the APL announcements and drafted/editing the weekly APL news bulletin.
Recent Research and Publications
Research and Publications
Book: “In the Land of the Tian Shan Mountains”, Indies United Publishing House (IUPH), Quincy, Massachusetts, US (June 2020), https://www.amazon.com/Land-Tian-Shan-Mountains/dp/1644561476.
Research Paper
•“Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Central Asia and Afghanistan” – Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), (Sep. 2016). http://osce-academy.net/upload/file/41BRIEF.PDF
Articles
• “Before there was war, a river flowed through the peaceful heart of Kabul”, Blue Peace Centra Asia, Oct.10, 2021, https://www.bluepeace-centralasia.ch/knowledge/stories/kabul-river/
• “Building Peace in Afghanistan from the Bottom-up”, Co-author with Jawed Samsor, August 27, 2019, United States Institute of Peace, https://www.usip.org/blog/2019/08/building-peace-afghanistan-bottom
• “A Glimpse of 2050 Kyrgyzstan”, Open Central Asia Magazine (OCA), April 30, 2019, http://www.ocamagazine.com/a-glimpse-of-2050-kyrgyzstan
• “Role of Afghanistan in Connecting Central and South Asia through energy”, Central Asian Bureau of Analytical Reporting (CABAR), April 02, 2019, https://cabar.asia/en/role-of-afghanistan-in-connecting-central-and-south-asia-through-energy
• “Cricket is Bringing New Hope to Afghanistan”, Fair Observer, July 20, 2018, https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/kabuliwala-afghanistan-india-cricket-sports-culture-news-99890/
• “Investing in Youth for the Future of Afghanistan”, Fair Observer, Sep.19, 2017, https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/afghanistan-youth-education-security-south-asia-news-17714/
• “A Day in Kyrgyzstan”, Fair Observer, May 06, 2017, https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/kyrgyzstan-tourism-travel-culture-news-60019/
• “Kabul: A City with Two Faces”, The Diplomat, Jan.05, 2017, http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/kabul-a- city-with-2-faces/