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Hafizullah Emadi is an Afghan author, independent scholar and works as a development consultant for international non-governmental organizations. Most recently, he lives in California and works in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Hafizullah Emadi is an Afghan author, independent scholar and works as a development consultant for international non-governmental organizations. Most recently, he lives in California and works in Kabul, Afghanistan.
He was born in the Shibar District, Bamyan Province of Afghanistan.
After receiving his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1988, [1] Emadi taught in the University of Hawaii system, joined the East-West Center's International Relations Program as a Fellow in 1990, and was awarded a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Center in 1999. [2]
He monitored the Afghanistan elections in 2004.[ where? ]
Emadi has written books and articles on Islamic and Middle Eastern politics and culture, including:
Published numerous articles on state, gender, modernization and nation-building in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. Examples of articles include:
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