Dr. Farhana Rahman

Biography

Farhana Afrin Rahman is an interdisciplinary scholar with over 15 years of experience in academia and international development organizations, focusing on gender, development, and forced migration. Her work employs feminist postcolonial approaches to examine the lived experiences of individuals within global humanitarian contexts, particularly in the Global South. She is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow and Isaac Newton Trust Fellow affiliated with the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Rahman previously served as a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tokyo. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge's Centre for Gender Studies, where her doctoral thesis was recognized as 'Most Accessible Captivating Work for Non-Specialist Reader' and shortlisted for the ICAS Dissertation Prize. Her research has garnered competitive scholarships and grants from various international funding bodies, including the Cambridge International Trust and UNESCO. In addition to her academic work, she co-founded Silkpath Relief Organization, providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities. Farhana has also contributed to the establishment of a gender studies academic program in Afghanistan and has worked as a consultant for organizations such as UNDP and UN Women. Her accolades include the 2021 Paula Kantor Award for her contributions to gender and development.

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