Wazhmah Osman

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Wazhmah Osman

Wazhmah Osman is a 2009 International Dissertation Research Fellow, currently completing her dissertation fieldwork in Afghanistan. She is a PhD candidate at New York University’s Media, Culture, and Communication program. Wazhmah earned a master's degree in Near Eastern studies from New York University and completed the innovative Graduate Program in Culture and Media through NYU Anthropology. Wazhmah’s critically acclaimed documentary, Postcards from Tora Bora, codirected with Kelly Dolak, has screened in film festivals internationally.

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An Afghan-American Perspective from the Ground Up

by Wazhmah Osman

Written by Wazhmah Osman, an Afghan-American graduate student and a 2009 International Dissertation Research Fellowship recipient, this Research Snapshot examines the international community’s efforts at nation-building in Afghanistan. The Research Snapshots essay series is an initiative aimed at highlighting important and innovative research by SSRC fellows who are currently conducting or who have recently returned from doing international research.

January 20, 2010