Episode 9: Conversation with Ambreen Lakhani

Jul 9
2 min read

Updated: Aug 2

EPISODE SUMMARY

It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in a time of refugee crisis. The global refugee crisis requires educators to re-examine the assimilationist conception of citizenship education and to construct a new pedagogical approach that will respond to the global refugee crisis and celebrate diversity and promote human rights, aiming to build sustainable positive peace. In the final episode of season one of the Conversations4Citizenship, Ambreen Lakhani, a doctoral researcher at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, helps us understand how to deal with the Rohingya Refugee Crises through education.

EPISODE NOTES

In the ninth episode of Conversations4Citizenship Dr. Rowena Azada-Palacios interviews doctoral candidate Ambreen Lakhani about her research on the plight of the Rohingya six years after the start of the genocide in Myanmar. Ms. Lakhani shares her insights on the disconnections between funding agencies and the needs of local communities regarding the education curriculum provided for Rohingya children. Her work highlights the challenges the Rohingya face in neighbouring Bangladesh in accessing rights to education, healthcare, and employment because of not having refugee status. This episode emphasizes the importance of bringing impacted voices to the table so that their rights in all areas are acknowledged and respected even while displaced. We hope all listeners enjoy this episode.

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