Why Persianate Studies matters to modern British society By Chris Blackburn Ask a British mayor, local councillor, or prominent public figure to support a charity that helps refugees integrate into society, promotes democracy and human rights, or improves opportunities for women and girls, and the purpose is immediately clear. These are recognisable challenges with tangible benefits for communities across Britain. But introduce Persianate Studies into the conversation and t

For nearly five years, Afghanistan has served as a laboratory for a comprehensive system designed to erase women from public life. This system no longer requires lengthy legal definitions. We all know what gender apartheid looks like. Anyone who wants to see it in practice needs to look no further than Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

As the Middle East war enters its third week, there is no sign from either Iran or the United States and Israel that they will stop the fighting any time soon. It is getting more violent and nasty by the day.

As the Middle East war enters its third week, there is no sign from either Iran or the United States and Israel that they will stop the fighting any time soon. It is getting more violent and nasty by the day.

Pakistan should accept that its decades of meddling in Afghanistan have not redounded to its benefit.

This article by Zalmai Nishat, the Founder and Executive Chair of Mosaic Global Foundation, was originally published The National Interest on 9 February 2026. It is about the regional security implications in South and Central Asia of the Taliban's overhaul the education system in Afghanistan and symbiotic relations of them with over 20 terrorist groups.

This article by Zalmai Nishat, the Founder and Executive Chair of Mosaic Global Foundation, was originally published by Manara Magazine of Cambridge Middle East and North Africa (MENAF).

This article is written by Daisy Stewart Henderson. She reads history in Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Among other undergraduate students of the University of Cambridge, she has been volunteering for Mosaic Global Foundation related to its annual conference at the University, Cambridge Afghanistan Series (CAS) and other projects of it.

This opinion piece by Emeritus Professor Amin Saikal, a member of the advisory board of Mosaic Global Foundation and a member of its Cambridge Afghanistan Series (CAS) was originally published in The Conversation on 6 January 2026 on recent widespread protests in Iran.

This article by Zalmai Nishat, the Founder and Executive Chair of Mosaic Global Foundation, was originally published The National Interest on 15 December 2025. It is about the Taliban's attempt to overhaul the education system in Afghanistan, andd it's part of “thought leadership” initiative of Empowering Through Education project by Mosaic Global Foundation.

This is the second part of an earlier article written by Farhat Ariana Azami. She is a member of New Afghanistan Democratic Forum (NAD-Forum), an inclusive, diverse and democratic civil society platform of Afghanistan, co-founded by Mosaic Global Foundation. This piece also was originally published in The Atlantic Council on 10 December 2025.

This article by Chris Blackburn was originally published in the Narrative360about Mosaic’s Cambridge Afghanistan Series IV (CAS-IV). Chris was a panelist in the conference and also Mosaic wishes to acknowledge that his assistance was substantial in convening CAS-IV (2025) at Jesust College, University of Cambridge.

This article by Professor Sayed Hussain Eshraq—the chair of the Working Group tasked with producing the Composite Comprehensive Roadmap (CCR), and Zalmai Nishat Founder & Executive of Chair of Mosaic Foundation—was originally published in Narrative360 on 7 September 2025.

This article—written by the Mosaic Foundation team and originally published in Hashte Subh Daily on 26 August 2025—explores the strategic importance of drafting the Composite Comprehensive Roadmap (CCR). It argues that the CCR is not merely a technical document, but a political instrument designed to foster a shared language, align core demands, and enable coordination among Afghanistan’s democratic forces.

This is the second part of an earlier article written by Farhat Ariana Azami. She is a member of New Afghanistan Democratic Forum (NAD-Forum), an inclusive, diverse and democratic civil society platform of Afghanistan, co-founded by Mosaic Global Foundation. This piece also was originally published in The Atlantic Council on 10 December 2025.

This opinion piece by Zalmai Nishat, founder and executive chair of Mosaic Foundation and Dagikhudo Dagiev, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in London and author of several books on Central Asia, who is also a member of board of advisors of Mosaic Global Foundation.

This article is written by Farhat Ariana Azami. She is a member of New Afghanistan Democratic Forum (NAD-Forum), an inclusive, diverse and democratic civil society platform of Afghanistan, co-founded by Mosaic Global Foundation. The piece originally was published in The Atlantic Council on 14 August 2025, marking the 4th anniversary of the Taliban return to power in Afghanistan.

This is an assessment of roadmaps of six political currents of Afghanistan, opposing the Taliban.

This opinion piece by Emeritus Professor Amin Saikal, a member of the advisory board of Mosaic Global Foundation and a member of its Cambridge Afghanistan Series (CAS) was originally published in The News Australia on 15 August 2025, the anniversary of the Taliban re-usurping power in Afghanistan.

This interview with Zalmai Nishat, the Founder and Executive Chair of Mosaic Global Foundation was originally published in The Narrative 360 on 4 July 2025. This is the second part of ’10 Questions for’ with Zalmai Nishat

This opinion piece by Emeritus Professor Amin Saikal—an advisory board member of the Mosaic Global Foundation and participant in its Cambridge Afghanistan Series (CAS)—was originally published in The Age on 1 July 2025