Karin Fathimath Afeef

Languages:

English, Norwegian, Dhivehi (Maldivian), Hebrew and some Hindi/Urdu

Work experience:

2008-2009 Research Assistant, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Oslo, Norway

2007-2008 Eligibility Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Tel Aviv, Israel

2006-2007 Programme advisor, Shorouq Society for Women, Azariyya, Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank)

2005 Acting Office Manager and Caseworker, Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers (NOAS), Oslo, Norway

Education:

2005-2006 MSc in Forced Migration (Distinction), Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK.

2002-2005 BA(Honours) South Asian Studies and Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK.

1998-2000 International Baccalaureate, Lester B. Pearson United World College, British Columbia, Canada

Events

• 14 Jan 2010 - Pakistani migration and transnationalism
• 09 Dec 2008 - Return Policy and Peacebuilding

PRIO Projects

• Remittances from Immigrants in Norway (RIN)
• Theorizing Risk, Money and Moralities in Migration (TRiMM)

• Children’s Mobility and Immobility in Transnational Family Networks
• Diasporas for Peace (DIASPEACE)
• Going Home to Fight? Explaining Refugee Return and Violence
• Training for International Publishing on Transnationalism and International Migration (TIP-TIM)