Farhat Taj
Biographic Data
| ID | 3086655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farhat Taj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farhat |
| FAMILY NAME | Taj |
| SIGNATURE | TAJ F |
| AFFILIATIONS | UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0936-6626 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Child Right to Association and Parental Ontological (In)Security Management
In Norway, children are entitled to all individual and collective rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), while parents play an important role in facilitating access to these rights. However, conflicts may arise when a teenager’s right to freedom of association clashes with their parents’ religious beliefs and identity. This article studies the ontological (in)security challenge faced by Muslim parents in Norway when thei…
De facto social work against enforced disappearances, targeted killings, and landmines
This article highlights the importance of studying de facto social work in response to political rights violations in armed conflicts. De facto social work, conducted without a legal framework and by individuals lacking formal social work education, is exemplified by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), in Pakistan's war on terror. PTM's non-violent resistance to enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the use of landmines along the P…
Stable Regime, Historiography and Truth Commissions
This article discusses the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's (PTM) demand for establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to facilitate the right to truth of victims of the war on terror in Pakistan. It highlights the tension among the right to truth, geopolitical considerations, and historiography in pursuit of transitional justice under a stable regime. It argues that Pakistan is not likely to establish a TRC due to its geopolitical consi…
A critical perspective on a recent survey of opinion in Pakistan's tribal zone
This paper is a critically analysis of a public opinion survey recently conducted by the New America Foundation (NAF) and Terror Free Tomorrow (TFT) in the Federally Administered Tribal Area, FATA, of Pakistan on various issues pertaining to the war on terror. I argue that the survey misinforms about the tribal public opinion. To substantiate the argument I demonstrate that the survey is marred by ethical and methodological shortcomings
The year of the drone misinformation
This paper challenges the widely held view in the research communities around the world that US drone strikes on the Pakistan's north-western border area with Afghanistan lead to large-scale civilian casualties and are unpopular in that tribal area. As an example of that view the author analyses a recent research report, ‘The Year of the Drone’, produced by the New American Foundation, and argues that sources of the report are questionable and do…
The year of the drone misinformation
This paper challenges the widely held view in the research communities around the world that US drone strikes on the Pakistan's north-western border area with Afghanistan lead to large-scale civilian casualties and are unpopular in that tribal area. As an example of that view the author analyses a recent research report, ‘The Year of the Drone’, produced by the New American Foundation, and argues that sources of the report are questionable and do…
A critical perspective on a recent survey of opinion in Pakistan's tribal zone
This paper is a critically analysis of a public opinion survey recently conducted by the New America Foundation (NAF) and Terror Free Tomorrow (TFT) in the Federally Administered Tribal Area, FATA, of Pakistan on various issues pertaining to the war on terror. I argue that the survey misinforms about the tribal public opinion. To substantiate the argument I demonstrate that the survey is marred by ethical and methodological shortcomings
The year of the drone misinformation
This paper challenges the widely held view in the research communities around the world that US drone strikes on the Pakistan's north-western border area with Afghanistan lead to large-scale civilian casualties and are unpopular in that tribal area. As an example of that view the author analyses a recent research report, ‘The Year of the Drone’, produced by the New American Foundation, and argues that sources of the report are questionable and do…
A critical perspective on a recent survey of opinion in Pakistan's tribal zone
This paper is a critically analysis of a public opinion survey recently conducted by the New America Foundation (NAF) and Terror Free Tomorrow (TFT) in the Federally Administered Tribal Area, FATA, of Pakistan on various issues pertaining to the war on terror. I argue that the survey misinforms about the tribal public opinion. To substantiate the argument I demonstrate that the survey is marred by ethical and methodological shortcomings
Stable Regime, Historiography and Truth Commissions
This article discusses the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's (PTM) demand for establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to facilitate the right to truth of victims of the war on terror in Pakistan. It highlights the tension among the right to truth, geopolitical considerations, and historiography in pursuit of transitional justice under a stable regime. It argues that Pakistan is not likely to establish a TRC due to its geopolitical consi…
De facto social work against enforced disappearances, targeted killings, and landmines
This article highlights the importance of studying de facto social work in response to political rights violations in armed conflicts. De facto social work, conducted without a legal framework and by individuals lacking formal social work education, is exemplified by the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), in Pakistan's war on terror. PTM's non-violent resistance to enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the use of landmines along the P…
Child Right to Association and Parental Ontological (In)Security Management
In Norway, children are entitled to all individual and collective rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), while parents play an important role in facilitating access to these rights. However, conflicts may arise when a teenager’s right to freedom of association clashes with their parents’ religious beliefs and identity. This article studies the ontological (in)security challenge faced by Muslim parents in Norway when thei…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Afghan (1 works) · Assertion (1 works) · Commission (1 works)