Sharakpur

06/03/2026

Sharakpur welcomes its newest principal: Ms. Durani Waziri.

Durani Waziri is an international legal and policy expert with over 18 years of experience in governance, legal reform, alternative dispute resolution, and public policy in fragile and conflict-affected environments. She has served in senior governmental, political, academic, and international advisory roles, including as Chief Legal Advisor to the National Security Council of Afghanistan and Deputy Press Secretary to the President of Afghanistan. Her expertise spans rule of law development, governance reform, mediation, transitional justice, national security policy, and institutional accountability. Durani has conducted legal and policy research at George Washington University and Georgetown University Law Center and serves as a Local Expert for the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Project. She holds an LL.M. in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution from George Washington University, an LL.M. in Good Governance and Rule of Law from Ohio Northern University, and a B.A. in Islamic Law from Kabul University. Fluent in English, Dari, and Pashto, with professional proficiency in Arabic.

11/06/2025

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WE CONGRATULATE AND CELEBRATE: Zohran KWAME Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City and his father, a renowned African social scientist. Zohran is living proof of the old Ghanaian adage that "a crab does not sire a bird". Zohran's father, Mahmood Mamdani, a friend of mine, is an African Social Sci...

10/10/2025

Sharakpur is delighted to announce the addition of Rana Al-Madfaay as its Principal.
Please join me in welcoming her aboard.

Her excellent credentials and a distinguished career to date are enumerated below:

Rana is a legal professional and public service administrator with more than two decades of international and Canadian experience across law, human rights, and government operations. Fluent in English, French, Arabic, and Turkish, Rana brings a global perspective and a deep commitment to justice, integrity, and excellence in public administration.

Rana began her career as a lawyer in Damascus, where she represented clients in civil and international law cases and founded Madfaay Legal Consulting Firm, advising on complex legal matters and international humanitarian law. She later served as Legal Advisor and Communication Officer with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), acting as the organization’s official spokesperson in Syria and working closely with government institutions to promote the implementation of humanitarian law.

Her dedication to human rights and democracy led her to the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and earned her the National Peace Foundation Award and Honorary Citizenship of Louisville, Kentucky in 2008. Her career reflects a lifelong dedication to advancing human rights, effective governance, and ethical leadership—values that continue to guide her work in Canada’s public service.

Rana holds an LL.M. in Human Rights Law from the Catholic University of Lyon, France, where her thesis examined the ineffectiveness of international conventions against torture, and an LL.B. from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University.

07/27/2025

06/20/2025

With my favorite person and a boss always: Tariq Husain

06/14/2025

Father and daughter on Father’s Day 2025–with Fizza Malik.