A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song
NYT: After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people. Click here to read more (external link).
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Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat wins international award in Canada
Amu: Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat has received an international award at the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) in Toronto for her latest work, Sima’s Song. Sadat, one of Afghanistan’s most acclaimed directors, was honored for her contributions to cinema and her continued storytelling under challenging circumstances. Click here to read more (external link).
A Star Gone Missing: Afghan Singer Vanishes In Country Where Music Is Forbidden
By Firuza Azizi and Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 13, 2025 A popular Afghan singer has been missing for more than a month in Kabul, where she shot to fame with her performance on a popular television talent show nearly a decade ago. Zulala Hashimi’s husband says she left home on June 4
Fears grow as artist Zolala Hashemi remains missing in Kabul
Amu: Zolala Hashemi, a well-known artist, has been missing for more than two weeks after being abducted in the capital, Kabul, according to local sources and her family. Taliban security agencies have yet to locate Hashemi, despite reportedly opening an investigation, sources said. Local sources added there is still no confirmation as to whether she
Aryana Sayeed honored at Daf Bama Music Awards in Germany
Amu: Aryana Sayeed, the Afghan pop star and women’s rights advocate, received two honors at the Daf Bama Music Awards, held Saturday in the German city of Oberhausen. Sayeed was awarded the festival’s Humanitarian Award and was named Best Afghan Artist. The annual international event, which celebrates multicultural music and artists with global impact, brought
Taliban dismantle Afghanistan’s decades-old national film institution
Amu: Taliban have dissolved the Afghan Film Organization, once the country’s only state-run film body, and closed its offices, according to four sources, including two familiar with the agency’s operations. No formal statement has been issued by the Taliban. However, staff have been informed that the institution’s structure has been nullified and its operations halted.
Afghan Singer Sharafat Parwani Faces Backlash Over Second Marriage in the U.S.
Khaama: Popular Afghan singer Sharafat Parwani is at the center of a heated social media debate after confirming his second marriage while his first wife and children remain in Afghanistan. The controversy erupted after Parwani spoke with Nazira Karimi, a well-known Afghan-American journalist and social media activist, revealing that he had married an Afghan woman
Afghan Filmmaker’s ‘Bread & Roses ‘ To Be Broadcast On Apple TV Plus
Afghanistan International: Apple TV Plus, Apple’s movie and series streaming service, announced that it will begin airing the documentary “Bread and Roses” on November 22 of this year. The film, made by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, explores the lives and struggles of some women in the early weeks after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Star Rashid Khan Gets Married, Video Of Wedding Venue Goes Viral
NDTV: One of the finest spinners in the game at present, Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan tied the nuptial knot as he got married on October 03. Rashid got married in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, with the wedding celebration videos taking social media by storm. The Afghan star, who is widely touted as the No. T20I
Afghanistan’s singing sisters defying the Taliban from under a burka
BBC: As the world was watching the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, two sisters in Kabul were among millions of women in Afghanistan who could directly feel the new regime tightening its grip on them. They decided they couldn’t just stand back and watch women’s freedoms being restricted, and started secretly using the