AFP: In the face of death threats and accusations that they are dishonouring their families by daring to perform, the women of Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra are charting a new destiny for themselves through music. The group is set to be catapulted onto the world stage with a performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
ANI: Panel discussion, film screening and Sufi music marked the 32nd SAARCCharter day which was observed in the South Asian University. Renowned filmmakers like Rahul Roy and Prasanna Vithanage from Sri Lanka were present during the panel discussion on “Cinema and Society in South Asia”. Afghanistan being a very strategic part of South Asia, the cinema
Khaama Press: An Afghan actress has won the Award for the best performance by an actress in Marrakech International Film Festival, it has been reported. The award was given to Fereshteh Hosseini during the 16thMarrakech International Film Festival on Saturday. Directed by Navid Mahmoudi, the film is based on the story of two young Afghans, Fereshteh (played by
The Guardian (UK): Life has not been easy for Paradise Sorouri. In the past seven years, the 27-year-old has been forced to flee her country twice, received more death threats than she can count, and was brutally beaten by 10 men on the street and left to die. Her crime? She covers her head with
Khaama Press: The famous Indian film star Sanjaty Dutt’s next film will be about Afghanistan to focus on the use of children in suicide attacks. Sanjay Dutt is due to shoot for the movie by signing the contract of the film six months after he was released from the jail. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: In a bid to feed their families, about 10 struggling actors from Balkh province have recently been forced to leave the movie industry and start up businesses of their own. Hamayoun Bahar, a 45-year-old actor, who has worked in the industry for 12 years, said that due to poverty and the lack of support by
THR: Afghanistan has chosen Raftan (Parting) as its entry for the 89th Academy Awards foreign-language category. Written and directed by Navid Mahmoudi, the film is a co-production between Afghanistan and Iran. Raftan revolves around a pair of young Afghan lovers who get separated when Fereshteh (played by Fereshteh Hosseini) has to leave the country with her parents
Huffington Post: The opening of a family movie theater in Kabul means women can watch films in public for the first time in two decades. For many living under Afghan society’s oppressive rules, the Galaxy Family Cinema isn’t just about films – it means a few hours of freedom. When the Taliban took control of Kabul in
Khaama Press: A famous Afghan singer Arash Barez has reportedly been arrested in connection to a clash in Kabul city that left a policeman dead. Kabul police chief General Abdul Rahman Rahimi told reporters in Kabul that the singer was arrested due to misrepresentation of information to police that led to the death of a policeman. Click
Scroll.in: The region known in ancient times as Khorasan bequeathed a rich and diverse cultural heritage to human civilisation. Like all long-lived cultures, Khorasan’s geography expanded and constricted like a huge lung breathing art, beauty and elevated thought, spread across much of what today we call Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. So huge was its