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All-Female Orchestra In Afghanistan Fights The Taliban With Music

19th April, 2016 · admin

musical_noteReuters: Now living in an orphanage in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Negin Khpalwak leads the Zohra orchestra, an ensemble of 35 women at the Afghanistan National Institute for Music that plays both Western and Afghan musical instruments. When she went home on a recent visit, her uncles and brothers threatened to beat her for a performing appearance on television, and she had to return to Kabul the next day. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Art and Culture, Taliban | Tags: Negin Khpalwak |
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