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Traveling Afghanistan safely: Visiting cities, villages and experiencing true culture

I visited Afghanistan without listening to Western media reports to experience the country firsthand. From bustling city streets to rural villages, this video explores the daily life, culture, and ...
SUNY Cortland

Scholar Rachel Lehr to Discuss Afghan Culture

Rachel Lehr says Afghan women are much less liberated than American women. “They value interdependence rather than the independence which we value in American culture,” said Lehr, a research scholar ...
The Arts Desk

First Person: ethnomusicologist Shumaila Hemani on global musical traditions and Concert for Afghanistan

The study of ethnomusicology focuses on music in its cultural context. Typically, an ethnomusicological approach departs from and resists scholarly approaches in studying western art music traditions ...

8 unique Eid traditions around the world you’ve probably never heard of

From egg battles in Afghanistan to royal horse parades in Nigeria, these lesser-known Eid traditions reveal surprising, ...
The Hechinger Report

‘Positive culture shock’ spells challenges and triumphs for Afghan teen students

Marzia Mohammadi, a 17-year-old senior at Mt. Lebanon High School, stands for a portrait in the PublicSource newsroom on May 13. Mohammadi plans to study political science after high school. Credit: ...
Chicago Reader

With elegant dumplings and meaty mountains of rice, Helmand channels the cradle of Afghan culture

You have to be fast to eat the seekh kabob at Helmand. “If it gets cold it’s going to be like rubber,” says Wahid Tanha, the owner and chef of this new Afghan restaurant in Albany Park. No matter what ...
PBS

Afghan designer weaves cultural heritage into Wisconsin fashion scene

Sarwat Najib empowers through fashion, while bringing Afghan culture to central Wisconsin. Originally from Kabul, fashion designer Sarwat Najib brings Afghan artistry to Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Her ...