Culture and Literature
Photo Gallery – Human Rights Week 7-10 December 2014, Kabul
Photo Gallery – Human Rights Week 7-10 December 2014, Kabul
Thursday 1 January 2015Press release: 3rd International Simorgh Peace Prize awards
Kabul -Today, Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA announced the recipients of the 3rd International Simorgh Peace Prize awards. In the 3rd Festival, works of musicians in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran were appreciated. The following artists are the recipients of the azure statute of Simorgh Peace Prize.
Wednesday 10 December 2014Launch of World Library of Science: a Free Online Science Education Resource
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the UNESCO World Library of Science (WLoS), a newly created, free online science education resource for a global community of users.
Thursday 20 November 2014Invitation: 2nd “Herat International Women’s Film Festival”
Armanshahr Foundation and Roya Film House cordially invite you for three days to the ancient Citadel of Herat for the 2nd Herat International Women’s Film Festival.*
Monday 3 November 2014Egyptian State Feminism on the Silver Screen: The Depiction of the “New Women” in Nasserist Films (1954-1967)
This thesis looks into the depiction of women in Egyptian films during the 1950s and 60s and argues that the Nasser regime created a set of policies within “state feminism” in order to alter the image of women in Egypt. Such policies included women’s free access to higher education in 1957 and their integration and increased numbers into the work force.
Wednesday 22 October 2014Afghan girls’ school in Kandahar faces closure as international funds dry up
Class dismissed at Kandahar Institute of Modern Studies, a rare place of learning for girls, as military withdrawal affects civilian projects
Wednesday 22 October 2014On books and their destiny
The sight of books is an irresistible invitation to pick them up, writes Dabashi
Saturday 4 October 2014136th Goftegu Public Debate: History recorded – Afghanistan through Steve McCurry’s lenses – ACKU Report
Over 180 people including staff and students of Kabul University, representatives of national and international organizations and government Ministries came together today for a panel discussion to mark an exhibition of Steve McCurry’s powerful photographs at ACKU.
Thursday 4 September 2014Voices on Afghanistan: Preserving moments lost amid conflict
For the past two years, Lorenzo Tugnoli and I have looked at the city of Kabul through the eyes of a number of artists. Their stories are told in The Little Book of Kabul, which we released in 500 copies.
Tuesday 2 September 2014Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature
Despite his enormous contributions to science,Albert Einstein was no reclusive genius, his ever-eager conversations and correspondence engaging such diverse partners as the Indian philosopher Tagore and a young South African girl who wanted to be a scientist.
Tuesday 19 August 2014