On a rooftop in Kabul, Fahima Mirzaie is taking on centuries of social taboos. She twirls around and around in an ancient dance called Sama. It's a mystical art form that - until Mirzaie came along - ...
What to call the Persian language in Afghanistan? It's a question Afghans have grappled with and sparred over for decades. The long-simmering dispute was reignited after the BBC changed the name of ...
Afghanistan has recently been the scene of a debate on what the real name of one of its official languages is. Afghanistan has two official languages, Pashto and Dari. However, most Dari speakers ...
A woman stands with her daughters during a Nowruz celebration in the Kazlıçeşme district of Istanbul March 23, 2014. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images In case you missed the last New Year’s celebration, ...
Afghan boys take their lunch at a school in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2013. Pashto writing on the wall reads, “no entrance without permission,” it also names the cook, and on the bottom ...
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