Bahar Jalali, an Afghan-American academic, wears an Afghan traditional dress in her home in Glenwood, Maryland, September 24, 2021 - Copyright AFP Mahmud TURKIA Bahar ...
Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kabul-born fashion designer Anjilla Seddeqi has long drawn inspiration for her formalwear collections from the bright, intricate and embellished traditional ...
A social media campaign within the Afghan diaspora celebrates pre-Taliban dress traditions, and mourns the loss of that freedom. By Anna P. Kambhampaty This summer, Bahar Jalali watched anxiously as ...
For many Americans, the name “Afghanistan” conjures images of bombed-out cities, soldiers with machine guns, and crying refugees. For Mohammad Sadat, however, Afghanistan is a second home—a place rich ...
Political modernization is always painful and often extremely tricky. Some relatively fortunate nations transformed themselves using internal resources. But when a tradition-bound country is weak, ...
In Afghanistan, morality police asked the stores to hide the mannequins' faces - Copyright AFP Angelos TZORTZINIS In Afghanistan, morality police asked the stores to ...
With traditional Afghan music tinkling in the background, attendees at St. Anthony Hall viewed vibrant portraits of Afghan women Friday evening. Dozens of students and Yale affiliates gathered to ...