#afghan culture

[khaperai]

Nomadic Kuchi women and girls near a Mosque on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan 1973

[icantseemyreflection]

I'm celebrating Nowruz for the first time and would appreciate any advice or info on best ways to do it! Pls help me haha

[escondidolibrary]

Join us upstairs on Saturday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. for a special Cultural Fair Series presentation: Afghan Culture & Art!

Meet with successful Afghan professionals Wazma Taheri and Mumtaz Momand; learn about Afghanistan and Afghan women’s clothes with presenter Marva Saydee; enjoy live Afghan music and an Attan dance performance by Naim Hakimi and his team; browse Shughla Karzai’s artwork exhibition and create your own artwork.

The program is generously sponsored by California Humanities.

[parsabad]

Haftsin in Museum of Archeology and Art of Iran Happy Nowruz to all friends 🥳

I hope everyone is in peace in the new solar year specially Palestine, Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and other countries 🤲🏽❤️

🇮🇷🇹🇯🇦🇫🇺🇿🇦🇿🇦🇲🇹🇷🇹🇲🇮🇶

[palipunk]

I love watching videos on Eid clothes and how everyone is wearing their traditional clothing to the masjid it’s so beautiful mashallah

[moryen]

HELP MY AFGHAN FRIEND LEAVE AFGHANISTAN AND STUDY IN ITALY!!! 

This young man of 24 years is a very ambitious and promising scholar, unfortunately all his hopes have been truncated by the rise of the new regime. It is important to get him out of the country and help him reach a better future. I’ve been helping him through the application process to get accepted to an MA course in Italy, but now he needs more substantial help. Consider giving him a chance to continue his education.

The platform we decided to use is a Czech one (I’m Czech) and is the only one that allowed us to collect the money even if the goal is not reached. You can make any donation you want, any amount will be helpful, just be aware it is in Czech crowns: 

1 dollar = 24,30 Kč

1 euro = 24,61 Kč

!!!IF YOU CAN’T CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY PLEASE AT LEAST SHARE IT!!!!

Hello,

I’m A.*, an Afghan researcher, I graduated in Archaeology and Anthropology and have decided to continue my academic formation in Italy. I have applied to the prestigious University of La Sapienza (Rome) for a master’s in Cultural Heritage and I’ve already been pre-accepted to the course, which will start in October. Unfortunately, I do not have a lot of financial means right now to embark on this journey and I need your help.

As you may know, the situation in Afghanistan is not the best, especially for people like me. As a member of the Hazara (ethic) and the Shia (religious) minorities, I have been persecuted and my family threatened more than ever before. During my studies, I had the pleasure to work with and learn from international scholars, but you can imagine how this caused even more problems in the current regime. On top of that, my brother served as a soldier under the old government, which made it very difficult for the male members of my family to find a job and provide for our needs.

In the past years, I have dedicated my research to identifying and finding ways to preserve and revive women's dances from Central Afghanistan. Sadly, this is not possible for me anymore, I have been threatened by extremists who are following my family and me because they firmly believe I have committed a sin in encouraging women to dance, and for that, I deserve severe punishment. Threats like these prompted many friends and colleagues to leave Afghanistan and reach for a better future in other countries.

I’m committed to protecting and preserving the rich culture of my country and I would like to give my best in doing so, that’s the reason why I want to continue my education abroad. Unfortunately, this proves to be much more expensive than I have imagined. Up to now, I have been in contact with friends from Italy who guided me through the process of applying for the university and for the visa, now I need to prepare everything for my departure.

The student visa to Italy alone will cost me 80 euros, which is a very high amount when you consider that my family has been surviving on $3 a day this winter. In order to apply for the visa, it is necessary to show sufficient funds to stay in Italy during the period of study, which amounts to a minimum of €6,079.45 per year. Additional money will be needed for official document translations, stamps, and administrative fees. In September, if all goes well, I should be flying from Tehran to Rome in time to enroll at university. Airfare will cost at least 800 euros and health insurance 125 euros for the year.

These expenses are really difficult for me to cover in my current situation, so I am asking for your help.  The target amount of the fundraising is 6,000 euros in order to make all the necessary arrangements. I know this is a lot of money, but if you can contribute even a small amount to this sum, I would be eternally grateful for your kindness. Finally, please share this crowdfunding page with anyone you think might be interested in contributing.

[peopleofafghanistan]

Afghanistan.

Source: Unknown

[pashtunology]

Women constitute the backbone of Pashtun society and social organisation. Their role is not only limited to home management, they have played a significant role in all fields throughout history. They have stood in the battlefield with men to defend the motherland and if we look into Pashto literature we find a significant contribution of women and their role in society.

Landey, Tapey and Naarey are three forms of unwritten Pashto folk literature, more than half of this fine and heart-rendering poetry is the work of women.

Landay is a traditional Afghan poetic form consisting of a single couplet. The most enchanting landey have been sung by Pashtun women in battlefields and during episodes of love, such as:

پاس په کمر ولاړه ګله!

نصیب د چا يې؟ اوبه زه در خېژومه

Oh flower on the mountain peak,

It is I who water you, God knows who would own you.

Pashtun women also used landey in the battlefield. We come across events in our national history where the singing of a single landey by a woman has proven to be more effective than weapons.

In the battle of Maiwand, when Pashtuns prepared to fight for their country, a Pashtun maiden proudly sent off her lover to the battlefield and dispatched this message to the commander of this patriotic war:

پر ایوب خان مې سلام وایه!

دا دئ جانان مې کومکي در ولېږنه

Convey my greetings to Ayub Khan,

I have sent off my lover to lend a hand.

When the young Pashtun returns triumphant from war, his lover greets him as such:

د خېره راغلې! په خېر راشې!

چې د دښمن په مخ کې خړ نه شوې مئينه

Welcome! Welcome home, thank God,

You were not humbled before the enemy.

[See photos for more landeys]

Other parts of folk literature are Naara in stories and Gharra in the national dance called Attan and Sundarey (songs) recited in weddings. Most of the Naaras and wedding songs have been authored by women. We’ll look into those in future posts. Stay tuned!

Artwork by minnamamik

Source: Prof Habibi articles

Pashtunology

[nthflower]

İt's funny how sexualised dust ist. And how she is always pretty and sexy like yeah she is etc. But she is in modesty. She wears an niqab. Whole point is being modest and not attractive.

Like even with hijab you always need to be careful like your tunic is not too short or your curves are not so recognisable , your things are not too tight and she is drawn always like body latex suit but add skirt.

I even saw someone say to her her niqab makes her mysterious and sexy like this is so???

[escondidolibrary]

Join us upstairs on Saturday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. for a special Cultural Fair Series presentation: Afghan Culture & Art!

Meet with successful Afghan professionals Wazma Taheri and Mumtaz Momand; learn about Afghanistan and Afghan women’s clothes with presenter Marva Saydee; enjoy live Afghan music and an Attan dance performance by Naim Hakimi and his team; browse Shughla Karzai’s artwork exhibition and create your own artwork.

The program is generously sponsored by California Humanities.

[eternallydreaminggf]

Reading about tea culture is like Wow you could not rlly do that here and it makes me soo sad.

[mirrortouchedsea]

i'm really tired after a. 7 hour work shift and church today so i'm gonna take a cheat day, but i'll try and do double duty tomorrow with madaleo and tatsukana

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

Sometimes, you'll meet someone who insists that only people from [x] group have the right to speak on an issue related to [x] group (fair enough), but comes up some of the most misinformed, harmful bullshit on the issue you've ever heard.

[divinum-pacis]

March 8, 2021: Afghanistan refugee women living in India hold placards during a demonstration to mark International Womens' Day in New Delhi, India. [Manish Swarup/AP Photo]