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Women in a downtown market, Kabul, Afghanistan.

May 1, 1988

Robert Nickelsberg

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Afghanistan de Georges Redard, photographies de Roland et Sabrina Michaud, Editions Silva, Zurich, 1974.

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Little girl pasturing sheeps in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. By Jakub Rybicki

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Afghanistan, 1973. Nomadic Pashtun girls (Kuchis) with traditional face tattoos. Photos by Rob Overtoom.

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Jewish amulet from Afghanistan, ca. 1920

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Students study with their teacher in a Madrassah (religious school) in Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan in Central Asia, then part of the Russian Empire).

Throughout history, Islamic madrassahs produced some of the finest minds in human history, ranging from theologians, philosophers, and mathematicians to jurists, poets and scholars.

(Photo from 1910)

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Dear Susan, greetings from Paris ! Such a long time without knews from You ! Hope you are well and your projects & dreams come true. Please find my greetings and hopes. Best and regards. Salut ! Franck, from Paris !

Bonjour and Salam dear Franck,

How wonderful to hear from you!

How are you and your family?

My current mail is [email protected]

Please feel free to leave me a message.

Kind regards

Felice Susan

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Salam dearest friends & community,

our hearts are heavy as we found out that our beloved Herat was hit again by a severe earthquake.

The impact of the last earthquakes has been immense, leaving families homeless, communities shattered, and lives forever changed. Further reports indicate that the majority of the victims are women and children.

We urge you to join us in sending financial assistance and prayers for the over half million souls who call Herat home. May they find strength, resilience, and hope amidst this challenging time.

SUPPORT HERE

Please contribute anyway you can.

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The Pearl of Khorasan

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Baghlan, Afghanistan

©️ Elhamuddin Najm

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Samarkand, photos by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, early 20th century

Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Founded circa 700 B.C. Alexander the Great conquered it in 329 B.C. In 1370, Timur decided to make Samarkand the capital of his projected world empire. 

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دم به دم و منزل به منزل دوستت دارم

بر ضد سنت‌های قاتل دوستت دارم

تو مومن استی و نمازت بوسه‌هایت است

تو فرق داری، اعتراضت بوسه‌هایت است

از عشق، از امید، از فردا نمی‌ترسی

می‌بوسمت در بین طالب‌ها نمی‌ترسی

Every step, every destination, I love you.

To spite the murderous traditions, I love you.

You are pious, your kisses are your prayer.

You are different, your kisses are your protest.

You are not afraid of love, of hope, of tomorrow.

I kiss you amid the Taliban, you are not afraid!

- Mujib Mashal and Fatima Faizi