In Badakhshan province, when a girl in one family and a boy in another family are born on the same day, the boy-child’s relatives might… Read More »Throwing wood – a tradition of early engagement among Afghans
Every morning she wakes up with her favorite Pashto good-morning greeting “sahar pakhair” and I respond in Dari “sobh bakhair” explains Said Noor Ahmad, who… Read More »Are interethnic marriages still a taboo for Afghans?
‘Nine cows and a new man’ (noh gaow wa mard naw in Persian) is a traditional expression for a newborn baby among families in Bamiyan… Read More »Nine cows and a new man
‘Eid bowl (or akhtarisa kassa in Pashtu) is a long-standing cultural tradition practiced by rural communities belonging to different ethnic groups in Kandahar province. On… Read More »‘Eid Bowl (akhtarisa kassa)
