Kaka Rahim, the Clever Street boy
On a spring day of Mazar, Rahim an eight years old boy was walking around Government Press area, looking for customers to polish their shoes. Suddenly he heard children from inside the press courtyard. He…
Then Anadem of Flowers
Golo-Har, (the Anadem of Flowers) was the name of a socio-cultural event conducted by Nangarhar Social Cultural Container. The event was held to welcome families who had returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Many of these…
Nawruz Festival in Bamyan
The ninth celebration of Nawruz was held in front of the caves of the Buddha statues. Music, poetry, theater, storytelling, acrobatic, a sport show and an agricultural exhibition were part of the event. The team…
Being a refugee for one moment
Sayed Jawid never had been a refugee and never had to live in a small tent. “I always lived with my family in a large and relatively good house. But today I went into such…
In the Refugees Camp, The first Observations
Every time I go to crowded areas of Kabul, I see many small children, teenagers and women who are begging. A major number of these are from returnees’ families who were forced to leave their…
Samanu, the Traditional Dish of Happy Moments
Food is the substance providing nutritional support for the body but it also portrays cultural symbols which contribute in building the collective consensus and unique identity for every society. Often food communicates a special meaning…
Haft Mewa and Haft Seen, Nawruz Traditions in Afghanistan
Every year in Nawruz , people celebrate the new Solar year in Afghanistan, Iran, in the Caucasus region, in Balkan and Central Asian countries. Recently it is going worldwide and March 21 is now announced…
A’owsana Sisaana,
“A’owsana Sisaana” is a common folk expression among Dari speaking people. With this sentence, we usually start telling our folkloric stories. The linguistic background and its history is not clear but for many generations, particularly…
The Courageous Girl
Hadith was one year old when her family, like many other Afghans, fled the chaos and war in Afghanistan to find a safer shelter somewhere outside the country. After a long journey they settled in…