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“Open Your Borders”: A Print Sale Benefits Afghan Nationals

by Hakim Bishara September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

Freelance writer Rona Akbari partnered with artist Aishwarya Srivastava for a print sale fundraiser to support Afghan nationals who are facing illness and starvation.

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With Afghan Artists at Risk, Hundreds Sign Letter Asking US to Protect Them

by Hakim Bishara August 24, 2021August 27, 2021

The open letter, penned by Arts for Afghanistan, is signed by artists including Susan Meiselas, Hank Willis Thomas, Walid Raad, and more.

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Writers’ Organization Issues Dire Warning After Members Reportedly Murdered by Taliban

by Valentina Di Liscia August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Two of PEN International’s members, Abdullah Atefi and Dawa Khan Menapal, were reportedly murdered by Taliban forces earlier this month.

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Afghan Artists and Writers Urge US to Keep Embassy Open

by Hakim Bishara August 16, 2021August 17, 2021

The Afghan American Artists and Writers Association has supported calls for the United States government to keep its embassy in the capital open “at all costs” to protect refugees.

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Arming Kabul’s Girls with Skateboards

by Laura C. Mallonee April 21, 2015April 24, 2015

“She was wearing such a beautiful color, a sort of inky teal,” photographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson said of the Afghan girl with the carefully tied headscarf whose portrait she took last year.

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After Protesting Sexual Violence, Afghan Artist Forced into Hiding

by Laura C. Mallonee March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

An Afghan artist who enacted a performance against sexual molestation in a crowded Kabul marketplace has been forced into hiding, AFP reported.

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