Rachel Lehr says Afghan women are much less liberated than American women. “They value interdependence rather than the independence which we value in American culture,” said Lehr, a research scholar ...

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Negina Azimi painted her first mural as a member of ArtLords of Afghanistan in March 2017. It was Nowruz, the ...

How do you make a documentary when you can't film in person — and even hiring a cameraperson is risky? That was the challenge for the award-winning Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, who left the country ...

Today, I run a rug business that has invested more than $1 million to strengthen the economic position of Afghan artisans.

TO THE TRAGEDY. BROOKLYN BISTRO IN EAST SACRAMENTO CELEBRATING THREE YEARS IN BUSINESS. CULTURE, TO ME, IS YOUR IDENTITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO DO THE BEST I CAN TO UPHOLD THAT, TO HONOR AFGHAN ...

The war in Afghanistan introduced Americans to a dirt-poor country peopled by fundamentalist mullahs, warlords, persecuted women hidden head to foot in the folds of heavy burkas — and little more.

Afghan A-listers stunned at the Tuti Gala over the weekend, honoring their culture and heritage at the star-studded event. The gala, held in San Jose, California, on Saturday, October 19, was a ...

KABUL (Pahjwok): Japan is committed to working with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture to protect the nation’s ...

Over 1,000 Afghan refugees have settled into permanent housing in Des Moines since 2021. Afghan community leaders are seeking $250,000 to purchase a building for a mosque and cultural center. The ...

San Jose, CA — October 2024. At the highly anticipated Tuti Gala 2024, a night known for celebrating Afghan culture and talent, all eyes were on Durana Elmi, the co-founder and COO of Cymbiotika, as ...

Sophia Akbar, the co-founder and co-owner of Oakland restaurants Parche and Jaji, was born and grew up in Walnut Creek. New Concord restaurant Mazza is offering an authentic taste of Afghanistan At ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new restaurant in downtown Albuquerque is one of the first of its kind. Afghan Kebab House opened on Tuesday near Second St. and Gold Ave. Mohammad Ismail and his family ...