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Don't panic Ben, it's only a stray cow... not a volcano erupting: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews ...

The Daily Mail 24 May 2023
Two young Afghan women, Raha and Marwa, described life in the shadow of a different kind of volcano, the Taliban regime, on Inside Kabul ... Two young Afghan women, Raha and Marwa, described life in the shadow of a different kind of volcano, the Taliban regime, on Inside Kabul.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cassidy recounts harrowing escape of over 250 Afghan young female musicians from Taliban ...

The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2023
The 272-strong Afghanistan Institute of Music had a double target on its back ... Music school members on their final flight to their new home ... In this photo taken on February 19, 2019, Afghan conductor Negina Khpalwak, 22, the first female orchestra conductor in Afghanistan, plays piano at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.
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Afghan musician who fled from Taliban gifted antique violin by strangers in US

Indian Express 17 Apr 2023
He also toured East Africa but he always returned to Kabul as it was his home, where he loved to study and play music ... sends every penny he saves to his family in Kabul, he still yearns to study music at The Juilliard School, Berklee College of Music or New England Conservatory.
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Taliban bans video games, music, foreign films in Afghan city

The Siasat Daily 15 Apr 2023
Kabul. The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat, branding them as un-Islamic, the media reported ... They offered Indian, Iranian, and Western music on CDs and cassettes, RFE/RL reported.
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Taliban bans video games, music and foreign films

The Eastern Herald 15 Apr 2023
Kabul. The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat. This information has been given in the media report ... It cracked down on leisure and other forms of entertainment that clash with the Taliban’s extremist interpretation of Islamic Sharia law ... Was ... ....
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Cassidy to be honored with Grammy Award for helping music school escape from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

American Press 10 Apr 2023
Music carried the spirits of the students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music through to freedom. No matter where you are in the world—Kabul or New Orleans—music communicates resilience, passion, and culture,” Cassidy said.
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Grammys on the Hill to honor Schumer, Bill Cassidy

The Hill 04 Apr 2023
Bill Cassidy (R-La.) for their work supporting music creators later this month.  ... The release states Schumer ensured funding was provided to gig workers and small music businesses as majority leader ... No matter where you are in the world—Kabul or New Orleans—music communicates resilience, passion and culture,” he said. .
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13-Time GRAMMY® Winner Pharrell Williams, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Bill Cassidy ...

Enid News & Eagle 04 Apr 2023
(R-LA) for their contributions to support music creators ... "Music carried the spirits of the students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music through to freedom. No matter where you are in the world—Kabul or New Orleans—music communicates resilience, passion and culture," said Dr.
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Afghans mark cricket win quietly at home, with music abroad

Beaumont Enterprise 27 Mar 2023
... Taliban restrictions on music ... Some social media posts showed Afghans dancing a national dance without music on the streets of their capital, Kabul.
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Afghans celebrate cricket win over Pakistan quietly at home, with music abroad

Khaleejtimes 27 Mar 2023
Afghans on Monday celebrated their national cricket team's landmark victory over Pakistan, although fan festivities were more muted back home because of the ruling Taliban restrictions on music ... Some social media posts showed Afghans dancing a national dance without music on the streets of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Exiled Afghan musicians speak of ‘cultural genocide’

Taipei Times 14 Mar 2023
“When Taliban reached the gates of Kabul, it was clear that we should get out,” said ANIM director Ahmad Sarmast, who did everything possible to evacuate the students and staff of the music institute ... She remains traumatized by the memory of musical instruments destroyed and burnt by the Taliban in Kabul.
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Official: Taliban forces kill 2 IS members in Kabul raid

The Associated Press 27 Feb 2023
It is based on a novel by Kabul-born author Khaled Hosseini that explores the inner worlds of Mariam and Laila over decades of Afghan history, some with stark parallels to the present ... “I want to evoke Kabul in the old years, full of songs, poetry, music, color, and joy.
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Seattle Opera puts story of Afghan women center stage

McAlester News-Capital 26 Feb 2023
It is based on a novel by Kabul-born author Khaled Hosseini that explores the inner worlds of Mariam and Laila over decades of Afghan history, some with stark parallels to the present ... “I want to evoke Kabul in the old years, full of songs, poetry, music, color, and joy.
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Seattle Opera puts popular story of Afghan women centerstage

Journal Review 25 Feb 2023
It is based on a novel by Kabul-born author Khaled Hosseini that explores the inner worlds of Mariam and Laila over decades of Afghan history, some with stark parallels to the present ... “I want to evoke Kabul in the old years, full of songs, poetry, music, color, and joy.
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Maryland church celebrates heritage on ‘Caribbean Sabbath’

The Associated Press 25 Feb 2023
It is based on a novel by Kabul-born author Khaled Hosseini that explores the inner worlds of Mariam and Laila over decades of Afghan history, some with stark parallels to the present ... “I want to evoke Kabul in the old years, full of songs, poetry, music, color, and joy.

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