http://www.randompurpose.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:04:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Biography Siddiq Barmak was born in Panjshir, Afghanistan, on September 7, 1962. He got his M.A degree in cinema direction from the Moscow film institut (VGIK) in the year 1987. He has written a few screenplays and has made a few short films and also his first feature film "Osama" in Afghanistan. ... http://www.randompurpose.com/siddiq-barmak-162.html Iranian officials have foiled a major human trafficking attempt by detaining 121 Afghan nationals who had illegally entered the country, IRNA reported Sunday, quoting authorities. Six people have also been arrested for trafficking the Afghans, who were detained from Mehriz, a border city in Iran's Yazd province, provincial authorities said. The officials ... http://www.randompurpose.com/iran-detains-121-afghans-foils-human-trafficking-bid-140.html Farida Nekzad on setting up a news agency in Afghanistan Bio Farida Nekzad is editor-in-chief of Pajhwok News Agency, Afghanistan's only independent news agency. A champion of press freedom and women's rights in her country, she was recently honored with the 2007 International Press Freedom Award by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression ... http://www.randompurpose.com/afghan-women-journalists-in-danger-100.html Just 24 years old, journalist, translator, and coordinator Ajmal Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan's best "fixers"-people who help foreign media negotiate the treacherous landscape of personalities that includes ordinary citizens, Afghan government officials, and Taliban fighters. In Naqshbandi's own words, "This work is very dangerous. I bring one enemy to ... http://www.randompurpose.com/fixer-the-taking-of-ajmal-naqshbandi-96.html When Afghan-Canadian director Nelofer Pazira returns to Bamiyan, Afganistan for the screening of the award-winning film she collaborated on, The Giant Buddhas, she is shocked to see a crowd of 2,000, and astonished that many are women. Inspired, she decides to audition locals for a film. The men are eager, ... http://www.randompurpose.com/audition-playing-isabel-bader-theatre-90.html Featuring Habib Qaderi with his new album Closer 4501 Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, California 94566 http://www.randompurpose.com/nowroz-festival-at-pleasanton-fairgrounds-83.html Afghanistan's descent into conflict and instability in recent times began with the overthrow of the king in 1973. Zahir Shah was in Italy for an eye operation when he was deposed in a palace coup by his cousin, Mohammad Daoud. Daoud declared Afghanistan a republic, with himself as president. He relied on ... http://www.randompurpose.com/afghanistans-turbulent-history-70.html Dir(s): Havana Marking Program: Special Presentations Run Time: 90 | UK | Language: (Subtitled in English) Dari English Pashtun 9:15 pm Wed, May 6 at Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor Street West Note: at Bathurst Avenue 11:00 am Fri, May 8 at The ROM Theatre 100 Queen's Park Note: inside the Royal Ontario Museum, at Avenue Road and Bloor ... http://www.randompurpose.com/afghan-star-bloor-cinema-rom-theatre-43.html The war in Afghanistan will be “much tougher than Iraq” regarding efforts to achieve peace and security, U.S. President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has told an international security conference. "It's going to be a long, difficult struggle," Richard Holbrooke said at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. "In ... http://www.randompurpose.com/afghanistan-tougher-than-iraq-us-envoy-holbrooke-38.html By Adam Ritscher This was delivered as a speech at a Students Against War teach-in in Duluth, Minnesota (USA) The story of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic one. Afghanistan is one of the most impoverished nations of the world. It is one of the most war-torn, most ravaged, ... http://www.randompurpose.com/a-brief-history-of-afghanistan-31.html