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Anna Marie de la Fuente Holding forth at a masterclass she delivered at the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Tabakalera venue on Tuesday Sept.
21, Shahrbanoo Sadat, the Afghan filmmaker whose body of work includes 2019 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight film “The Orphanage” and Cannes 2016 film “Wolf And Sheep,” dispelled some misconceptions about Afghan cinema and her country.Fearing persecution like many fellow Afghan artists, the director had fled Kabul in August after the Taliban’s swift takeover of
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Taliban fighters seized Afghanistan in mid-August, two weeks before the U.S. and NATO withdrew their forces from the country after a 20-year military presence.“You cannot imagine how happy I am.
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Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterAfghan refugees fleeing the Taliban have been promised shelter and support in Dumfries and Galloway after the council made a public pledge last week.Councillors from various political backgrounds put on a united front in offering a safe haven for families fleeing the crisis-torn country.Dee and Glenkens Councillor Dougie Campbell is a former director of the Scottish Refugee Council and mentor to refugees.At last
coronavirus pandemic, and some families now too fearful to work are selling off furniture to get by.“The current situation is oppressive,” said Muzafar Bakhsh, a 21-year-old who played in a wedding band. His family had just sold off part of its belongings at Kabul’s new flea market, Chaman-e-Hozari.
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coronavirus pandemic, and some families now too fearful to work are selling off furniture to get by.“The current situation is oppressive,” said Muzafar Bakhsh, a 21-year-old who played in a wedding band. His family had just sold off part of its belongings at Kabul’s new flea market, Chaman-e-Hozari.
As told to In July, my younger sister and I booked last-minute tickets to fly from our homes in D.C. to our mother’s home in Kabul, Afghanistan. We wanted to see our family because, ever since the U.S.
iOS - Android Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply worrying but through working with our colleagues in COSLA, we are looking forward to welcoming the first family by the end of September.“We will continue to welcome families in a considered approach to ensure we have available properties and services in place to support them.“North Lanarkshire has a proud and compassionate record of ensuring that people escaping terror are made
Afghanistan in a Scots council area. So far 18 volunteers from East Dumbartonshire have raised nearly £6,000 by walking the distance between Syria and Scotland which is just under 3,000 miles.
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Jennifer Garner is volunteering her time to help Afghan child refugees.
the art houses led to criticism that he had wasted his undisputed talent – something he always denied.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAfghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, who is at the Venice Film Festival gap financing market with the documentary “Kabul Melody,” says the lives of more than 150 students of Kabul’s National Institute of Music (ANIM) are at risk after armed Taliban guards shuttered the school and smashed all the musical instruments inside.A few days after the Taliban occupied Kabul “they went to the school and smashed all the instruments,” says Mani who has been making a
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PARIS -- As a filmmaker, Shahrbanoo Sadat watched with fascination as Taliban fighters took over her city and terrified crowds animated the streets.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAnissa Bonnefont, who latest film “Wonder Boy” won a Special Jury prize at Tribeca in 2020, has recently completed “Nadia,” a timely documentary feature about Nadia Nadim, the Afghan-born Danish soccer star.