Category: Art and Culture
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UN Secretary-General’s Message on Nowruz: “The Spirit of Nowruz Is a Precious Gift”
António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in a message on the occasion of the Solar New Year, described the spirit of Nowruz as a “precious gift” in a world full of war, division, and conflict. In his message, published on the social media platform X, he stated that Nowruz symbolizes new beginnings, the rebirth of…
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288 Musical Instruments Burned by the Taliban in Laghman
The spokesperson for the Taliban governor in Laghman Province announced that the group’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice and Complaints Handling collected and destroyed 288 pieces of various musical instruments in the Qarghayi district of the province. Abdul Malik Niazi, the spokesperson for the Taliban governor in Laghman, said the…
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Reactions to the Destruction of the Amir Ali-Shir Nava’i Statue in Balkh
The Taliban municipality in Mazar-i-Sharif on Tuesday, 28 Asad, completely destroyed the statue of Amir Ali-Shir Nava’i, the renowned poet and thinker of the Timurid era. The Taliban had previously covered the statue’s face with plaster, but two days ago they removed it entirely — an act that has triggered a wave of reactions inside…
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Etilat-e-Roz Newspaper Launches Its Uzbek-Language Section
Etilat-e-Roz newspaper announced the launch of the Uzbek-language section of its website on 29 Mizan, the National Day of the Uzbek Language. The newspaper wrote that it will continue its publications in Uzbek in addition to Dari, Pashto, and English. The newspaper said the purpose of creating this section is to preserve and promote the…
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Artist of Love and Freedom; The Republic in Ahmad Zaher’s Voice
Forty-seven years have passed since the silencing of Ahmad Zaher’s voice, but why does an artist, after nearly half a century, still remain present in the collective memory of a society? The answer is not limited to music alone; it lies in the deep connection between art, society, and the concept of love and freedom.…
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For Dawood Sarkhosh
I love Dawoud Sarkhosh; not only for his voice, but for the feeling that flows through his songs. For the fact that when he sings, poetry doesn’t just come out of his mouth; it’s as if he carries with him a part of the memory, homeland, longing, and hope of a generation. I am Tajik,…
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