Archive: Arts & Culture Subscribe to Arts & Culture
Afghanistan better for theatre folk than Iran: Director
IANS-Eleven years after curbs on theater imposed by the Taliban were lifted, theater is making a comeback in Afghanistan.
The Taliban had curbed all performing arts during its rule, between 1996-2001.
These days, Afghanistan might be a better...
The expensive live bands add to the high cost of weddings in Afghanistan
In addition to other fees and expenses of the crippling wedding ceremonies in Afghanistan, the high cost of live bands is another problem that many Afghans are worried about.
According to some residents in Kabul, some band singers charge as...
Coins from 1st century AD returned to Kabul Museum
As many as 215 coins of the Kushan-era in the 1st century AD were returned to Afghanistan National Museum at a ceremony attended by Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, Information and Culture Minister Syed Makhdoom Rahin, Afghan Ambassador to Britain...
Projects in Ghazni are 90% in progress
Ministry of Information and Culture has confirmed that reconstruction projects in Ghazni province would be completed by 2013.
This comes amid concerns about the lack of preparations for Ghazni as the center for Islamic Culture and Civilization.
Deputy...
80% of marriages in Afghanistan are not legally registered
In the absence of legal registration of marriages, many Afghan families are faced with various problems.
Early age marriages and lack of official registration of marriages are the main causes of problems in the lives of many Afghan couples.
People...
Millions are single in Afghanistan due to high wedding expenses
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs have launched a campaign aimed at the elimination of violence against women in Afghanistan.
Presently, due to the high expenses of weddings, more than one million young people in Afghanistan are not married,...
Russia eyes rebirth in classrooms of former foe Afghanistan
By Amie Ferris-Rotman of Reuters
What was once a battleground for Russia is now a place where two cultures can better co-exist. A new Russian cultural center will be built in Kabul where it will teach Russian language, singing, dancing and...
Aynak Ore Creates Dilemma for Treasure
Flanked by waves of mountains and gray desert, the road leading from the Afghan capital to the ancient ruins of Mes Aynak ends abruptly at the foot of a dusty hilltop. From that vantage point, 40 kilometers from Kabul, one can get a clear picture...
Afghanistan’s Buddhist site preservation promised
The Afghan government has promised to preserve a historic Buddhist site at the Ainak copper project site.
The grounds of Mes Aynak in Logar province are a sprawling 9,800-acre (4,000-hectare) trove of Buddhist monastery ruins, statues and tombs...
The Life and Science of Al Beruni
These days most of us seem to think that science is the sole concern of the West. During the last two hundred years or so, immense advances have been made in science and technology. This has mostly been the work of scholars of Europe and America....
