Afghan-Tube

The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)

<div class="clearfix yt-uix-expander" id="watch7-headline" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 20px 9px; position: relative;"><h1 class="yt" id="watch-headline-title" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 13px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)">The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjiBxWhFQd_3JhzJNSTp6cSpmVQZi6-T0ZiECJdV5ZJFw___Ix4zCbgIccRGTGptAQF7bhiJ7ezlA_57O0QDXDuP3fNaCo0kuLJNwEZymGoP4dyUYBhevgM9r_w0nHb7nektP5kZcpTn9/s1600/vc.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjiBxWhFQd_3JhzJNSTp6cSpmVQZi6-T0ZiECJdV5ZJFw___Ix4zCbgIccRGTGptAQF7bhiJ7ezlA_57O0QDXDuP3fNaCo0kuLJNwEZymGoP4dyUYBhevgM9r_w0nHb7nektP5kZcpTn9/s320/vc.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b>Watch the Coaches make some tough choices to eventually cut their Teams in half to 8 members each during the Battle Round in this full 10th episode of The Voice of Afghanistan.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="watch-title  yt-uix-expander-head" dir="ltr" style="-webkit-user-select: auto; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; cursor: auto; font-size: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round)"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/e1Xr74T4pHM" width="720"></iframe>

The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 10 (Battle Round Watch the Coaches make some tough choices to eventually cut their Teams in half to 8 membe...

American who speaks 23 languages says Persian is his favorite

<h1 class="entry-title" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.9em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">American who speaks 23 languages says Persian is his favorite</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNS7pLWwUOIh3Mrg6Oikvn2BfL6K2vhX_XtIllBUNpZ9auW5pKzVaqdkO0N0pstHqAtZ28r6PYJ_kj3gei8IAJf-_eeVMVAsrRAqE8x1JmMvx2t2ZSrzqnqQO6ltWKZy76kKUAbOFCcKx/s1600/teen.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNS7pLWwUOIh3Mrg6Oikvn2BfL6K2vhX_XtIllBUNpZ9auW5pKzVaqdkO0N0pstHqAtZ28r6PYJ_kj3gei8IAJf-_eeVMVAsrRAqE8x1JmMvx2t2ZSrzqnqQO6ltWKZy76kKUAbOFCcKx/s400/teen.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">Persian, also known as Farsi, is Afghanistan's official tongue along with Pashtu Tajikistan and Iran official tongue and a member of the Indo-European language family. Persian in Afghanistan is called Dari Persian or Farsi Dari in Tajikistan Farsi Tajiki today in alot of countries people may know this language as Iranians official language but the main root of this language is in Khorasan todays Afghanistan. Dari version of Persian is pure and sweeter although it is mixed with alot of Arabic and other languages words but it is still pure. 40 years of war in Afghanistan is the reason why today all historical and cultural credits of historical zone Ariana Khorasan goes to Iran.</span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/t7nqtj_sXKo" width="640"></iframe><br />Persian is also the favorite language of one the few people who has real authority when it comes to comparing languages: 17-year-old Tim Doner. A famous “hyperpolyglot,” which means someone who can speak many languages, Doner says he knows 23. He recently appeared on an Australian morning news program, where the hosts asked him to pick his favorite, and he selected Persian without hesitation. Doner even recited a few lines from the <a href="http://poemsintranslation.blogspot.com/search/label/Hafiz" style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">celebrated 14th century Persian poet Hafez</a>, leaving the Australian anchors slightly stunned. (That’s at about 1:30 into the above video.)<br /><div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;">I can’t verify the level of Doner’s fluency, though some Farsi-speakers who I asked about the video said his pronunciation was good if slightly over-articulated, in the manner of someone who has learned a language but not used it much in conversation. A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/nyregion/a-teenage-master-of-languages-finds-online-fellowship.html?pagewanted=all" style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New York Times story</a> on Doner from last year discussed some of the science behind hyperpolyglots and listed some of his languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Swahili, Indonesian, Hindi, Ojibwe (a Native American language), Pashto, Turkish, Hausa (spoken in West Africa), Kurdish, Yiddish, Dutch, Croatian and German.</div><div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;">So what makes Persian Doner’s favorite? He doesn’t say, but as someone who does not speak a word of it, I’ve long felt the same way. There’s something wonderfully musical about the language. It’s not hard to see how Persian culture would have developed such a reputation for poetry.</div><div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;">Article copied from washingtonpost.com edited by Kabuliyanhub.com</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 26px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>

American who speaks 23 languages says Persian is his favorite Persian, also known as Farsi, is Afghanistan's official tongue along with ...

Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan Parliament

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan Parliament</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTtDwMiJ7o7FQPjkDoowRhO7KvvO3lLJc9Nyeshpu8rmsFXDQ5ItfsGJ1F3hXjSa9vRRlQ2hF56B7XShBOBjayQmEZsN5HV3RDUZ14nu0qUIrfqPJOlX3HIrqlOcNKy31A7ME4r5JnSL/s1600/sikhs-afghan-31-july-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFTtDwMiJ7o7FQPjkDoowRhO7KvvO3lLJc9Nyeshpu8rmsFXDQ5ItfsGJ1F3hXjSa9vRRlQ2hF56B7XShBOBjayQmEZsN5HV3RDUZ14nu0qUIrfqPJOlX3HIrqlOcNKy31A7ME4r5JnSL/s1600/sikhs-afghan-31-july-13.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan ParliamentThe Central Council of Sikhs of Afghanistan (CCSA) and a number of civil society institutions on Wednesday raised their voice against the Afghan government and Parliament and accused them of violating the Constitution by ignoring the legal rights and legitimate demands of the Sikh minority.  They claimed that according to the draft Election Law, one seat was reserved for the Hindu minority and Sikhs of Afghanistan in the House of Representatives, however, the Parliament by not including it in the final Law obliterated the article and violated the Constitution.  Meanwhile, Ravi Singh, deputy head of the CCSA, mentioned that the Council had recommended a candidate for IEC membership but the President disregarded their nomination and went ahead selecting others.  The CCSA complained that their rights have always been ignored by the Afghan government and Parliament.  The CCSA also said that in the Article 22 of the Constitution, it has been clearly stated that there should be no discrimination between nationals of the country, but, the government does not want to abide by it. The CCSA is unhappy with the decision as no seat has been reserved for the Hindu minority either in the Parliament or in the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC).  "Reservation of one seat for the Hindu minority in the Parliament is mentioned in the Constitution of Afghanistan, but this article has been deleted from the Law by the Parliament. President Karzai also ignored the nomination of one Hindu candidate for the IEC membership," said Mr. Singh.  "Hindus of Afghanistan are not Indian or Pakistani refugees, they are citizens of Afghanistan, and they have played a constructive role in the preservation of democracy. Why their demands have not been considered?" questions Ahmad Shah Estanakzai, Chairman of the Afghanistan Peace Village.  Meanwhile, a number of civil society institutions have supported the demands of the CCSA and stressed on ensuring the protection of basic rights of Hindu minority in the country.  "According to the laws, Hindus are allowed to fight for their rights, but the government has violated the Constitution of Afghanistan and has failed to honor the demands of the Hindu minority group," said Ajmal Balochzada, a civil society activist.  "Rights of the Hindu and Sikh minorities have always been ignored by the government, none of their demands are ever accepted by the government, we, the civil society institutions firmly support their demands," said Zahra Sepehr, civil society activist.  The CCSA has said that in the past, thousands of Sikhs and Hindu families were living in the country and their humanitarian and legal rights were saved. Now, since their numbers have dwindled and reached seven hundred families, the government is taking advantage of the situation and not granting them their legal rights.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Source TOLONEWS</div>

Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan Parliament Council of Sikhs Demand Reservation of Seats in the Afghan ParliamentT...

SHABKHAND EPISODE With Funny Malang Shah Intezar

The Voice of Afghanistan Episode 9 (Battle Round)

Female Afghan Air Force pilot making history

<h1 class="title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',times-roman,serif; font-size: 25px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 6px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Marching ahead: Afghan Air Force pilot makes history</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqvdBeK1hsB9aX6EzGv_fF9A6zW_zSZvYRoWp0FQ79otmVeCFKJ0Wk_4toh8401O7YluuEESfXGku3HLZNfIkG07tro3G2k68uo8kZquYQEA1tn27ABFytb8fu8Fx-TYaarHAOn9MfjlN/s1600/pilot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqvdBeK1hsB9aX6EzGv_fF9A6zW_zSZvYRoWp0FQ79otmVeCFKJ0Wk_4toh8401O7YluuEESfXGku3HLZNfIkG07tro3G2k68uo8kZquYQEA1tn27ABFytb8fu8Fx-TYaarHAOn9MfjlN/s640/pilot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="aboveUnitContent" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="userContentWrapper"><div class="_wk" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_51f2f84f2fee20665605272" style="display: inline;">Kabul Air Wing pilot, and Second Lieutenant Niloofer Rahmani of the Afghan Air Force became the first woman to complete the first fixed wing combat mission on July<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">18, according to US Air Forces Central Command.<br /><br />Earlier in May, Rahmani was the first female to earn the status of pilot after completing undergraduate pilot training.<br /><br />The combat mission she flew included transporting defence ministry officials from Kabul to Kandahar in support of the government’s outreach operations.<br /><br />“When I’m flying a mission with passengers, I’m not worried about myself,” Rahmani said, adding that she cares more about making sure the passengers are safe.<br /><br />“Before, there were no female Afghan pilots, and I’m trying to change the old culture for my people,” Rahmani said explaining why reaching the milestone was important for Afghan history.<br /><br />Rahmani’s co-pilot in her inaugural flight, Captain Aaron Marx, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group executive officer and pilot advisor said it was a great time to be a woman in the Afghan Air Force.<br /><br />“They’re making so much progress with gender integration here, that it’s rewarding to see pilots we’re advising, taking an active role in the operational transition,” he said.<br /><br />Rahmani praises her family’s role for her success.<br /><br />“My family has always been very supportive of me,” she said adding that her family always helped her do what she wanted to.<br /><br /><a href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/581669/marching-ahead-afghan-air-force-pilot-makes-history/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://tribune.com.pk/story/581669/marching-ahead-afghan-air-force-pilot-makes-history/</a></span></div></span></div></div></div><div class="photoUnit clearfix" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px -15px; orphans: auto; position: relative; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; zoom: 1;"><div class="_53s uiScaledThumb photo photoWidth1" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}" data-gt="{"fbid":"307075132741029"}" style="float: left; position: relative;"><a class="_6i9" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=307075132741029&set=a.112600945521783.390.103908176391060&type=1&relevant_count=1" rel="theater" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></a></div></div>

Marching ahead: Afghan Air Force pilot makes history Kabul Air Wing pilot, and Second Lieutenant Niloofer Rahmani of the Afghan Air Force be...

“Voice of Afghanistan” Singer Provokes Rude Commentary

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyM8tgcvMCg9Qs_B29jlYpD8pv1_uFSthHoxfQRpj80GHVc_D0XLZbotECDM81PqCY_Cm9yXd_rNwHFHKaopXbeN5Uj2Vf_QWBudLp1GtmPNJfaeuVTdrEwxiSci8fBzdCG-rc0Z0_UH4/s1600/aryana-sayeed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyM8tgcvMCg9Qs_B29jlYpD8pv1_uFSthHoxfQRpj80GHVc_D0XLZbotECDM81PqCY_Cm9yXd_rNwHFHKaopXbeN5Uj2Vf_QWBudLp1GtmPNJfaeuVTdrEwxiSci8fBzdCG-rc0Z0_UH4/s400/aryana-sayeed.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>Editor’s note: The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Voice of Afghanistan<i>singing competition broadcasts on Tolo TV in Afghanistan on Friday nights. The reality show began broadcasting at the end of May this year after producers selected four singers to be the coaches, including Kabul-born Aryana Sayeed.</i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Some days ago, I saw a photo of Aryana Sayeed on her Facebook page for her fans. I came across one of her new photos where she is wearing a white, long-sleeved dress with silver ornaments and she is looking over her shoulder, so you see her back.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Beneath the picture I read a few of the thousands of comments written by Afghan men and women. Some comments praised the singer for her beauty or expressed their love for her, but many expressed hatred. Afghan men tried to degrade her with comments like:  </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“Oh, your ass killed me.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“What bad did you see from your front, bloody bitch, that now you show off your back?”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“I think you are looking for customers that you are showing off your body, anyway, it is acceptable.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“You are the number one whore.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">“My Afghan blood boils when I see an Afghan girl sleeps with other men. Everybody blame us, Iranians and Arabs. Afghan’s heads were not down in front of anybody. This whore brought down our head in front of people.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">I was so disgusted. I could not believe Afghan men could be this rude just because Aryana, who lives in London, was wearing modern clothes. Being a man does not mean you can be shameless with insults and cursing. Being a man means you should behave respectfully and that you should think before you speak. Unfortunately some of the comments by women also called her “shameless” or an “infidel.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Some people may say that the root of these rude and vulgar opinions is religion.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">I would say the root is a selfish, patriarchal culture that gives men authority to command women and tell them how to behave. I believe the root of this patriarchal attitude stems first from wrong upbringing and second from a lack of laws to defend women. The majority of Afghan parents give more freedom to their sons than to their daughters. Afghan boys are raised with the idea that they are better and stronger than girls.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Afghan boys are raised to believe that corruption in a society is caused by the immodesty of women. Boys can play outside, swim in the river, and go to work, while girls need permission to go outside and often must explain where they have been. They are pressured to not wear make-up and to wear only dark colors. Always look down. Don’t laugh. Don’t make eye contact with men. If a girl is raped, many Afghan people say, “It’s her fault.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Some Afghan men who have been exposed to a more liberal society have learned to respect women’s freedom and their choice of clothing. But many conservative Afghan men think it is their duty to correct Afghan girls, and their “corrections” mainly take the form of insults, harassment, and beatings.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The people who commented on Aryana Sayeed’s photo should pay attention to their own behavior, not dictate to others. A man who insults a woman only shows how he is small and cheap.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Afghan female artists and singers such as Aryana experience many difficulties in following their art. Does anyone care what the popular male singer Farhad Darya wears? We should not make Aryana’s journey harder with rude comments. We should allow our female artists to grow and shine.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">By Mahnaz Article copied from <a href="http://awwproject.org/">http://awwproject.org</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Photo from Aryana Sayeed’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aryanamusic" style="color: #0094d2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</div><span class="martiniboy_social_list" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /><ul class="jamie_social martinileft" style="display: inline; float: left; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="martiniboy_social_list" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><li class="martinifb" style="display: inline-block; float: left; line-height: 20px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px; min-width: 90px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block; height: 20px; position: relative; text-align: justify; width: 71px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></li></span></ul><span class="martiniboy_social_list" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span>

Editor’s note: The Voice of Afghanistan singing competition broadcasts on Tolo TV in Afghanistan on Friday nights. The reality show began ...

Pages