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AFGHANISTAN - UNSUNG HEROES PROJECT - WOMEN & MEN - EXHIBITION

 

unsung heroes

 

Since 2001, Afghanistan has heralded on the pages of newspapers and on the screens of televisions across the Western world, as its plight began to come to the attention of mainstream audiences as their governments began sending troops to Afghanistan. The harsh treatment of women and girls under the Taliban regime came to light. The destruction of the country was shown. People watched as an emergency interim government came to power in 2002, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was established, and the Taliban picked up arms as insurgents.

 

Now, more than ever before, outsiders have awareness of Afghanistan, and know that there is a war there. But there still remains little awareness of the diverse roles being played by Afghans and their efforts in securing peace in their country.

 

Alongside the contributions of different players in the international community, there must also be an acknowledgement of the agency of Afghan civil society, media, intellectuals and activists; as well as the frontline workers who are sowing the seeds for a future peace, like teachers, professors, nurses and new entrepreneurs.

 

This project aims to profile a small list of “movers and shakers”, working through diverse means to make positive, lasting change in their country. Ultimately, they are contributing to laying a foundation for a lasting peace. These Afghans are largely unknown to the Western world. Away from the limelight, they work day-in and day-out for a better future for Afghanistan. They come from a variety of different civil society communities and are the backbone behind different social justice movements in Afghanistan: for human rights, for gender equity, for poverty relief, for cultural revitalization, for healing and health, for the right to education, for a free media, and for a vibrant, independent civil society.

Meet the Afghanistan Unsung Heroes:

  1. Afza
  2. Baktash
  3. Ehsan
  4. Mahboob
  5. Majabeen
  6. Makay
  7. Shuja
  8. Shamsia
  9. Yousef
  10. Sohaila
  11. Yasameen
  12. Raziea
  13. Ishaq
  14. Mah Jan, Sharifa, Mahbooba, Marzia
  15. Marzia
  16. Zabi





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