Press Interviews with Humaira Ghilzai on Afghan people and culture
'The Kite Runner' brings life in Afghanistan to Broadway
July 20, 2022
All Things Considered NPR
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini's 2003 best-selling novel, is a compelling portrait of life in Afghanistan and its immigrant community in the United States. Thursday night, a stage adaptation opens on Broadway for a limited run.
What Afghan Women Want You to Know
Original Air Date: October 2, 2021
To The Best of Our Knowledge
The women of Afghanistan are elected officials, school teachers, actors, TV contest winners, ancient rug weavers, and whisperers of forbidden poetry. The Taliban are starting to put down their thumb. But these women want you to know they are more than the timid victim under a burqa
A Chameleon Flies from ‘The Blacklist’ to ‘The Kite Runner’
July 1, 2022
New York Times
After nine seasons on the NBC Series, Amir Arison is making his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s popular 2003 novel.
The Comfort And Joy Of Making Afghan Food
October 14, 2021
HuffPost
Afghanistan is framed as much by Hollywood and the media as it is by the war on the ground. The tropes are wearyingly familiar: newsroom visuals of gaunt men with rifles piled on moving trucks, movies using a murky yellow filter to cue locale shifts, photography that still hasn’t recovered from Steve McCurry’s essentialist gaze, like his problematic portrait of Sharbat Gula. Food doesn’t stand a shot at making it to the conversation.
What's the future of culture in Afghanistan?
October 2, 2021
NPR
In the midst of chaos in her home country, Humaira Ghilzai recently sat down with Charles Monroe-Kane to talk about what might be lost culturally as the Taliban take power.
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The Afghan Tragedy
September 25, 2021
Commonwealth Club of San Francisco
Our distinguished panelists will give an overview of the present situation in Afghanistan following U.S. withdrawal and how quickly the Taliban took power. They will also explore how we might help our Afghan allies and others fleeing to the United States. Humaira Ghilzai, who instituted the Sister City relationship between Hayward, CA and Ghazni, Afghanistan, is a dedicated woman's advocate and Afghan cultural advisor. She will talk about how we might help Afghan women threatened with the loss of rights and freedoms.
The Plight Of Afghan Refugees: Who Is Leaving, Where Are They Going & How Can We Support Them?
August 24, 2021
Your Call - KALW
On this edition of Your Call, we're speaking with Afghans in the US about the plilght of Afghan refugees. Since the Taliban took control last week, at least 28,000 Afghans have been evacuated.
Thousands more say they have no choice but to flee for their safety. What about those who can't leave and those who refuse to leave? We'll find out how to help families fleeing Afghanistan, where they are going and what the settlement experience has been like.
Ending America's Forever War
June 23, 2021
Commonwealth Club of San Francisco
One of the most concerning results could be ending hard-won women's rights and opportunities. Atta Arghandiwal was an Afghan refugee , a U.S. banker. a consultant in Afghanistan and dedicated to helping refugees there and everywhere. Humaira Ghilzai, a writer, speaker and women’s advocate, co-founded the Afghan Friends Network and instituted the Sister City relationship between Hayward, CA and Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Afghan Art and Activism Panel Discussion
September 19, 2021
Seattle Rep and Howlround Theatre Commons
Seattle Rep presents a panel discussion on Afghan art and activism live streaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround. tv