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Lance Armstrong, Thanks! Your life will be a great lesson for sports in developing countries like Afghanistan
Thanks Lance Armstrong, you made us an incredibly big favor! Yesterday, my dear friend and Annex Press contributor Giacomo Cresti…
Edward Zellem's Afghan Proverbs and Wisdom Curriculum for Afghanistan Education and Cultural Development
People ask me why I chose to work with Afghanistan, a country synonymous of war, struggle and cultural tensions. I wrote several articles…
Critical Thinking - Benson Henderson and Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central and South Asian Creativity
Critical thinking is fundamental to entrepreneurship and success. Last week, during a school party with parents in TriBeCa, my friend,…
Digital Media, Women Empowerment, Education, Economy, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Digital media is a term that defines many forms of communication and information. For me, it all starts with blogs and articles just…
Target Marketing Strategies for Afghanistan, Central and South Asia Economies and Educational Systems
The Afghan American Chamber of Commerce Matchmaking conference hosted by USAid and the State Department in Washington DC this week…
Empowering Women and Children of Central and South Asia with Afghan Wisdom by Captain Edward Zellem
This week, in Miami, Roya Mahboob and I met with Captain Edward Zellem, author of Zarbul Masalha and Afghan Illustrated Proverbs.…
The Afghan Development Project Reach and Demographics, Supporting the Education of Afghanistan, Central and South Asia
The Afghan Development Project has been a very successful venture of Film Annex since May 2012. Today, the Afghan Development Project…
The Evolution of Education from Central and South Asia to USA and Europe
The evolution of education and social media goes hand in hand. The number of students entering a school corresponds to the number…
YOU Need HER More Than SHE Needs YOU - Target Marketing From Central And South Asia
Let's look at the world from the prospective of a teenage girl from Afghanistan. She is in a high school in Herat where we just installed…
Central and South Asian Economies Growing With Afghanistan Writers and Services
Developed countries are growing at a slow pace. Asian developing countries are growing at a much higher pace. Afghanistan, Central…
How Someone Like You Got Hooked on Afghanistan?
Today I was asked “how someone like you got hooked on Afghanistan?!” It's a great question and it has several ways to…
Afghanistan Fast Companies and Fast People for a Fast Economy Growth
I am reading the article “In the Heart of Afghanistan, Entrepreneurs Innovate for Peace” and my eyes fall on Gayle Tzemach…
Afghanistan History, Digital Video, Interactive Applications and Target Marketing
I have been writing about Edward Zellem's book Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari proverbs, a collection of global wisdom and a…
Film Annex, Afghanistan, Target Marketing Annex, New Paltz and Ping Pong
Life in New York moves at a fast pace. For some, this was a short week as Monday was Columbus Day. In spite of spending it with my…
Sustainable Philanthropy, Afghanistan Education and Economy by Afghanistan Girls and Women Empowerment
The first step is to provide the tools to the students: Computers and Internet connection. The second step is to help them create…
Afghan Men Need Afghan Women to Consolidate Afghanistan Economy and GDP Growth
Traditional societies like Afghanistan are shaped by thousands of years of history. Cultural differences appear as a challenge to…
Dari Proverbs for Afghanistan Education and the Rest of the World
Captain Edward Zellem is a wise man. He has identified the charismatic and everlasting aspects of the Afghan culture, published in…
Sustainable Philanthropy and Social Responsibility for Afghanistan Education and Economy
Sustainable social responsibility, philanthropy, and education is the only solution to a better World. Dropping money into a…
Building Schools in Afghanistan With a Good Buzz Score
People often ask me how I am building schools in Afghanistan and supporting Afghanistan's education and economy. Here are two ingredients…
The Resilience of Afghanistan's Economy and History Explained in Two Proverbs
Captain Edward Zellem gathered 151 Afghan Dari proverbs and packaged them in the book Zarbul Masalha. Reading them brings me back…
Scholarships and Social Media Curriculum for Afghanistan Schools and Students
Thanks to the Afghan Development Project, today in Herat, Afghanistan, in 5 schools, over 20,000 students are able to register on…
Afghanistan Development Project and Film Annex فیلم پیوست Business Model and Update
Film Annex means: فیلم پیوست The "Annex" means addition or extension. Film Annex has two mottos. One is Connect Through Film,…
Women Empowerment in Afghanistan Economy, Human Rights, Government and Leadership
Every country, starting from Afghanistan, has 4 major sectors in which both men and women must co-exist and share responsibilities.…
Good Language and Respect, the Base for Afghanistan's Education and Economy
Here are two more proverbs from the book Zarbul Masalha: Good language is the comfort of life, bad language is the enemy of life.…
Occupation forces in Afghanistan replaced by Computers and the World Film Industry
The War in Afghanistan has been a big topic for the last 10 years. Now the time is coming when the western troops will hand over the…
Afghanistan Education and Wisdom Through Afghan Dari Proverbs
A few days ago, a friend and adviser on Afghanistan sent me a link to the book “Zarbul Masalha, 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs"…
Confronting Violence Against Women and Girls in Afghanistan
“Police Taking Action to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls in Afghanistan” is a new initiative launched this week…
Social media used effectively by Film Annex
Afghan Citadel Software Company (ACSC) along with Film Annex set up Citadel of New York (CNY) LLC in July 2012. ACSC’s CEO Roya…
WATCH VIDEOS and don't SMOKE!
Since the very beginning of time, people have strived to reach eternal youth. My conclusion is simple: WATCH VIDEOS and don't SMOKE!…
Traffic Control of Afghanistan Education and Economy
This week, a conversation about security in Afghanistan was reccurent in the media. It was also the topic of meetings in our office…
Afghanistan-Another Lost Generation or Reborn in Afghani Empowerment in Education & Development?
The headlines are not particularly encouraging. The Taliban appear to have adopted a new tactic that is intended to discourage the…
Building Schools in Afghanistan, No Politics, Just INTERNET! And Big Numbers
This week, representatives of established press and media got in touch with Film Annex to express interest in our Afghan Development…
Afghanistan Olympic inspiration for a new North Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea, has a contingent of 56 Athletes at the London 2012 Olympics…
The Renaissance of Afghanistan Educational System
Since 2001, I have been taking very close portraits of my friends, family and acquaintances. They are available on my Instagram and…
Building Schools in Afghanistan and the Olympic Vision of De Coubertin
Today, my 6-year old son asked me: “Why do you watch the Olympics all the time?”. This is a very good question. To me,…
CITADEL of New York - Software and Development in Afghanistan, Central Asia and the World
CITADEL of New York was formed by three partners: Roya Mahboob, CEO of Afghan CITADEL Software Company, Film Annex and Film Annex…
Swimming for the Education of Women in Afghanistan
Watching the London Olympics in the last few days inspired me to a very simple thought: not all people are equal! Yes, women are not…
Eradicating Polio/Measles with Afghanistan Schools as Partners
Despite threats from Taliban, insecurity and a challenging geography, a UN/Afghanistan government program to eradicate measles…
Internet Classroom opens at Hatifi High School in Afghanistan
With the help of Citadel Software in Afghanistan along with USAID, Film Annex has been building internet classrooms all across Afghanistan.…
Afghanistan Culture and Advantage on Western Children and Creativity
Afghan children are a Volcano of ideas, and their brain works in a much more creative way than western children. In today's world,…
Hollywood Filmmakers for the Education system of Afghanistan
Can independent and Hollywood filmmakers support Afghanistan's education and economy? Yes, they can! This applies to many other developing…
UN Women’s Affair Head Murdered in Afghanistan
Hanifa Safi, Head of the Department of the United NationsWomen's Affairs in Afghanistan's Laghman Province. Ms Hanifa was killed…
Roya Mahboob's Inspiration for Afghanistan's Education and Economy
Roya Mahboob's visit to New York was very inspirational for me. Her role in Film Annex's endeavors in Afghanistan, both…
Why Afghanistan's Educational System Has Become a Power Struggle
Why the Education of Afghanistan's People Has Become a Power Struggle Power doesn't only refer to control of large groups of people.…
Money Spent Wisely
Most people across the world will all agree that knowledge is power. Although, in a country like Afghanistan many of the citizens…
Win The Digital Treasure Hunt of Central Asia by Building Schools in Afghanistan
Central Asia: Central Asia, the cradle of civilization, with thousands and thousands years of history, is one of the most enigmatic…
Afghanistan Money with Advertising Currency
Building schools in Afghanistan is a tricky term. Some do it with bricks, others with computers, and the rest with words and images.…
Newsroom: Information is Fear for Some, but Not for Film Annex
Information is fear for some. After today's conversations, I came to the simple conclusion that “Information is Fear”…
Seeding and Growing Afghanistan's Education and Economy
Linking social and digital media to building schools in Afghanistan is my priority. Using Film Annex's business model to support…
Work Hard! Don't Be Lazy! Afghanistan's Economy is Worth the Effort
Spain's struggling economy is part of my daily news. I remember seeing a growing Spanish economy back in the 80s and speaking about…
Building Schools is Afghanistan is a Domestic Matter; Thank the Veterans
On June 26th, Film Annex and Citadel Software are planning the opening of the third classroom in the area of Herat at the Hatifi high…
Funding the Afghan Development's Internet Classrooms: Who, What, Where and How?
The Afghan Development Project is on a mission to ensure that the children, men, and women to have the opportunity to receive the…
Success of (G.I.V.E) dedicated to opening new veteran business opportunities
War and business, two opposites with similar needs to succeed at either one. Stepping on the battlefield with only thoughts…
Afghanistan Schools on Social Media, Scholarships, and R&D
Social Media is a method to share information and influence others. Blogs and videos allow further interactivity and enable people…
Hatifi High School, Herat, One More Step Towards Global Afghanistan Culture and Education
Established in 1938, Hatifi High School is one of the largest school in Herat, Afghanistan and has 8,300 students. The students attend…
Daniel Yomtobian, CEO of Advertise.com, supports Afghanistan Education
Daniel Yomtobian, CEO and founder of Advertise.com committed to a collaboration with Film Annex in the promotion of the Afghan Development…
Thirsty for New Afghanistan Geo-Political Perspective
It is not about the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghanistan and Iran share more than just a long border. The populations…
Education of Women in Afghanistan, Entrepreneurship and Global Branding
This past Wednesday, Roya Mahboob and her team from Herat celebrated the official opening of the second Film Annex INTERNET classroom…
Schooling in Afghanistan and the Afghan Initiative Project
Schooling in Afghanistan extends far beyond just the traditional educational rewards that the majority of Americans…
Defeating the lack of Education in Afghanistan with Film Annex's Social Media Curriculum
Film Annex's vision of "No Politics, Just Internet" places the individual user in the center of the universe and empowers her/him…
From the American Dream to the Global Dream and Building Schools in Afghanistan
On Sundays, my wife demands a nice coffee and the NY Post, an irreverent and straightforward NY daily paper with short articles. During…
Mobile Money for the Education of Afghanistan
Last Tuesday, Mike Sweeney and I had the pleasure to travel to Washington to meet with two USAid officials, Mr. Clinton L. Doggett,…
The Vision of Film Annex and USAid for the Economy of Afghanistan
Today, Mike Sweeney and I traveled to Washington DC to meet with two USAid officials, Mr. Clinton L. Doggett, USAid Project Development…
Afghanistan women entrepreneurs, can I ask for more?
Fereshteh Forough, a founding partner of the Afghan Citadel Software Company, visited New York City last week as part of her…
Schooling in Afghanistan with Film Annex in Dari
Last week, we opened the first Internet Classroom in Baghnazargah School, Herat, Afghanistan, and we are already working on the…
Pieces of the economy of Afghanistan puzzle starting to be put together
Starting on April 25, 2012 the students of Baghnazargah School outside of Herat Afghanistan began to see the world in ways…
The Women of Afghanistan's Desire to Learn Receives Another Hit from The Taliban
A new age is about to begin in Afghanistan. Its future looks bright now that the United Nations and President Karzai have agreed on…
Obama Visits Afghanistan While Film Annex Builds Internet Classrooms in Herat
Film Annex and Citadel have officially opened up the first INTERNET classroom in Baghnazargah School, Herat to its students.…
Afghanistan Educational System, Social Media and Film Annex Buzz = Economy of Afghanistan
This was a very special week aswe opened the first Film Annex INTERNET classroom in Afghanistan with Citadel and connected 4,000 children…
Film Annex Builds the First Internet Classroom in Afghanistan!
Thinking back to when I was a student in elementary school and what my classroom looked like. It didn't look like this. But…
Afghanistan News: Building schools vs. The war in Afghanistan
This week, we started the construction of the INTERNET classrooms at Baghnazargah High School in Herat, Afghanistan. Film Annex's…
Social media and advertising invest in Afghanistan's educational system and Afghanistan Internet infrustructure
A big part of Film Annex's business model involves social media strategies and advertising. Our model allows us to invest in Afghanistan's…
Combat Marine on (G.I.V.E.) and Filmannex
Closing my Saturday evening off with a blog that was inspired while shooting an interview with two of my fellow Marines Luke…
Baghnazargah School and Film Annex are Re-inventing Schooling in Afghanistan
Film Annex joined forces with Citadel Software Company and created the Afghan Development Project in order to build Internet classrooms…
First Steps with the educational system in Afghanistan
Watching the first steps in Filmannexs' help with the educational system in Afghanistan was a proud experience for me. …
Goldman Sachs and Film Annex supporting Afghanistan Educational System
There are two companies that are undoubtedly world's "thought leaders;" one is Cisco and the other is Goldman Sachs. From two…
Film Annex update on building schools in Afghanistan
Film Annex's Afghan Development Project is in the process of building Internet Classrooms in Schools in Afghanistan. The first…
Cisco and Film Annex are building schools in Afghanistan
Cisco is going long on Afghanistan education and is heavily invested with their initiative Cisco Networking Academy (PDF). Here's…
For-Profit Business Opportunities in Afghanistan
Film Annex is taking a “for profit” approach to consolidate long term business opportunities in Afghanistan, utilizing…
INTERNET Cables Support the Afghanistan Education System
What you see here is three Internet Cables that will be used for the Afghan Internet network Film Annex is creating in Herat's schools.…
Ex-Taliban fighters could help Afghanistan's future
There are many who are optomistic to the views that could help Afghanistan develope into a more modern society. There could…
Building schools in Afghanistan and supporting veteran businesses is not an act of philanthropy?
I have shared Film Annex's mission of building schools in Afghanistan and creating Veteran business opportunities with several friends,…
Social Media Strategies and Lead Generation are Building schools in Afghanistan and Veteran business opportunities
“Social Media” is a very popular term today. On Google Adwords, it's claimed to have 2.7 million searches a month. The term “Social…
Hands on experiences from film annex (G.I.V.E)'s combat veteran new outlook
My day started bright and early today at around six a.m. this morning as my fiance woke me when it was time for her to wake up for…
God Bless Soldier Who Saved Afghan Toddler & Died in Process
Afghanistan has come to reflect to Afghans and Americans the worst of cross-cultural interaction – from US soldier killing 17…
Building schools in Afghanistan is for Thought Leaders
Building schools in Afghanistan has been a serious topic for the last ten years. The book, Three Cups of Tea, has been a revealing…
The Education of Women in Afghanistan is the Business Opportunity of This Decade
My father Roberto is a retired textile agent. When I was a kid, he used to take me along to visit some of his clients in Tuscany.…
What is the Value of Politics and Diplomacy without Business?
The four topics that seem to dominate most political programs are: Politics and economy, War and diplomacy. Contemporary Politics…
Supporting the Afghan Education System Might Resolve the Iranian Crisis
Last week, I met my new neighbor; she is a leading national security expert and commentator on a major news network. Since our acquaintance,…
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!
Film Annex has over 280,000 registered users and of those 300 are from Afghanistan. Film Annex shows 30 million videos a day to 12…
Havaianas for Afghanistan
This morning Vinicius Donola and I had our usual coffee after we drop off our children.Vinicius is a leading journalist from Brazil…
SXSW, Building schools in Afghanistan, and Supporting Veteran Business Opportunities
SXSW has been a very positive and inspiring experience. Film Annex's Creative Director, Eren Gulfidan coordinated the trip…
Thinkers or Doers? Building schools in Afghanistan is business for Veterans
What is the difference between thinkers and doers? Thinkers are very good at thinking and explain a concept, mostly in writing,at…
Afghanistan, half empty or half full?
The difference between pessimistic and optimistic is as simple as the way you look at the glass, half empty or half full? The tragic…
Austin TX and the Afghan education system
Today Eren Gulfidan and I are on our way to Austin TX, to attend SXSW, an interactive festival that merges music with film and digital…
The International Women's Day and the Afghan Education System
On the International Women's Day in Italy, each woman receives a mimosa from her loved ones. Women's literacy is one of the key…
Driving Ms. Mahboob (in a Toyota!) on International Women's Day
It's March 8th -- and I hope that you are observing International Women's Day with the heartfelt fervor it deserves. The reality of…
Film Annex building schools in Afghanistan and supporting the Afghanistan education system
Film Annex has taken the decision to establish Film Annex Afghanistan with the cooperation of Citadel's Roya Mahboob - Software and…
Baghnazargah High School, Herat, building schools in Afghanistan
Here is a brief update on the Afghan Development project. We are working with Roya Mahboob to identify where to start building schools…
Charlie Chaplin Vs the Talibans
One of the greatest weapon we can bring to the table to defeat any form of terrorism and religious fanaticism in countries like Afghanistan…
