EDUCATION AS THE KEY FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AROUND THE WORLD
Christiane Amanpour is an example of female empowerment. Most people are familiar with her features and journalistic skills, which…
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Internet is Being Extended in Afghanistan
In 2001, no one was aware of internet in Afghanistan. Since then the internet started, and thousands of people entered and are getting…
Hatifi High School Connected to the Boundless World of Internet
It is one of the oldest schools with bright records in Herat City with thousands of girl and boy students. As knowledge is one of…
Roya Mahboob Discusses Digital Media, Women's Empowerment at TEDx Meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul City Center Mall Roya Mahboob, CEO of the Afghan Citadel Software Project, gave a speech last week in Kabul, Afghanistan to TEDx.…
Effects of Social Media in Afghanistan
Social media websites, such as Filmannex, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and G-mail are now changed into a varying force to Afghan youth.…
Entertaiment Websites
Entertaining websites, such as Filmannex, Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and G-mail are now changed into a varying force to Afghan youth.…
Today's Fashion and a new look for fashion in Afghanistan
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Public definition of fashion: For centuries individuals and societies, clothes and other belongings and body ornaments, have been…
SCOTT JACKSON: AN INSPIRING FIGURE IN THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY
Last Sunday I watched the last episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, and was inspired by the story of billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, a former…
Modern-day Robin Hood applies Business Skills to Philanthropy - 60 Minutes on CBS - The Afghan Perspective, May 5, 2013
Every person has an unforgettable memory in his or her childhood specially about specific cartoon's characters. There are some…
Job Opportunities for Afghan Youths
A big challenge Afghan youth have had since the last ten years was the lack of job opportunity for them. For example, 12 years ago,…
Clothing Manufacturers
Cloth manufacturing is one of Afghan famous industry. Different styles of clothes are sewn in different Afghan provinces. For…
Time 100 Most Influential People and Pioneers in the World, Roya Mahboob, Afghanistan Education and Digital Media Entrepreneur
The 2013 Time 100 most influential people in the world list is out! Roya Mahboob is listed in the Pioneers along with other 20 people.…
CHAMPION OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ROYA MAHBOOB MAKES IT TO TIME MAGAZINE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
A pioneer is a person who is among the first to explore an area - geographical or knowledge-based - in which he or she will be leading…
Innovation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country which has experienced more than 3 decades of wars. Therefore, they could not do much innovation in different…
Women Empowerment and Building Internet Classroom in Afghanistan with TIME Influential Pioneers - Roya Mahboob
Today is a great day for Afghanistan and especially for Afghan women. TIME magazine published its list of The 100 Most Influential…
MALALA YOUSAFZAI STARTS A FUND FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
After she survived being shot in the face by a Taliban militant on October 9th, Malala Yousafzai - the Pakistani activist school girl…
TARGET THINKING, CONTENT PRODUCTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES: THE 3 PIT STOPS ALONG THE JOURNEY OF TEAMWORK
Teamwork is the cement that keeps together the individualistic genius of multiple brains. Unanimously defined as "work done by several…
Women empowerment in Afghanistan
Since the last ten years, Afghan women have been empowered in different fields, such as education, attending in social media and tens…
NATO troops in Afghanistan
When NATO troops flew to Afghanistan, they brought different changes with them to our country. First, they overthrew the Taliban Dictatorial…
AFGHAN GIRLS ARE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS A VALUABLE LESSON
Times change, and it's not just a saying. I am currently teaching in a school, but I remember very well when I used to sit on the…
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN RECEIVE INSPIRATION FROM A KENYAN TEACHER
Through history many cultures have invented and implemented different methods to prevent women from having premarital intercourse…
Women's first business center in Herat
We thank God for providing chances for women to do business like men in the society and to prove their skills and abilities. Herat…
Women driving in Afghanistan
After fall of Taliban Regime the field of activity for women has opened more in Afghanistan, and women have recovered their more self-confidence…
NATO troops in Afghanistan
When NATO troops flew to Afghanistan, they brought different changes with them to our country. First, they overthrew the Taliban Dictatorial…
Tawab Kian; Afghans need the real democracy
Tawab Kian is an Afghan intellectual who lives in Herat (an Afghan province). He has already graduated from Mass Media Communication…
Journalists’ House in Herat
Omar Nasir Mujaddidi is the head of Herat Journalist’s House. He is the representative of Heart Journalists. Besides, he is…
Afghan people and Internet
Internet is a new phenomenon to Afghan people, but now this is not a new phenomenon for Afghan people anymore. The people who use…
Fahim Fazli: Hollywood Actor, Author, War Veteran and Afghan-American
Introduction: There is a famous Afghan Proverb that says, “Sar zenda baasha, kolaah besyaar ast.” (If there…
Afghan Culture
Afghanistan is a country with a long history of more than 5000 years. Thus, it has many different cultures that…
Herat University
Before the fall of the Taliban, there was only an old University in Herat. That University even did not have professional…
Afghan Women Out of the Cage
Afghan women have suffered three decades of war and misery. First, the Mujaheddin era had Afghan women migrate…
Radio Stations in Herat
There are tens of Radio Stations activating in Herat province. The people who work at Herat Radio Stations are…
Herat Journalists
Since the last ten years Afghan Journalism schools have produced many professional journalists. Tens of journalists…
Radio Stations in Herat
There are tens of Radio Stations activating in Herat province. The people who work at Herat Radio Stations are…
Afghans need real democracy
Democracy is a new phenomenon which is well accepted by Afghan people within a short time. Democracy is a fair…
THE IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPIC FOREIGN FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN ECONOMY: WHEN BUSINESS BECOMES SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ITSELF
Creating, developing and managing businesses give birth to the global economy. It's because of those three essential bricks - repeating…
Herat Manufacturing Companies
Herat manufacturing companies are located right in a location where there was only a dry desert about ten years…
Familiarization with remarkable women in Afghanistan
Women are important in political social and cultural aspect of community and serve to their people and family we are watching great…
Media and women in Afghanistan
Before the Taliban era in Afghanistan, only there was a TV channel broadcasting the activities of the government.…
HOW THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN IS DEFINED BY THE FIGHT BETWEEN EDUCATION AND OPIUM PRODUCTION
Opium is a drug obtained from the poppy plant Pavaper Somniferum. Since it contains about 12% morphine, it's used in medicine…
Afghan Women on Facebook
When one surfs the Facebook, Afghan women can be seen on Facebook with their different thoughts as well Even there…
The first ever Movie Festival in Herat
Herat is a western province of Afghanistan with no Cinema, but today on the occasion of March 8th coincident with…
Afghan Saleswomen
Afghan women have developed in all social aspects. For example, now women can work the same as men at the stores…
Media and women in Afghanistan
Before the Taliban era in Afghanistan, only there was a TV channel broadcasting the activities of the government.…
Afghan Female Doctors
Since the fall of the Taliban era in Afghanistan, all governmental and non-governmental organizations restarted…
Empowering Afghan Women through their Rights and Education
March Eighth is equal to International Women's Day, which is usually celebrated with conferences and different programs all around…
Afghan Women
Susan is about 23 years old, and she is graduated from Journalism faculty of Herat University. Now, she works…
SXSW, Tribeca Film and Herat Women's Film Festival On Women's Day - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
Now that Sundance and the Oscars have passed, it is now time for SXSW to kick off, followed soon by the Tribeca Film Festival. SXSW…
Herat International Women's Film Festival Towards Empowering Women in Afghanistan with Filmmaking
International Women's Day originally came from International Working Women's Day, which is on March 8, when many women started their…
Afghanistan and education
Afghanistan has improved in all angles since the last ten years, and education is one of those angles of improvement. Tawab is a 45-year-…
School building in Afghanistan
Since the last twelve years and the flow of International community in Afghanistan, Afghan people and Afghan country…
Blogging in Afghanistan
Blogging is a new phenomenon in Afghanistan, and fortunately the number of Afghan boys and girls are increasing in this field. According…
Fereshteh from NYC, Social Media and Education in Afghanistan with Educational Software Examer
We live in Social Media world and there is no way to escape for not being involve in it. Everyday millions of interactions is…
Women and music in Afghanistan
Since the last twelve years and the fall of Taliban regime in Afghanistan, women in each sector…
Herat women Education
After the fall of Taliban, women and girls got their freedom and could attend schools and other training…
Women in Herat Media
Since the beginning of Karzai administration, different changes occurred top Afghanistan. For example tens of hundreds…
Education in Herat
All developing countries are first focusing on quality of their country’s education and are trying to enhance…
An Afghan Women life Story
My name is Ezzar, a name one cannot guess if it is for boys or girls, and I want to write a few lines of my life story. I was born…
Saffron is replacement of poppy in Afghanistan
a In the past one decade a new product was added to the Afghanistan agriculture and every day the number of farmers are showing their…
AFGHAN WOMEN AND MEN LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN
The war in Afghanistan has been going on for 11 1/2 years. Before the US entered the country looking for Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan…
Buzkashi Boys with Sam French at the Oscars 2013 on Free Films, Free Movies and Women Empowerment in Afghanistan
It was Sunday night, February 24, and I was waiting to watch the Academy Awards or Oscars. I was extremely excited about Buzkashi…
Women’s sport in Herat
In today's world, exercise is a big power for all humans. In the past, something that was impossible, but today…
AS VALENTINE'S DAY PROMOTES FEMALES EMPOWERMENT, GETTING PAID FOR WRITING BLOGS FACILITATES THEIR INDEPENDENCE
Last Thursday we passed yet another Valentine's Day. Couples from all over the world celebrated their love in honor and memory of…
Social Media Week in NYC with Women's Annex on Women Empowerment and Girls Education in Developing Countries
This week is Social Media Week in NYC. A lot of people from different industries and organizations are participating in this event…
Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia’s First Female Director, And Women's Annex
"Wadjda is the first film that was entirely filmed within Saudi Arabia, by that country’s first female director." Haifaa al-Mansour…
143 Band-Paradise and Diverse on Social Media and Music in Afghanistan
"The message that “Hamvatan” has is to gather the people of my country to be unique and forget about the tribes and cities that…
INTERVIEW WITH FERESHTEH FOROUGH, SUCCESSFUL FEMALE AFGHAN ENTREPRENEUR
Meeting a successful female entrepreneur doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary, but when this person comes from a country…
The Definition ofThe ancient Herat Blue Masque
Herat Blue Masque had been Zoroastrains temple before Islam and in 29 Hijri Qamari durin the caliphate of Hazrate Osman it turned…
Afghanistan culture
In each country culture means the people of believes opinions and their custom. Each country has a different culture.…
Film Annex & Citadel Initiatives to Bring modern Technologies in Afghanistan
It is January 11 of 2013. Herat is as usual crowed and the weather is cold, but in this cold weather the Citadel projects are proceeding…
CUBAN AND AFGHAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS COMPARED
Education represents the basis upon which society is built. It’s the foundation of most skills and thought processes that need…
Technology in Afghanistan
When I watched the video, I was really impressed. When we hear the word – Afghanistan, what comes to our mind? War,…
Citadel Initiative in case of bringing New Technologies in Afghanistan
Citadel Team in Herat has tried to register more students into the Examer in Alisher Nawaie High School. Our registration number in…
Afghan Citadel Team (Herat Brunch) Activities
Today I would like to write about the difficulties, that we faced in these weeks in Herat in my week recap. As Herat Citadel Team…
Registration Process of New educational System in Afghanistan
Registration process of online examination system is increased day by day by Afghan Citadel Team in Afghanistan schools. We are starting…
Development Process of New Education System in Afghanistan
The main idea to develop an Online Examination System within Afghanistan came from Film Annex and Afghan…
PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN WOMEN CHEER MALALA YOUSAFZAI'S NOMINATION FOR TIME MAGAZINE'S PERSON OF 2012
According to Wikipedia, Time Magazine's Person of the Year is an "annual issue of the United States newsmagazine Time that…
Fifth Internet Classroom built by Film Annex at Amir Ali Sher Nawaie High School in Herat, Afghanistan
Film Annex forges ahead in its initiative of building internet classrooms in Afghanistan schools. Equipped with computers, internet…
Afghanistan’s Economy
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Due to decades of war, Afghanistan's economy fell apart. And the basic economy of the country was faced with many problems. Including…
SCHOOLS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN CONTINUE TO BE UNDER THE THREAT OF BOMBINGS
Many kids living in "developed" countries keep education for granted these days. They consider it as something they have to do, and…
Instead of Pushing Try Pulling: Social Entrepreneurs and Locality to Global
Yesterday I had the exciting opportunity to attend a community luncheon in Kingston NY, hosted by an organization titled RUPCO. The…
AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION IS IMPROVING THROUGH THE DONATION OF INTERNET CLASSROOMS
I was recently watching an episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, when one of the pieces on the show caught my attention. Scott Pelley was…
Afghanistan New Educational System (Examer)
Examer is an online examination system which it designed to take exam from students in an online base. The purpose…
THE COURAGE OF AN AFGHAN WOMAN INSPIRES COUNTLESS OTHERS IN THE WORLD
According to the dictionary, courage is "what makes someone capable of facing extreme danger and difficulty without retreating.…
SPORTS IN AFGHANISTAN AS A VEHICLE OF PROGRESS AND PEACE
People work all over the world to facilitate peace in many ways. Some try to implement it quietly, others use tanks. Some meet with…
WHEN PROSTITUTION OF AFGHAN WOMEN LEADS TO HONOR KILLING
It's hard enough for young women around the world to escape the spiral of prostitution with their own forces, but it's even harder…
Afghanistan,
Discussing with different people about the Afghan Development Project, and as Mr. Rulli elegantly states above in his meeting with…
OPPORTUNITIES TO JUMP INTO THE ECONOMY OF AFGHANISTAN
Different countries mean different cultures. Different cultures mean different lifestyles. And different lifestyles mean that…
Educational Partnerships During and After the War in Afghanistan
There is a belief I carry that states anyone can obtain a classroom education. Educating…
Film Production Company New York
That was a really nice busy week at Film Annex.At the beginning of the week I did corporate style interview for Jennifer Powers. She…
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…
AFGHAN WOMAN NOMINATED CNN TOP-10 HEROINE
Since 2007 CNN has been honoring individuals who make extraordinary contributions to humanitarian aid. These "heroes" come from…
Film Annex Opens 5th Internet Classroom in Herat, Afghanistan
Film Annex in collaboration with the Afghan Citadel Software company will celebrate the opening of a new Internet classroom at the…
AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: BETWEEN ACID AND INTERNET
How would you feel if you couldn't go to school because of the fear of being thrown acid on your face? How would you feel if attending…
A WELL OF DIFFERENCE: EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN AS AN EXAMPLE OF CULTURE PROGRESS
In 2011 I spent the month of July traveling through Rajasthan, an iconic region of central-north India filled with historic…
A TIGER AMONG LIONS: A WOMAN MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE AFGHANISTAN CULTURE
Last week 17 people were slaughtered in Afghanistan just because they were attending a party. They were caught while engaging themselves…
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…
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…
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…
KITES ACROSS THE WORLD
Summer is knocking at the door, and this past Sunday my girlfriend and I walked to Central Park and chilled there for a few hours.…
WELCOME TO HERAT, AFGHANISTAN
Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan, houses about 400,000 people. Absent from any list of prioritized locations to visit…
AFGHAN WOMEN ARE BEING POISONED WHILE GETTING AN EDUCATION
As Filmannex and the Afghan Citadel Sofware Company celebrate the opening of the new Internet classroom in Kouz-E-Karbas High School -…
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…
NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR KURDISH AND AFGHAN WOMEN
Sometimes I still can’t believe my mother went to Iraq during the war. She was there in 2010 with an association of volunteers…
Social Entrepreneurs
I read a fantastic blog post on CNBC by Beverly Schwartz the author of “Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation…
Internet Classrooms to Revolutionize the Educational System of Afghanistan: Film Annex's Afghan Development Project
The subject of the struggles of receiving an education for the women and youth of Afghanistan has been a frequent topic in…
BUILDING INTERNET CLASSROOMS IN AFGHANISTAN: NOW A REALITY
Film Annex did it: they bult the first internet classroom in Baghnazargah School in Herat, Afghanistan. You can see the different…
Veteran entrepreneurship plus Afghan schools, Filmannex, and Afghan women equal making history
An amazing factor of life I have been constantly encountering since my return from Afghanistan is no matter what you…
THE FIRST TIME FOR ME AND THE SCHOOLS IN AFGHANISTAN
The Afghan Development Project is building Internet classrooms in 40 schools in Herat while the war in Afghanistan is still going…
Women Drivers in Afghanistan
In a country that is almost completely dominated by men, it is quite wonderful to see women taking the initiative to drive. This is…
EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: UTOPIA OR REALITY?
El Salvador and Afghanistan. Two countries so distant from each other, both geographically and culturally. Two worlds apart,…
Education system of Afghanistan is for doers, not thinkers.
My patience with politics and money is always very easily tried the older and more educated I become. The more Afghanistan blog…
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…
Articles on Afghanistan
Articles on Afghanistan and tomorrow's topics about Afghanistan:World News Afghanistan:Marine Cody Wilson establish global headquarters…
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…
Online video production can (G.I.V.E) more military veteran employment
Looking into how big the internet has become and how limitless money making from the internet can be it has been a piviledge working…
Canon, Samusung and Sony will support Veteran business opportunities and building schools in Afghanistan?
Yesterday, Film Annex's Eren Gulfidan contacted three major technology companies:Canon (we are currently using the 5D Mark…
Building schools in Afghanistan is the real opportunity for Film Annex
Afghanistan's current events switch from good news to bad news, fueling the debate over the country's current state and what…
Veterans help Afghanistan rebuild infrastructure and education system
A new research project of mine keeps me in tuned with hours of online video production, mostly about Afghanistan information. When…
The economy of Afghanistan is Hot! Lets allow Veteran entrepreneurs to cook!
During my two-day visit to Jacksonville, NC, I learned more about Afghanistan than the 43 years I spent in Florence and Manhattan.…
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…
How Freedom Wins-Free Market Place of Ideas
From Bosnia to Afghanistan - same cure where fear and hate now may rule – free market place of ideas. Fighting warlords and their…
No Politics, Just Internet. Afghanistan education and economy
One of the most meaningful achievements of the Internet is its ability to connect people from different backgrounds into a common…
