Afghanistan month – Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

There's a whole world out there! I'm an experienced, UK-based editor and a bit of an aesthetic dilettante. I'm making it my off-duty duty to bring to your attention books, films, artists, music and TV from all over the world. Reviews are SPOILER FREE. New posts every week. See Reviews by country for my reviews from each nation.

Music of Afghanistan

Some notes on music in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World – extraordinary objects from 2200 BCE to 200 CE

A fascinating resource of ancient treasures from Afghanistan that survived for millennia against all odds

Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother’s Letter to her Son by Homeira Qaderi (Afghanistan)

A gripping memoir on growing up as a teenage girl under Taliban rule

Review of Flee: Oscar-nominated, Danish film

Moving Danish animated documentary about the experience of an Afghan man finding asylum in the West

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)

Emotionally manipulative Afghanistan-set tale of tragedy and redemption

Massoud Hassani – Afghanistani Artist

An aesthetically appealing design with a practical purpose

Film ‘Midnight Traveler’ by Hassan Fazili (Afghanistan)

moving and engaging documentary film about one family’s desperate struggle to flee Afghanistan