How Afghan Diaspora Communities Rebuild Identity Far From Home
By Wakeel Attock Migration is never just a physical departure. For Afghans who have left their homeland over the past...
Identity
The Battle Over ‘Afghan’: When a Name Becomes Political
By Kazim Jafari Few words in Afghanistan’s modern political vocabulary carry as much symbolic weight - and as much controversy -...
Afghan Musician Farhad Darya: “Afghanistan’s History Is Mostly Lies”
By Kazim Jafari Farhad Darya is one of Afghanistan’s best-known musicians, whose songs have accompanied several generations through war, displacement, and...
The Afghan Barista Who Conquers Vienna’s Coffee Rituals One Cup at a Time
Afghan diaspora entrepreneurship is often spoken of in broad, often reductive, strokes-resilience, adaptation, cultural blending. But few personal stories illustrate...
Vienna Hosts Celebration of Farsi Language and Culture
ADN In the leafy Fourteenth District of Vienna, the garden of Society Magazine became a stage for culture, diplomacy, and shared memory....
In Search of Identity: Finding Home Between Germany and Afghanistan
ADN Seevetal, Germany — For Hares Ahrari, identity is not a straightforward question. Born to an Afghan father and a Ukrainian...
I am Afghan
By Sina Behboodzadeh I was 22 years old when I had to leave Afghanistan for political reasons. Just at the...
From Laghman to Melbourne: Zahid Safi’s Journey from Refugee to Political Voice
By Wakeel Attock Zahid Safi remembers the long road that brought him from the hills of eastern Afghanistan to the...
Voices After Exit: Mohra Barekzai and the Fight for Afghan LGBTQ+ Visibility
ADN When Mohra Barekzai stepped onto the stage at the Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) conference in Vienna, it marked a...
Afghanistan Homegrown Philosopher
By Abdul Wakeel In the mountainous district of Mohmand Dara, Nangarhar, where Afghanistan meets the linguistic crossroads of Central and...
