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A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by Iran and Turkey to register the principal works of the poet Rumi with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list have recently caused political turmoil, above all, in Afghanistan. By Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
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27 May 2021 - 19:39 KABUL (Pajhwok): Haroon Hakimi has been appointed as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Tourism, according to a media report on Thursday. In this position, Haroon’s portfolio covers the culture and arts of the whole country of Afghanistan, and he serves as the first deputy to the Minister. He began his work there on May 10. Haroon received his Executive Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from IWP in 2020, has just been appointed. He commented: “My goals are to preserve and protect the rich, diverse, ...
Everybody's darling A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by Iran and Turkey to register the principal works of the poet Rumi with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list have recently caused political turmoil, above all, in Afghanistan. By Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi What is currently on the minds of Afghans? Of all things, a 13th century poet and Sufi mystic, albeit one of the most famous – Rumi. Even after 800 years, his poems are familiar to many in the Persian-speaking world, namely Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. The reason for the commotion, which, of course is mai...