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June 8-10, 03 |
Afghanistan
Rebuilding a Nation Conference
USTDA and the U.S. Department of Commerce are
sponsoring a conference to present and discuss the rebuilding of major
infrastructure in Afghanistan. The projects to be presented will be in
the following sectors: power and energy; water and sanitation; transport;
buildings; gas and oil pipelines; construction; health care; and tourism.
Twenty-five Afghan delegates, including senior Ministers and two
representatives from international financial institutions, will attend the
conference. A project briefing book will be provided to registered
participants. |
Chicago, IL
Renaissance Chicago Hotel
June 8-10, 2003
- Chicago, IL
Contact:
tda1@mfmgroup.com |
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Apr 2, 03 |
Mohmand
show at Hothouse
Engineer Mohmand, originally
from Afghanistan, was forced to seek
political asylum in the U.S. due to the Taliban Regime's ban on all music
in his country and the anti-violence message he preached. He is an
accomplished Pashtun Folk & Ghazal singer and plays the ancient musical
instrument called a "Rabâb," as well as harmonium and tabla. He has a
self-titled CD out, and has made appearances on Afghani, Pakastani &
American Television, BBC London & Voice of America, as well as concerts in
his homeland and abroad. |
Chicago, IL
Wed. 8pm, MUSIC AT Hothouse
Mohmand show at Hothouse
$10, $7 students & seniors (18+)
Goran Ivanovic with special guests Kalyan Pathak
& Engineer Mohmand
HotHouse, 31 E Balbo Chicago
IL 60605, www.hothouse.net
312.362.9707, 312.362.9708 fax |
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Mar 28-31, 03 |
MASSOUD,
THE AFGHAN
A legendary documentary
portrait of the charismatic anti-Taliban leader of the Northern Alliance,
Ahmed Shah Massoud, assassinated purportedly on the orders of Osama bin
Laden. The filmmaker gives
a fascinating first-person account of eight visits to Afghanistan over a
17-year period interviewing this unlikely guerilla hero,
who was abandoned by the West. It is an extraordinary journey, punctuated
by the filmmaker's trenchant thoughts on the failure
of the West to support Massoud and his followers over more than two
decades. |
Chicago, IL
Fri., Mar. 28 at 7 & 9 p.m.
Sat.-Sun., Mar. 29-30 at 3, 5, 7 & 9 p.m
Mon.-Thurs., Mar. 31 -Apr. 3 at 7 & 9 p.m.
Facets Multimedia (make sure to call and confirm schedule before
attending) www.facets.org
1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, 773-281-9075
Directed by Christophe de
Ponfilly, France, 1998, 35mm print,
90 mins. In French with English subtitles. |
Jan 6-19
2002 |
Afghan Cultural Display, Chicago
Afghan Mosaic at the Illinois State Building (James R. Thompson Ctr.) |
Chicago, IL
Exhibit will feature a pictorial, books, jewelry, clothing
/costume, history, etc. of Afghanistan. If any one has any
suggestions or ideas they would like to contribute, please
let me know! E-mail me at
acqua77977@aol.com |
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Sep 8, 2002 |
Afghanistan
Reconstruction Support Committee -
Annual Picnic and Celebration of
Grandparents Day
for more info. contact 773-637-5431 or 630-416-2003 |
Chicago, Illinois
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
Harms Woods (George F. Nixon Woods) Forest Preserve District-Skokie
Division
Skokie, Illinois (Skokie is a suburb of Chicago) between Glenview Rd. and
Golf Rd. on Harms Rd.
*committee will recognize Grandparents on this special day
*please bring your own meal/drinks
*committee will provide cooking grills and charcoal |
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April 17 2002 |
Lecture on
"Afghanistan in Transition: Problems
and Prospects for Women."
CONTACT: 202-691-4140 |
SPEAKER: Valentine Moghadam, director, women's studies,
Illinois State University, WWC fellow LOCATION: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson
Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC |
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16 2002 |
Sear
Azizi Concerts (Minnesota and Toronto) Doors open
at 7:00PM Concert at 8:30 PM Latvian House Convention Center |
Minneapolis
Minnesota, 2339 Central Ave. NE Tell: 612-782-0169 Ticket $30 with
dinner Students $25 |
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| Feb.
10 2002 |
Benefit
for Afghan Women and Children An Afternoon of Film and
Dialogue and screening of "KANDAHAR" 1-4 pm |
Gene
Siskel Film Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 164 N.
State St. Contact Kulsum at ghareebchand@yahoo.com
or 847-390-0320 to make your reservation. |
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| Jan
- March 2002 |
Farhad
Darya World Charity Tour to aid the children of Afghanistan |
For
more details about site near you please click
here |
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24 & 25 Dec 1 & 2 |
Jung
(WAR) in the land of the Mujaheddin Directed by
Fabrizio Lazzaretti & Alberto Vendemmiati, Afghanistan/Italy, 2000,
Beta SP, 114 mins.@Facets Cinémathèque |
Saturday
& Sunday,12:00 & 2:15 p.m.Saturday & Sunday,12:30 p.m. |
| 1517
W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 |
| Info.
773-281-4114. or www.facets.org |
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