The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul,

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The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) school of music in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was founded in 2010 by the Afghan-Australian ethnomusicologist Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast, during the time of Taliban rule, people were banned from listening to or practising music, including in schools. Young people still face barriers to musical education, including persisting beliefs that music is immoral or unvirtuous. At the same time, there is a need for disadvantaged children, girls in particular, to receive a quality education that will broaden their life opportunities. ANIM transforms the lives of children by facilitating opportunities for those of different ethnic groups, backgrounds and genders. Over half the students are orphans or members of the street community and almost a third are girls. The school demonstrates the power of music in bringing about social change through promoting gender equity, democracy and open-mindedness. Kabul. Afghanistan. 02/08/2021

Lieu : KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Mots clés : Alfred Yaghobzadeh, Kabul, Afghan War, war, war torn, Taliban, boys, girls, femme afghane, afghan woman, National Institute of Music, music school, ANIM, cultural, Music, Afghanistan

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