Film

Filmmaker Siddiq Barmak talks from the heart
By Fariba Nawa
It's the day after the Golden Globe Awards, the day after Siddiq Barmak stood in front of the world and Hollywood's most famous stars and accepted the award for best foreign film of the year.

Osama empowers Afghans
By Nadia Ali Maiwandi
Barmak finds beauty in the most unexpected and sorrowful of places, weaving stanzas into images, images into a heart-rending story, like a master of poetry.

Barmak in Berkeley
By Yama Rahimi and Farhad Azad
Photos of Siddiq Barmak at Berkeley, California screening of Osama

Photo Essay

Herat: A place with the aroma of antiquity
By Daud Saba
I scrutinized every corner to see what happened to the ancient walls of the city, the citadel, the minarets, the ancient mosque, the ancient bazaars, the natural beauty of the land, and more than anything else, to the people and their ancient and rich culture.