AISS Commemorated Cultural Pluralism in Afghanistan (19 July 2019)

Nelson Mandela; 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; Commemorating Afghanistan’s cultural pluralism

Sufi Musical Performance
Welcoming remarks by AISS Director, Dr Davood Moradian
Speech by H.E. Vinay Kumar, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
Speech by Honorable Dr. Sayed Makhdom Raheen, Former Minister of Information and Culture – “Cultural Diversity and Interdependence in the Historical and Cultural Geography of Khorasan and the need of Afghanistan Today”
Speech by Honorable Dr. Anarkali Honaryar, MP, House of Elders – “The Challenges of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus”
Introduction and screening of the BBC documentary about the Sikhs/Hindus of Afghanistan by BBC Journalist, Kawoon Khamoosh
Speech by Sayed Reza Mohammadi, Cultural Advisor to the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies/ Writer and Poet - "Nelson Mandela's Legacy, and Mahatma Gandhi and Global Security"

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