A Conversation with Grace Graupe-Pillard
“The work is a commentary on the age I have lived in. I am a documentarian, recording the critical moments of my life and those of society.”
Tagged: Afghanistan
“Homeland” Probes Terrorism and the Existential Threat
The scab of 9/11 may have fallen away, but the scar which remains has in no way faded with time.
“The Dancing Boys Of Afghanistan” — Examining Sexual Abuse
I believe that the central issue is one of power. These men who abuse little boys clearly enjoy the feeling of absolute power they have over them.
“Blood and Gifts” – A Conversation with Playwright J.T. Rogers
“Blood and Gifts,” a play by J.T. Rogers, creates a full overview of the issues and choices that were the precursors to our current situation in Afghanistan.
Cassaundra StJohn: Helping Female Vets to Move Forward
StJohn is very clear that emotional issues around military service must be resolved before women can move forward. “We acknowledge the impact of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
“Women, War & Peace” – Documentary Filmmaking as Activism
“Women, War & Peace” illustrates the power of women to challenge the male-dominated structure of the peacemaking process, formulating their own version of pushback.
Afghan Women and the Media – Is Their Story Being Told?
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, spoke about the women journalists she had met while in Afghanistan and why it was essential to support and strengthen their capacity to get the story of Afghanistan’s girls and women told.
Sakena Yacoobi’s Vision for Afghanistan
Yacoobi sees education as the portal to rebuilding her country. In the mid-1990s, she created and implemented a network of eighty underground home schools after the Taliban outlawed education for girls.
