Arts and Culture

Some of our Afghan partner organisations do not have internet addresses, and thus we decided to list them by name only:

Kabul Museum
National museum of Afghanistan.

Fikrun wa Fann   deutschenglishعربيفارسي (farsi)

“Fikrun wa Fann” is a cultural magazine focusing on social policy. The magazine aims to contribute to a dialogue between Western and Islamic-influenced cultures. It discusses current German, European and bilateral themes. “Fikrun wa Fann” is published twice a year in English, Arabic and Farsi (Persian).
Fikrun wa Fann is now also available as an e-paper.

Afghan Film   deutschenglish

National film society, Afghan film archive.

Federal Foreign Office in Berlin   deutschenglishespañolfrançais

Country profile on Afghanistan

Parwaz Puppet Theatre   deutschenglish

The "Parwaz Puppet Theatre" was founded in 2009 by the Goethe-Institut Afghanistan. The group plays afghan and german fairytales and fables.

PEN Center Afghanistan   deutschenglish

Authors union, Literature support.

British Council Afghanistan   english

British Cultural Institute in Afghanistan

UNESCO   englishespañolfrançais

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Aïna   englishfrançais

Supports media and cultural sectors in Afghanistan, founding of media centres, education in the field of film, photography and journalism.

Turquoise Mountain Foundation   english

Supports the regeneration of the historic commercial centre of Kabul and promoting Afghan handicraft. It is under the patronage of Prince Charles and President Hamid Karzai.

Contemporary art from the Islamic world   deutschenglishعربي

Online magazine: Current art of origin or reference of the Islamic world.
 [Universes in Universe / IfA, Stuttgart]