Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Sikhs rebuilding gurdwaras

By Gurinder Randhawa - Indo-Asian News Service, 25 August 2005

When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here Sunday, he is likely to see a lot of smiles on the faces of local Hindus and Sikhs who are excited at the rebuilding of seven gurdwaras destroyed in Afghanistan’s civil war. After considerable delay, the authorities have cleared the gurdwaras of both encroachers and rubble.

© 2005 IANS India Private Limited, New Delhi. Posted on Religioscope with permission. — Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) is India’s first multinational and multilingual wire service. Website: www.ians.in. Subscription enquiries: contact IANS (mention Religioscope).

Afghanistan: Shia make constitutional gains

By Hasina Sulaiman, Shahabuddin Tarakhel and Hafizullah Gardesh - IWPR, 8 January 2004

Shia Muslims, a significant minority in Afghanistan, made important gains in the new constitution passed Sunday at the end of the Loya Jirga. Unlike the previous constitution of 1964, when the king who then ruled Afghanistan had to be a follower of the Hanafi Sunni school of Islam, a Shia Muslim can now become leader of the country.

Hasina Sulaiman and Shahabuddin Tarakhel are independent journalists in Kabul participating in IWPR’s Loya Jirga reporting project. Hafizullah Gardesh is an IWPR editor/reporter in Kabul.

This article was first published on 6 January 2004 (ARR No. 100) by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), London. Posted on Religioscope with permission.

Articles published by the IWPR on Afghanistan, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iraq as well as other topics can be accessed on its website:
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IWPR supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices. IWPR’s primary beneficiaries are local journalists who participate in its reporting, research and training programmes.

Afghanistan: approval for Constitution’s Islamic content

By Danish Karokhel and Rahimullah Samander - IWPR, 18 November 2003

Most Afghans back use of Islam to underpin constitution, but some intellectuals fear fundamentalists will benefit.

Danish Karokhel and Rahimullah Samander are local editor/trainers in Kabul. Staff reporter Farida Nekzad carried out additional reporting.

This article was originally published by the IWPR (Institute for War Peace Reporting), London, in its Afghan Recovery Report (ARR, No. 81, 13 November 2003). The Institute for War & Peace Reporting strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict. Religioscope has been allowed by the IWPR to repost its articles.
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Afghanistan: preaching for peace

By Danish Karokhel (Kabul), 15 April 2003

Religious leaders have been learning how to promote and maintain Afghanistan’s new stability.

Danish Karokhel is an IWPR editor/reporter.

This article was originally published by the IWPR (Institute for War Peace Reporting), London, in its Afghan Recovery Report (ARR, No. 56, 15 April 2003). The Institute for War & Peace Reporting strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict. Religioscope has been allowed by the IWPR to repost its articles.
Website: http://www.iwpr.net/

Afghanistan: Hindus still face prejudice

By Shahabuddin Tarakhel - IWPR, 28 January 2003

Afghanistan’s Hindus and Sikhs, the country’s only significant non-Muslim minorities, say they continue to face prejudice and problems educating their children over a year after the collapse of the Islamic fundamentalist Taleban regime.

Shahabuddin Tarakhel is a radio and television journalist in Kabul.

This article was originally published by the IWPR (Institute for War Peace Reporting), London, in the Afghan Recovery Report (ARR No. 45, 24 January 2003). The Institute for War & Peace Reporting strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict. Religioscope has been allowed by the IWPR to repost its articles.
Website: http://www.iwpr.net/

Afghanistan and Islamic values: ban on cable TV seen as symptom of power struggle

By Ron Synovitz - RFE/RL, 25 January 2003

A ban imposed on cable television in Afghanistan is seen by some observers as part of a series of measures taking the country a step back toward the restrictive codes of the Taliban era. Others see the edict as a symptom of a power struggle between conservative Islamic fundamentalists and pro-Western moderates. The chief justice who issued the edict denies both interpretations and is defending his decision.

Website: http://www.rferl.org/

Afghanistan: Sikhs rebuilding gurdwaras

Afghanistan: Shia make constitutional gains

Afghanistan: approval for Constitution’s Islamic content

Afghanistan: preaching for peace

Afghanistan: Hindus still face prejudice

Afghanistan and Islamic values: ban on cable TV seen as symptom of power struggle

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