In the video available through the linked image above, dancer Ziba Tabrizi teaches a step from Afghan dance "Mast" as part of a celebration of the Cricket World Cup game between England and Afghanistan. She also discusses the dress she wears to perform the dance. No cl...

Snapshot from video of dances performed at the dance festival in Kabul. Snapshot from TOLONews. See full video of dances at link below.

“Afghanistan’s Local Dance Festival” was held in Kabul on Thursday with the aim of reviving traditional dances.

Organized by the Asia C...

This video and article highlight the political significance of a dance. Sometimes difficult to talk about, are the social and political implications of dancing. To different people and different communities, dance can mean different things. This article describes one m...

Germany, March 2017 - Afghans celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in a suburb of Frankfurt. Men dance and listen to a performance by Hamayoun Angar, an Afghan singer who became a refugee in Europe a couple of years previously. Photo by Joël van Houdt.

For the past f...

Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council Afghan Dance Group members Setarah Qasimi, Rezwana Sultani, and Sahar Bunyadi, all 12. Photo by Louise Donges.

SUNRAYSIA youth got a chance to see what services Mildura has to offer yesterday at Henderson Park.

A total of 19 yo...

Aryana Saeed, an Afghan singer, performing in Kabul on Saturday after her concert at Ghazi Stadium on Friday was canceled. Photo by Massoud Hossaini/Associated Press.

We have chosen to include this article because it raises many important questions about the role and va...

Photo by Anadolu Agency.

This article describes Attan dance and Chob Jangi dance (likely referring to Chopbazi dance) taking place in the city of Kabul in celebration of Afghanistan's 98th Independence Day anniversary on August 19, 2017.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousan...

What will the future hold for two girls with a special bond who are living in a refugee camp in Greece? Photo by Daphne Tolis. 

Nazia and Rolian* bonded over their love for dance. The two 16-year-old girls—one from Afghanistan, the other from Syria—practice Zumba moves...

Abduol performing at Athens Festival Peiraios 260 in 2014. Photo by Lida Touloumakou.

Abduol Nazari is a dancer well versed in modern and improvisation techniques. Abduol was born in Jaghori, Afghanistan where he lived for ten years before he fled to Iran in order to wo...

Though we're not sure how we feel about some of the language used to describe the Kalash people, we feel this article shares some great information about and photos of Kalash culture and traditions. The Kalash live primarily in what is now Pakistan and Eastern Afghanis...