On a rooftop in Kabul, Fahima Mirzaie is taking on centuries of social taboos. She twirls around and around in an ancient dance called Sama. It's a mystical art form that - until Mirzaie came along - ...

Afghanistan has recently been the scene of a debate on what the real name of one of its official languages is. Afghanistan has two official languages, Pashto and Dari. However, most Dari speakers ...

What to call the Persian language in Afghanistan? It's a question Afghans have grappled with and sparred over for decades. The long-simmering dispute was reignited after the BBC changed the name of ...

“Life in a Day” is a millennium in the making. The Minneapolis Katha Dance Theatre is performing an original production inspired by Persian poet Omar Khayyam’s “Rubaiyat.” The original piece is an 894 ...

The Afghan constitution recognizes both Persian (Dari) and Pashto as the country’s official languages; in practice, however, there is less agreement on which of these two languages should be used on ...

Afghanistan has two nationally recognized official languages: Pashto and Dari Persian. Dari Persian is the most common language, with 78% of people in Afghanistan able to speak the language. Pashto is ...