Hope and Despair: Fazila Amiri on the return of the Taliban
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English - June 28, 2022 22:05 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kathyrn talks to Canadian film maker and writer Fazila Amiri about her documentary And Still I Sing.
it tells the story of two friends competing to be the first woman to win Afganistan's version of America Idol while the resurgence of the Taliban and its eventual retaking of the country happens in the background. It also focuses on Afghan pop-star judge Aryana Sayeed who is outspoken in her support of women's rights in the country.