Talk:Culture of Afghanistan/Archive 1

some sites to help with the article
  Stancel 20:20, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I would be willing to contribute but I'm not sure how to start the article. Falphin 00:33, 23 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I suggest starting with a list of important topics, with a sentence about each. Kappa 00:45, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * It was deleted again.Falphin 14:53, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm making a rough start for it.Falphin 15:39, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I will add more later but I have to other stuff now.Falphin 17:14, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * A question would it be best to discuss each individual holiday on here or make an article for each of them?Falphin 00:01, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
 * IMHO, if they are specific to Afghanistan (i.e., not Muslim holidays, or regional or something), then they should be discussed here primarily. If this article gets so big that the subarticles need to be split off, then the holidays should have their own articles. If there are holidays that are recognized outside of Afghanistan as well, and they don't have articles, then they should have articles. Of course, if you have enough to write substantial articles on the national holidays, or at least more than would be needed here, then by all means create the article. And, finally, if you decide to have a holiday only on this article, you should create a redirect here for now anyway to aid navigation. Hope that helps. --Dmcdevit 00:22, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Wow, thanks Falphin for your wonderful contribution to the article. I'm going to help out as soon as I can. Revolución 03:41, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * IMHO the Religion section is too POV. Preferably it should discuss the different religions of Afghanistan's present AND past. Also the "Taliban supported Osama bin Laden's terrorist network" comment is completely unnecessary. We are not talking about Osama bin Laden, we are writing about Afghani culture.Revolución 19:17, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Your right, I had found a webpage discussing past religions in Afghanistan but forgot to save it. Falphin 20:28, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm currently thinking about what would be a good intro picture for this article. Any feedback would be great. Right now I'm going to add a picture of the Afghan Buddhas to the Religion section, if I can find one. Revolución 21:16, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I think a pictur of Kofta would be nice to have. As would a picture of Bukashi. I would do it myself but I'm not familiar with uploading images.

A thought? I'm trying to think of how to add an entertainment section, but the wording is alluding me. and would mention the Osama (film). I'll keep thinking. 12.220.47.145 23:12, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

the Burqa is NOT a part of Afghan culture
and it that picture should be deleted. the Burqa was forced upon Afghan women by foreign Wahibi ideology.

if something is FORCED upon people, it is NOT culture.

and most women have abandoned the Burqa in today's Afghanistan (2006). it is no longer a FORCED part of our culture.


 * Looking forward to the new photo you said you were going to replace the burqa with. I am not that familar with Afghan clothing but it seems a lot of women wear the burqa in news reports and pictures.
 * http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=131549
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0312_020312_afghanwomen.html
 * --MarsRover 00:26, 6 July 2006 (UTC)


 * The Bughra (Burka) was not used before 1920s. It was introduced in the 1920s and after that became tradition in the country. It was also not forced by Wahabis. The government of Afghanistan made it the traditional thing for women to wear in 1920s and it was never forced but made optional for women to cover their body from men.--NisarKand 12:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I was there about 6 months ago, and while many women have stopped wearing it, it's still very much true that the majority of women do. I would say 75% minimum. – cacahuate   talk 04:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Food pics
Yay!! Someone finally got a picture right!!! The palau picture is really nice, but it is not called "Afghani" it is "Afghan." Afghani is the currency.......there is no 'i" Great work!72.196.229.15 04:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * If you really listen to how we pronounce things that belong to Afghanistan or Afghan traditions...they sound "Afghani". For example: Awghani Kali = Afghani Clothes...Awghani Khoa-rak = Afghani Food...Awghani Ghalai = Afghani Rug. We don't pronounce it as Awghan Kho-rak, Awghan Kali or Awghan Ghalai.--NisarKand 12:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but that's in Pashto, not English. In English, Afghani is the currency and Afghan is the adjective.89.243.116.156 14:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:48, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Hidden Afghanistan exhibition
Heads up: currently traveling Europe, coming to the US in May 2008, a truly fabulous exhibition. See http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1701301,00.html for starters. May well be worth a separate article. Mira Gambolputty (talk) 16:46, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Tag
I have put an "accuracy" tag on top of the article, because I think that the article includes, despite many shortcomings, many false or misleading infos.

The article does not cite good sources and in many aspects fails to explain the continuity of culture in the Middle East, which means that all cultures in the area are essentially related to each other.

The article also wrongly attaches the "Afghan nationality" to historical people, such as Rumi who lived centuries before Afghanistan was created.

Another wrong assumption is that Afghanistan has "national clothes" which is not true. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country where every single ethnic group, sometimes even every single province, has its unique clothing and/or cuisine. Though there has been some effort by the government to "centralize" Afghanistan culture under a controlled "culture" that is supposed to "unite" the diverse population, that still does not justify the false statements in this article.

The work of experts is needed! Tājik (talk) 13:12, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

''some of the peole in Afghanistan will also celebrate the new year (nowroz) as well as the Iranian people will celebrate. in the new year Afghan people will get to gether and they will shere the food which each family had made.they would also sing asong which is very famouse together. this song is about spring and how the snow is leaving and preparing the world for entrance of spring.'' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.11.74.249 (talk) 17:56, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

western regions of Afghanistan
The western regions of Afghanistan has a mixture of both Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns and both Pashto and Persian are spoken in provinces like Badghis, Herat and Farah. 1, 2, 4, 5. (Ketabtoon (talk) 02:58, 4 November 2009 (UTC))

according to most sources Ghor, Badghis, Herat are Tajik provinces meaning the majority are Persian-speaking Tajiks.--Inuit18 (talk) 03:16, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

according to the linguistic map accepted by Wikipedia, farah is also included in the Persian sphere {http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Map_of_Languages_in_Afghanistan,_by_district.svg)--Inuit18 (talk) 03:17, 4 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Western Provinces have an equal number of both Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns. I have provided you sources (almost all other maps draw a similar picture). University of Texas, , - Institute for the study of war  - MIT  and other sources.


 * So, it would be a good idea to keep that part of the article as is because it is more neutral (we are not saying who is in majority and who is not). It will save us from an edit war. Thank you


 * And about the wikipedia's map, well I have provided you with much more reliable maps. The map published in Wikipedia is a work of a regular person while the maps I have provided are used by the universities and other academic sources. (Ketabtoon (talk) 03:36, 4 November 2009 (UTC))

Sexuality section?
I'm thinking of adding this... or is there somewhere more appropriate?
 * In Afghanistan in 2009, the British Army commissioned a report into the sexuality of the local men after British soldiers reported the discomfort at witnessing adult males involved in sexual relations with boys. The report stated that though illegal, there was a tradition of such relationships in the country, known as "bache bazi" or boy play, and that it was especially strong around Kandahar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Malick78 (talk • contribs) 15:33, 14 January 2011
 * No. You will not be adding that. Also, please sign your comments. The Scythian 22:48, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

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