CINEMA

Stories from The Front Line

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With authoritarian governments very much on the rise throughout the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival arrives in London at a crucial moment. Screening in twenty cities around the world, each […]

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SPORT / VOYAGE

ALI SHAH FARHANG, LE CHAMPION AFGHAN DES PISTES DE SKI

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Ali Shah Farhang, le champion afghan des pistes de ski Simon Urwin | @SimonUrwinPhoto Les veines de ses bras sont aussi épaisses qu’une corde d’amarrage, sa très forte corpulence étant pompée avec plus de […]

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SPORT / TRAVEL

The Afghan Athletes & the Ski slope Champion

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  By Simon Urwin The veins in his arms are as thick as mooring rope, his inflated bulk pumped with more artificial protein than a flock of factory chickens. Somehow he has […]

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PHOTO / TRAVEL

Tile Giant

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  By  Simon Urwin “Working with ceramics every day is like a form of worship for me, it helps me feel closer to Allah,” Omid announces proudly. This is not the kind […]

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SOCIETE / VOYAGE

Enfer afghan & lueur d’espoir

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Auteur : Pierre Scordia Simon Urwin est un photographe anglais passionné par l’aventure. Après avoir travaillé à la télévision et pour des magazines de voyage, notamment Lonely Planet, il décide de parcourir […]

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RELIGION / TRAVEL

Afghanistan: a burqa for Barbie

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By Simon Urwin In the dusty, traffic-choked heart of Herat, every day is like ‘Black Friday’ in one shop in particular.Haji Shir Agha is the mastermind behind this highly popular and profitable operation, […]

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