Voices from Afghanistan
Exhibition Items
A Continuing Tradition
- Genealogical scroll, ca. 1650. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (001.00.00)
- Contemporary scroll, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (046.00.00)
- Hasan `Ali al-Husayni, calligrapher. Accordian book, 1875. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (025.00.00)
- Najib Hamraz, calligrapher/scribe. Accordian letter, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (023.00.00)
- Mir `Ali al-Katib, calligrapher. Three bayts (verses) to a loved one. Calligraphic fragment, ca. 1500–1550. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (049.00.00)
- Ma`sud al-Tabib, calligrapher. Quatrain praising vision. Calligraphic fragment, early seventeenth century. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (048.00.00)
- Benjamin Simpson, photographer. Court Yard from Afghanistan photo album, 1879. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (026.00.00)
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Requests for Action & Assistance
- Muhibb `Ali, calligrapher/scribe. Military document, 1805. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (016.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (040.00.00)
- Lacquer ware book cover, ca. 1835–1850. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (005.00.00)
- Shabeer Ahmad Anwari to Radio Azadi. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (035.00.00)
- Farid U Allah to Radio Azadi. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (037.00.00)
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The Question of Employment
- Photograph album, 1972. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (030.00.00)
- Letter about manufacturing companies, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (031.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (039.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (014.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
- Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (047.00.00)
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Voices of the Future
- Problems at a School for Girls. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (017.00.00)
- Request for a Song by Ahmad Zahir. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (032.00.00)
- Students' Request for Help from Radio Azadi. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (033.00.00)
- Teachers' Concerns. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (034.00.00)
- Song Request from a Student. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (076.00.00)
- Problems with Police. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (013.00.00)
- Khushal Khan Khattak. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (038.00.00)
- A Poem from a High School Student. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (036.00.00)
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Crossing the Technology Frontier
- Combuer-Generated Correspondence. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (006.00.00)
- “I want President Hamid Karzai to have a mobile phone . . .” Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
- E-Mail Quoting a Proverb.
Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (043.00.00)
- Request for a Song to Celebrate the New Year.
Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (044.00.00)
- Booklet with Ahmad Zahir's photograph on cover containing poetry. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (050.00.00)
- Sorush Kahyrandish, calligrapher/scribe. Scroll, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (024.00.00)
- Envelopes with a variety of stamps, 2008-2009. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (051.00.00)
- Nasrullah Sorouri to Radio Azadi, n.d. Radio Azadi Collection, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress (041.00.00)
Letters Given to Representatives, Senators & Other U.S. Government Officials