NPR Features Artist to be hosted by The New School’s College of Performing Arts and Mannes School of Music
“Thousands of Afghan artists are still trying to flee the Taliban”
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| NPR’s All Things Considered highlights the powerful story of Ahmad Fanoos, a renowned Afghan musician supported through AFI’s Afghan Artists Protection Project (AAPP) in partnership with the New University in Exile Consortium based at The New School. In an interview that features Ahmad, his son Elham, and AFI’s Co-Executive Directors, Ashley Tucker and Sanjay Sethi, NPR highlights the individuals and organizations who have come together to support the relocation and resettlement of the Fanoos family, and touches on the dangers facing musicians who remain in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. To listen to or read the interview, click here. |