Afghans Empowered
Afghans Empowered is your space for representation and awareness. Learn about incredible non profit organizations and exceptional community leaders, find out about ways to get involved, and update yourself on current social issues that occur globally.
Episodes
23 episodes
GNMAfghanistan
Afghans Empowered speaks with Dr. Waheed Momand, President of the Executive Committee of the Grand National Movement of Afghanistan. GNMA is a grassroot movement that unites a number of political parties, tribal councils, socio-cultural o...
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Humans of Afghanistan
Afghans Empowered is back with its first Q+A episode in a while! We chat with Maryam, admin of Humans of Afghanistan, who talks to us about the incredible mission of this online community space. Humans of Afghanistan was inspired by the “Humans...
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Eid Mubarak
On behalf of Afghans Empowered, we wish you all a blessed Eid! Thank you for continuing to support our podcast platform and organization, as we work to empower our communities. In this episode, we give an update on what we’re working on, and as...
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Josoor International Solidarity
In this special episode, Afghans Empowered sits with Natalia, cofounder of Josoor International Solidarity. Josoor is a non profit organization that currently operates in Turkey. We discuss some of the many operations the organization manages, ...
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The Golden Tree of Goodness
Afghans Empowered chats with Gulmakai Saleh, a children’s book author, educator, and mentor, based in the USA. Born in Kandahar, and raised in the US, Gulmakai draws from her own unique stories of upbringing as inspiration for her work as an au...
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Kabul Boys Parkour
Afghans Empowered chats with Jamil Sherzad, founder and pioneer of Afghanistan’s first parkour team. We explore the history of Jamil’s discovery for his love of parkour, and from there, discuss the visions Jamil has for the growth of the sport....
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Girl Up Afghanistan
Afghans Empowered chats with Meena Nezami, president and founder of the Girl Up Afghanistan chapter. After her experiences with Girl Up India, Meena set out to appeal to the international Girl Up Campaign to support the opening of a chapter in ...
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We’ve Only Just Begun: The American Elections
According to various outlets and election officials, Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States. Afghans Empowered reflects upon this news and shares what we believe will be some of the most important political, economic, and soc...
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Prospect Therapy
Afghans Empowered sits down with local licensed therapist, Sara Stanizai, owner and practitioner of Prospect Therapy. We take a tour through her many services, and her specialization in therapy for queer, transgender, and first-generation clien...
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Skateistan
Afghans Empowered sits down with team members from the award-winning organization, Skateistan. This organization seeks to empower children in underprivileged communities through the power of skateboarding and education. Since its inception, Ska...
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Pause and Reflect
In this episode, join us as we highlight what Afghans Empowered has been up to recently. This episode is to help you stay up to date with all our Q+A’s, and to once again thank all the fantastic guests who’ve come onto our podcast to discuss th...
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Ariana Magazine
In this episode, we get the chance to chat with the talented Ariana Abawe, or better known as Ariana the Journalist. As a British-Afghan journalist from the UK, Ariana’s work explores the Afghan identity from both the diaspora and in the mother...
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The Afghan Diva
In this episode, Afghans Empowered sits down with local freelance artist, Deeva Momand, who’s better known as @TheAfghanDiva. This local artist from Southern California captures the attention of a niche audience with her subjects and themes, an...
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Zoomtopia
In this episode, we sit down with a very special guest who has been wanting to join our podcast for quite some time. We take the conversation through a journey of analyzing how Covid-19 has impacted our access to quality education. As students ...
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43:56
From Generation to Generation: Understanding Trauma
Generational trauma has become an increasing topic of study as researchers correlate the symptoms of trauma to biology. Early research supports the theory that generational trauma is genetically passed down from parents to children, and so fort...
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41:18
Can a Virus Discriminate?
The current Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the lives and health of people around the globe. In the US, cases have increased and a second wave has hit its most populous cities. Research about the impacts of the pandemic in the US have pr...
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Education Of An Idealist
How does the term “idealistic” undermine our way of thinking, if its viewed in a negative framework? In this episode, the term idealist is analyzed in relation to the ways in which current events through powerful movements have presented our fr...
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The Origin Story
Re-introduction to the introduction. A long overdue conversation between two sisters/founders that we're happy to finally share. We take some time to briefly share the background to our upbringing and our worldview; and everything in between th...
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42:04
#IAmBurning
Recent atrocities faced by Afghan migrants at the hands of foreign governments have sparked a wave of outrage within Afghan communities, worldwide. Protests have been carried out around the world, all with the clear messages and imagery for the...
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44:27
The Athletes of Afghanistan
Afghans Empowered sits down with The Hiatus Foundation, a non profit organization from the UK that is dedicated to supporting young athletes in Kabul and Bamiyan, to discuss the emergence of action-sports teams in Afghanistan. We talk about how...
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Not A Moment, It's a Movement
The last couple weeks have been extraordinary. Join us as we sit down and discuss the eruption in activism and community engagement with the Black Lives Matter movement, sparked by the unjust killing of George Floyd on May 25th. What has led to...
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