Comments on: Christmas day in Afghanistan

By: Elinor (Iran)

Elinor (Iran) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:55:56 +0000

Eric,
The way you look at the picture makes all the difference. By the way, virus’ coexist with the rest of living things, we are just not aware of it, right?

By: eric/canada

eric/canada — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:45:29 +0000

great pictures, and wonderful sentiments! Don’t know what’s more of a cultural virus, tho, a couple of plastic Christmas trees or huge piles of Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Orange Crush (on the left of the picture).

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:17:14 +0000

Rosemary, thanks a lot for the encouraging comment.

Would you please let me know when Nasim’s ‘Afghan Press’ is up and ready to go? I will spread the word around here (USA).

I’d be happy to. Once it is up we would really need people like you to help spread the word.

Thanks a lot for your willingness to help out.

Everyone else, thanks for your comments. Though some people here are less pleased.

By: Blue!

Blue! — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:12:05 +0000

Simply. admirable!

By: Eliesheva (Israel/USA)

Eliesheva (Israel/USA) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:34:12 +0000

Great photos.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:32:26 +0000

Dear Esra’a,

Very excellent article. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Would you please let me know when Nasim’s ‘Afghan Press’ is up and ready to go? I will spread the word around here (USA).

You have a warm heart, and God shall surely bless you. I pray He blesses your family and you this Christmas and everyday. Merry Christmas.

By: Elinor (Iran)

Elinor (Iran) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:51:12 +0000

Esra’a,
The pictures I viewed serve as a souce of hope in themselves, as I see a young ambitious Afgan man looking straight into the realities of his country, creating pictures one cannot simply ignore. Christmas looked neat within the frame of his enquiring lens. I am looking forward to seeing more of his pictures and his speculations. Merry Chritmas, Happy Eid, Happy Yalda, beautiful Afganistan

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:14:01 +0000

Esra’a, I am very curious about your passion for Afghanistan.

Beautiful but very troubled country. I’ve had a huge passion for it since I was a child when I developed an obsession with Afghan photography and documentaries. And there is something else that I can’t quite identify that’s pulling me towards that country.

Why do you want to help Nasim so much?

Because for the longest time I felt like Afghanistan lacked a source of hope.

I felt like that until I discovered Nasim’s work and befriended him. I consider him to be one of the most prominent voices for his country. A brave man who is doing everything in his power despite the hideous amount of risks just so he can inspire some form of positive change. Not many people or networks were really giving him an opportunity to expand, which I thought got him down a little bit.

So the very least we can do, is promote his work, and help out wherever we can. He earned and deserves it. I am more than honored to be working with him in this new project.

Afghan Press is going to be great, you just wait and see!

By: Murad (Kuwait)

Murad (Kuwait) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:00:40 +0000

Merry Christmas Konrad

Esra’a, I am very curious about your passion for Afghanistan. Why do you want to help Nasim so much? Not that I think you shouldn’t, it’s really great that you are, but my question is simply why?

By: R E Konrad

R E Konrad — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:39:59 +0000

MERRY YALDA AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO Y’ALL !!!!!!