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Afghan Speaker: Humaira Ghilzai
November 4, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CDT
Prior to the presentation, you are invited to watch the 16-minute video ‘100 Year History of Afghan Women‘.
Agenda:
30 minutes:
- Her story of being a refugee, arriving in the US in 1980
- Introduction to Afghanistan (where is it located, population, ethnicities, languages, religion)
- Brief history of US engagement in Afghanistan in the past 50 years to give context to why the refugees are coming here
- Who are these refugees?
- Afghan customs and traditions
25-30 minutes Q&As
Additional resources will be created to share with the audience:
- Afghanistan country overview booklet
- Cooking and eating country food is a great way to connect to the people. So she will share a list of easy and delicious Afghan food you can cook and enjoy with your family or if you are hosting Afghans in your home.
- List of books, movies and documentaries about Afghanistan.