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May 2, 2024 - ArtLords, City Hall, and the Worcester Symphony Orchestra
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, creating art was dangerous. The Taliban disapproved of music and banned all artistic representations of the human form. They saw art as an expression of protest and resistance. After their reign, when Afghanistan functioned as an open society, art flourished. But since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, after the final US troops left Afghanistan, art has literally been wiped out and artists are again being oppressed.Driven by the desire to promote the arts, artists, and the transformative power that art can have, Omaid Sharifi…
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