Humaira Ghilzai
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Humaira Ghilzai (born August 1968) is an Afghan-American cultural advisor on Afghanistan for theater, opera, television and film. As a part of her cultural advocacy Humaira writes a blog Afghan Culture Unveiled.[1], and speaks about Afghanistan, its people, women and the plight of refugees.[2]
Humaira's cultural advisory work on the Broadway production of The Kite Runner[3] and Off-Broadway production of Heartland and the opera A Thousand Spendid Suns[4] has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Economist, The Associated Press and Agence France-Presee, and on PBS Newshour, NPR and BBC's Music Matters.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Her advisory work on regional theater shows includes Selling Kabul (a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama), Blood and Gifts, The Most Dangerous Highway in the World, Two Jews Walk Into a War, and Slow Falling Bird. She has also worked on the Apple TV show Little America, and the films A Merry Friggin' Christmas, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and Away, Together.
Born: Kabul, Afghanistan
Profession: Afghanistan cultural advisor, writer, speaker, producer, educator
Known for: Cultural consultant for The Kite Runner on Broadway; A Thousand Splendid Suns opera; Selling Kabul; Apple TV's Little America
Humaira has presented about Afghan women, Afghanistan history, Afghan culture and issues of gender equality in Muslim countries[11] to The Commonwealth Club, the World Affairs Council, the Global Fund For Women, The Asia Foundation, Women for Women International, KPMG, Klayvio, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Humaira is a faculty member of “The Immigration Experience in California Through Literature and History” at San Jose State University’s National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute.[12]
Early Life & Education[edit]
Humaira was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the country in 1979 after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.[13] They took political asylum in the United States and made the San Francisco Bay Area their new home.[14] Humaira attended Mills College and San Jose State University and has a degree in International Business.
Social Entrepreneur[edit]
Humaira co-founded Afghan Friends Network in 2003.[15] The Afghan Friends Network (AFN) raised over $550,000 to improve education for boys, girls and women in the province of Ghazni. AFN has educated 4,300 girls and 350 mothers, provided educational programs for over 1000 boys with English, science and math after school classes. AFN also provided university scholarships to 26 girls and 8 boys, trained 450 male and female teachers, and employed 25 Afghans in the province of Ghazni.[16]
In 2006 Humaira co-founded the Hayward/Ghazni Sister City (HGSCC) which was approved by Sister Cities International.[17] The HGSCC relationship offered ordinary Americans living in Hayward and the Northern California Bay Area an opportunity to extend a hand of friendship to ordinary Afghans in Ghazni, Afghanistan. HGSCC has been focused on Person-to-Person Diplomacy and has created and supported humanitarian projects. Many members of the HGSCC members have traveled to Afghanistan, and have hosted visitors from there as well. HGSCC continues to support projects in Afghanistan.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Comfort And Joy Of Making Afghan Food". HuffPost. October 14, 2021.
- ↑ "The Plight Of Afghan Refugees: Who Is Leaving, Where Are They Going & How Can We Support Them?". KALW.
- ↑ "A Chameleon Flies From 'The Blacklist' to 'The Kite Runner' (Published 2022)". July 1, 2022.
- ↑ "How world-premiere opera 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' came together in Seattle". The Seattle Times. February 23, 2023.
- ↑ "The tragic timeliness of "A Thousand Splendid Suns"" – via The Economist.
- ↑ "'The Kite Runner,' based on acclaimed novel by Khaled Hosseini opens on Broadway" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "'A Thousand Splendid Suns' opera spotlights Afghan women". France 24. February 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Bestselling Afghan novel 'The Kite Runner' is adapted for Broadway". PBS NewsHour. August 19, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1112105425/kite-runner-broadway
- ↑ "Music Matters - David Hockney's art installation Bigger and Closer, with music by Nico Muhly - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Afghan Tragedy". www.commonwealthclub.org.
- ↑ "The Immigrant Experience in California through Literature and History". The National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ↑ https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/afghan_MIG.pdf
- ↑ "Humaira Ghilzai".
- ↑ "Afghan Friends Network". Afghan Friends Network.
- ↑ "The Khurasan Learning Center". Afghan Friends Network.
- ↑ "Sister City". windofhope.
External links[edit]
- Website: Humaira Ghilzai
- Blog: Afghan Culture Unveiled
- Afghan Friends Network
- Afghan Art and Activism
- Ghilzai's interview with Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns - Humaira Ghilzai Interviews author Khaled Hosseini - www.humairaghilzai.com
- How do Hollywood & Vloggers (Drew Binksy and Indigo Traveller) represent Afghan culture & Afghanistan? - HOW HOLLYWOOD & VLOGGERS (Drew Binksy and Indigo Traveller) REPRESENT AFGHAN CULTURE & AFGHANISTAN?
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