You know what they say: If you want the job of saving millions of innocent lives done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. Sam sat down with Nura A. Sediqe and arash aziz آرش to understand how local organizing efforts are picking up the slack in the fight to save Afghan lives.

Schools reopened across Afghanistan today, for all boys. Teenage girls now being denied an education. This young girl asks "why shouldn't we go to school?" Life under Taliban rule seems to be reverting back to the 90s.

10.07.01 The date when US rockets first launched into Afghanistan. As we approach the war’s 20th anniversary, join a distinguished collection of scholars, activists, and journalists as they explore the last 20 years and more. Ali A Olomi Azmat Khan W Osman Dr. Iman Ahmad-Sediqe

This completely overlooks the many cultural cuisines that have a unique history in the US bc of DC— Afghan restaurants have been a staple of the DC food culture & a long-standing history that should be applauded. Sweeping generalizations like this miss out on all those cuisines

Going live now with MESC at UC Riverside to discuss the history and future of Afghans in America, join us on their YouTube channel or catch the playback later today on there as well

Going live now with MESC at UC Riverside to moderate the final panel for the Afghanistan Symposium with some amazing co-panelists. Join in and watch on MESC’s YouTube channel #afgsymposium

PhD scholarship opportunities for female students from Afghanistan in France.

☪️ PARTNER RECIPE ☪️ In celebration of #Ramadan, we partnered with our friend Dr. Iman Ahmad-Sediqe and Crescent Foods on this recipe for InstantPot Burmese Coconut Chicken Curry: bit.ly/3Lui68l #SaffronRoad #JourneyToBetter #sponsored #SimmerSauce