Archive for 2011 June | Kabul

# 014 – Who is the Taekwondo Teacher? “an aggressive face intimidates your opponent…But really I’m kind at heart.”	# 013 – Who is the Ice Cream seller? “The sound of titanic is like a dick in my brain!”	Willy Wonka of Kabul In the heart of the old city’s Mandayee bazaar you can find Kabul’s oldest sweet shop (or is it sweatshop?). The narrow, muddy streets which lead to this medieval treasure [read the full story]
I see dead foreign people Rahimulla is a beautiful bearded old Afghan man and caretaker of the British cemetery in Kabul (aka – adire gora- white people’s cemetery). He’s been working here for nearly 30 [read the full story]	Islamic theory meets Pi “You don’t have to be crazy to live here… but it helps”… This over used corny office postcard slogan is more apt here than anywhere else in the world. According [read the full story]	My heart will go on and on and on and on Working as a filmmaker in Kabul can be extremely complex. There are security issues, the corruption, the inscrutable bureaucracy and the constant gawking from the locals. A crowd will gather [read the full story]
# 012 – Who is the Sweet Maker? “Life under the Taliban was much better then, there were no Snickers bars!”	# 011 – Who is the Jingle Truck Painter? “Painters are lucky… we can paint peoples’ dreams.”	# 010 – Who is the Bulletproof Salesman? “I am the war profiteer who saves lives. If there was no war I wouldn’t be here.”
# 009 Who is the Child Prodigy? “One day I’d like to be a politician actor like Arnie.”	# 008 – Who is the Bodybuilder? “We want to show the world that this is Afghanistan. A strong, peaceful Afghanistan.”	# 007 – Who is the Female Army General? “In 2002, after the Taliban regime, the first woman to leave the house was me.”
# 006 Who is the Burqa Salesman? “It’s not really like choosing clothes. It’s just a kind of covering.”	# 005 – Who is the Money Changer? “Practice is the mother of knowledge, I know more than those who have studied banking.”	# 004 – Who is the Bonesetter? “I’ve been practicing for 77 years without any complaints so far.”
# 003 Who is the map seller? “There was a bomb explosion and I was just metres away from it. I was really scared!”	# 002 – Who is the Golf Pro? “I was invited to Dubai and I saw Tiger Woods, which made me very happy. I like people who like golf.”