Below I have attached the PowerPoint for my culture project:
The title for my culture project was Afghan Star : The Shaping of Contemporary Afghan Culture. I focused my project on how the reality television singing contest Afghan Star has impacted modern culture in Afghanistan. I examined the culture present in Afghanistan prior to the creation of the show, and how the show has since affected the culture of Afghanistan. I found that the show has been instrumental in leading a movement by the youth against the extremist views of the Taliban. Moreover, I researched into the background of the creator of Afghan Star, Saad Mohseni. Admittedly, I had never heard of Mohseni until beginning my research for the project; however, I soon realized that Mohseni is having a tremendous impact within Afghan society. Mohseni runs the nation's largest media group (MOBY Group) and largest television network (Tolo TV). Arguably, the influence Mohseni has had on Afghanistan by introducing modernity through media is just as powerful as Afghan Star. Although Afghan Star has met disapproval from members of Islamic groups, the Taliban, and members of the government, the show continues to have a strong impact that resonates within Afghanistan's young population; of which nearly 70% are under the age of 25.
My sources for the presentation were:
Fight for future of Afghanistan's culture plays out on TV (CNN)
Taliban tries to stop the music in Afghanistan -- again (McClatchy)
Lunch with the FT: Saad Mohseni (Financial Times)
Afghan Idol: A Subversive TV Hit (TIME)
The Networker (The New Yorker)
Afghan government struggling to keep support of Islamic council (The Washington Post)
Also, I wanted to highlight the two videos I had shown during my presentation which can be found through the following links:
Afghan Star 2011/12 Grand Finale
Saad Mohseni on the Daily Show (06/10/09)
The following is the list of Dari words I used during my presentation.
music موسیقی
song بىت
customs راواج
Comments
Good job.