In light of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Gayle Lemmon argues that Afghan women need the support from US and other allies to make sure the country thrives after two decades of American military presence.
A demonstration of students at Sayed Al-Shuhada school before the bombing holding signs in support of girls’ education. (Courtesy of Zareen Taj)
Editor’s note: On Saturday, May 8, a series of bomb attacks rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. The blasts three car bombs in front of the Sayed Al-Shuhada school specifically targeted young girls. As of Monday morning, at least 85 people had been killed and 147 injured most of whom were young girls. The attack came at the end of a particularly violent week in the country which resulted in the death of at least 44 civilians and 139 government forces,
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Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival this week unveiled its full lineup for its virtual edition, which will run May 27-June 6. A total of 143 films including 33 features and five episodic series will unspool, according to new executive director Lauren Howes and director of programming Andrew Murphy. A total of 70% of this year’s selected films are by women/trans/non-binary directors
Natalie Morales’ directorial debut
Language Lessons, which won the audience award at this year’s SXSW, will open the festival, with the Charli XCX documentary
Expanding for the first time from six to 12 days, Nantucket Film Festival will next month offer virtual, drive-in and “garden” movie screenings while honoring and hosting more than a dozen film, TV and literary celebrities.
Actor Kelsey Grammer (TV’s “Frasier”) will receive the festival’s Compass Rose Award for Career Achievement, while Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Gilmore Girls”) will receive the Excellence in Television Writing Award, according to an announcement today.
The June 17-28 festival will screen 25 features and 32 short films in its hybrid format necessitated by COVID-19 precautions. This year s fest will open with “Summer of Soul (. Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised,” a documentary about 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival by The Roots Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, which is due to be released later this year.