tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post5551298945984710264..comments2024-01-28T09:52:33.515-05:00Comments on al Sahwa: Operation New Dawn or Yet Another Dawn?Pat Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937507399915070637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-86959034427650310692010-09-13T14:34:29.989-04:002010-09-13T14:34:29.989-04:00Sorry Ms. Weleski, we're all gringos here.Sorry Ms. Weleski, we're all gringos here.Josh McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999710013022934333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-74633977923944647422010-09-08T11:05:18.149-04:002010-09-08T11:05:18.149-04:00QUESTIONS - BOLANI PAZI ITERATION OF CONFLICT KITC...QUESTIONS - BOLANI PAZI ITERATION OF CONFLICT KITCHEN<br />***Please note that these questions were created to reflect those that<br />might be on the mind of the AVERAGE American.***<br /><br />WOMEN IN AFGHAN LIFE<br />As a woman, what's your role in Afghan culture? In your family?<br />What do you do when you get together with other women?<br /><br />ETHNIC DIVERSITY/IDENTITY<br />What is your ethnic heritage?<br />How do you in general express your/their ethnic identity?<br />How do the differnt Afghan ethnicities relate to each other?<br /><br />FOOD<br />What is a essential food for all Afgan households, and how are these foods<br />acquired (cultivated at home, local market, imported from other<br />countries)?<br />Do you get take away or street food often? What do you get? What is the<br />experience like?<br />What makes a good bolani?<br /><br />AMERICAN PRESENCE/U.S. AS A WHOLE<br />What do you think of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan?<br />How has everyday life changed for you since the American occupation?<br />What perceptions do Afghans have of average Americans living in the U.S.?<br /><br />LEISURE<br />What do you do for fun or leisure?<br /><br />GOVERNMENT YOU WANT<br />Describe the current Afghan government structure.<br />What's the most important issue that you would like your government to<br />address?<br />What type of government do you see in the future for Afghanistan?<br /><br />EDUCATION<br />How available is public education in your community?<br />What informal education has shaped your lifestyle and value system?<br />Was your education secular or did it maintain some level of religious<br />affiliation?<br />What sort of education do you wish for you child?<br /><br />DATING/MARRIAGE<br />How do Afghans find husbands or wives?<br />What's dating like in Afghanistan?<br /><br />TALIBAN and AL-QUEDA<br />What are your feelings about the Taliban?<br />What are your feelings about Al-Queda?<br />What role, if any, do either of these groups play in your day-to-day life?<br /><br />TECHNOLOGY<br />What role do cell phones and personal electronic devices play in daily<br />Afghan life?<br /><br />FUTURE<br />What are your hopes for your children?<br />What are your hopes for your country?<br /><br />______________<br /><br /><br />http://www.conflictkitchen.org<br /><br />Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from<br />countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served<br />out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every 4<br />months to highlight another country. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration will<br />be augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the<br />culture, politics, and issues at stake with each country we focus on.<br /><br />Kubideh Kitchen, our current iteration, is an Iranian take-out restaurant<br />that serves kubideh in freshly baked barbari bread with onion, mint, and<br />basil. Developed in collaboration with members of the Pittsburgh Iranian<br />community, the sandwich is packaged in a custom-designed wrapper that<br />includes interviews with Iranians both in Pittsburgh and Iran on subjects<br />ranging from Iranian food and poetry to the current political turmoil.Dawn Weleskihttp://www.conflictkitchen.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-52812091514390924002010-09-08T11:04:13.893-04:002010-09-08T11:04:13.893-04:00Dear Al Sahwa,
Greetings.
My name is Dawn Welesk...Dear Al Sahwa,<br /><br />Greetings.<br /><br />My name is Dawn Weleski, and I am one of the collaborators of Conflict<br />Kitchen: http://www.conflictkitchen.org<br /><br />I am writing to you to ask for your cooperation with a project discussing<br />Afghan culture, everyday life, and politics, called Bolani Pazi. Please<br />feel free to participate as your time and comfort level will allow.<br /><br />Bolani Pazi, an Afghan take-out restaurant that will be located in<br />Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, is the second iteration of Conflict Kitchen<br />(to open mid-October). The Afghan take-out restaurant will serve bolani<br />with a choice of four different fillings: potato and green onion, pumpkin,<br />lentils, or spinach. The bolani will be packaged in a custom-designed<br />wrapper that highlights the thoughts, perceptions, and opinions of Afghans<br />both in the U.S. and in Afghanistan. While the take-out restaurant is<br />serving Afghan food, we will create programming that extends and deepens the<br />dialogue between everyday Americans and Afghans.<br /><br />In an effort to collect quotes for the wrapper, I am writing to you with<br />a short list of questions that I would ask each of you (if you are an Afghan<br />that has even lived in Afghanistan or is currently living in<br />Afghanistan) to answer (LISTED BELOW). You many answer as many questions as<br />you wish. Additionally, if you have feedback on these questions, please<br />feel free to send it my way so that we can adjust our approach before we<br />send out to a larger group. Please send all answers to<br />dawnweleski@gmail.com. Please pass along these questions to other Afghans<br />that you may know.<br /><br />Please feel free to contact me with any questions and concerns. Finally,<br />please allow me to extend me sincere appreciation for your participation.<br />This collaboration is the crux, the heart of the Conflict Kitchen project.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Dawn Weleski<br />Conflict Kitchen collaborator<br />U.S. cell: +1 724-681-3886<br />skype: dawn.weleskiDawn Weleskihttp://www.conflictkitchen.orgnoreply@blogger.com