Shirazuddin Siddiqi
Country Director, Afghanistan, Shirazuddin is a former lecturer at Kabul University and fled to Pakistan in 1994, where he joined 主播大秀 Afghan Education Projects and was responsible for many projects including the long-running radio soap opera in Dari and Pashto, New 主播大秀, New Life. As Afghanistan鈥檚 Country Director, he launched TV debate show Open Jirga in Autumn 2012.
Blog posts in total 5
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Not even a series of bomb blasts stopped people attending a national TV debate on the topic of women鈥檚 equality in Afghanistan.
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Open Jirga: national identity in Afghanistan
When a TV debate show was filmed at the tomb of one of Afghanistan鈥檚 founding fathers it was clear how much a sense of 鈥榩lace鈥� is interlinked with 鈥榠dentity鈥�. Shirazuddin Siddiqi reflects on an especially memorable Open Jirga.
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鈥淚f you can鈥檛 be a father, I beg you Mr President, be a stepfather!鈥�
Three years after its launch, Shirazuddin Siddiqi reflects on how Afghanistan鈥檚 TV debate show Open Jirga continues to provide a voice to Afghans amid insecurity and increased uncertainty.
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Afghan elections: a battle between fear and hope
TV and radio show Open Jirga enabled Afghans to express their views and demand answers from presidential candidates ahead of the country鈥檚 momentous elections.聽
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Open Jirga: Afghans question President Karzai
主播大秀 Media Action鈥檚 Country Director in Afghanistan describes the build up to President Hamid Karzai鈥檚 appearance on debate show Open Jirga.