The History Week is an annual event consisting of a seven-day sequence of programs, including seminars, talks, conferences, workshops, history walks, and exhibitions. The second annual event in 2021 was organized in collaboration with the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture, the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies, the National Museum of Afghanistan, and the Kakar History Foundation.
History Week 2021 Closing Ceremony
Speakers:
H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani; President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Fazel Mahmood Fazly; Director General of Administrative Office of the President
Mohammad Tahir Zohair; Acting Minister of Information and Culture
Fahimullah Karim; Director of INSAN Institute
Dr Omar Sharifi; Director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
Place: Presidential Palace, ARG – In-Person and Online – 13 January 2021
Current Trends in the Studying of Afghanistan's Historical Pasts
Moderator: Dr Dipali Mukhopadhyay; Associate Professor of global policy at the University of Minnesota, Author of 'Warlords, Strongman Governors and the State in Afghanistan.'
Speakers:
Dr Thomas J. Barfield; Professor of Anthropology at Boston University, President of the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies and Author of 'Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Dr Sayed Askar Mousavi; Anthropologist and Author of the 'Hazaras of Afghanistan: An Historical, Cultural, Economic and Political Study'.
Dr Omar Sadr; Assistant Professor at the American University of Afghanistan and Author of 'Negotiation Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan'
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 09 January 2021
Documentation of Historical Events: The Case for Re-establishing the Afghanistan History Association Anjuman -e- Tarikh
Moderator: Sayed Emal Jalal; Head of Cultural Programs, INSAN Institute
Speakers:
Fahimullah Karim; Director of INSAN Institute
Akbar Kargar; Researcher and Writer
Ziaulhaq Shams; Research Deputy, INSAN Institute
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 09 January 2021
Kabul's Historical Places Tour
Tour Places:
- National Museum
- National Archive
- The mausoleum of Amir Abdul Rahman Khan
Participants:
INSAN Institute Members, Members of HASK Students Community, Youths and school students took part in this Tour. The tour logistics were facilitated by Afghan Tour State Enterprise.
Place: Kabul, Afghanistan – 08 January 2021
Cultural Heritage Preservation - The Past, the Present and the Future
Moderator: Abdul Hafiz Latify; PhD Candidate in Archaeology and Ancient History and Co-author of Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan: Proceedings of the International Conference held at Kabul University.
Speakers:
Philippe Marquis; Archeologist and Director of French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA)
Dr David Thomas David; Manager, Metropolitan Heritage Programs
Noor Agha Noori; Director of Archeology Institute of Afghanistan
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 08 January 2021
Re-examining the History from Afghan Women's Perspective
Moderator: Khwaga Karar; Member of Kakar History Foundation and Director of Apama Consultancy Services
Speakers:
Dr Orzala Nemat; Director of Afghanistan Research & Evaluation Unit & Research Associate at Centre for International Studies in Diplomacy.
Dr Sonia Ahsan-Tirmizi; Lecturer in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University and Author of Pious Peripheries, Runway Women in Post-Taliban Afghanistan.
Marya Hanun; Doctoral Student, Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies, Georgetown University.
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 07 January 2021
Intellectual History in Afghanistan and the Role of Seraj-ul Akhbar
Moderator:
Mohammad Shoaib Wahdat; Research Fellow, INSAN Institute.
Speakers:
Dr Dauod Junbish; Journalist and Pashto Interpreter of Seraj-ul-Akhbar.
Dr. Dawod Azami; Journalist, BBC.
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 07 January 2021
Themes of Kateb's Work; The 90th Commemoration Anniversary of Mullah Faiz Mohamad Kateb Hazara
Moderator: Abbas Arifi; Journalist for Ettlaat-e-Roz Newspaper
Speakers:
Mohammad Tahir Zohair; Acting Minister of Information and Culture
Habibullah Rafi; Historian and Writer
Dr Qanbar Ali Tabish; University Lecturer
Abdulmanan Shiwaye Sharq; Deputy Minister of Publications, MoIC
Place: International Press Room (MoIC) – In Person – 06 January 2021
Historiography of Professor Kakar; The Fourth Commemoration Anniversary of Mohammad Hassan Kakar
Moderator: Fahimullah Karim; Director of INSAN Institute
Speakers:
Abdul Ghafor Liwal; Ambassador of Afghanistan in Iran and Special Representative of President Ashraf Ghani.
Dr Jawanshir Rasikh; Guest Researcher at the historical studies department of Toronto University, Canada.
Dr Omer Sharifi; Lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan, Researcher and Director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies in Kabul.
Place: INSAN Institute – Online Webinar – 05 January 2021
Launching Ceremony of History Week 2021 and Acknowledging the Life and Work of Ustad Habibullah Rafi
Moderator: Sabir Mohmand; Spokesperson of MoIC
Speakers:
Mohammad Tahir Zohair; Acting Minister of Information and Culture
Fahimullah Karim; Director of INSAN Institute
Habibullah Rafi; Historian and Writer
Dr Abdul Zahir Shakib; Acting Director of the Academy of Sciences
Dr Tariq Reshad; Advisor to Minister of Information and Culture on Publication Affairs
Dr. Sardar Mohamad Rahimi; Deputy Minister of Education, Ministry of Education
Dr Omar Sharifi; Lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan; and Kabul Director and Senior Research Fellow at The American Institute for Afghanistan Studies
Mr Mohammad Fahim Rahimi; Head of the National Museum
Place: National Museum of Afghanistan – In Person – 04 January 2021
