With clarity and a personal perspective, Ahmad Qais Munhazim’s photography project, "Afghanistan through an Afghan’s Eyes: It Is What It Is,” deals with issues of representation, power, the legacy of war, subjectivity, and a nation’s quest to remake itself.
Decades of war have shifted the focus of photography in Afghanistan from capturing the vast landscapes to covering the war and its often tragic aftermath. Since the 1970s, photographs of Afghans and Afghanistan have represented a nation preoccupied with war –- a nation lacking opportunities or resources to represent itself.
Qais, a student at the University of Minnesota through American Councils’ AMZ Renaissance Foundation’s Undergraduate Fellowship Program, would like to illuminate through his own eyes another side of Afghanistan -– its cultures and customs, its landscapes with their deep complexity, contrasts, and beauty, and the power and resilience of its people.
Country: Afghanistan
American Councils for International Education is establishing a new, alumni-directed project called “The Generation FLEX Russia Alumni Fund.” This Fund will support the continued growth and success of the first generation of talented leaders from Russia who had the opportunity to take part in the FLEX program.
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Country: Russia
Alumni of American Councils' cultural and academic exchanges return to their home countries ready to make a difference. But they need your support.
They've teamed up with American Councils and local organizations to identify small projects with big impacts. We invite you to browse through these alumni projects. If you choose to donate, know that American Councils passes all of your donation (minus only credit card processing fees) onto the recipients.