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CW4WAfghan

The Vancouver Chapter of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) will host a Breaking Bread event Friday, 1 June 2012 at Shaughnessy United Church, 1550 West 33rd Avenue, Vancouver to present the acclaimed documentary film, "Out of the Ashes," which traces the rise of the Afghan Men's Cricket Team from refugees to the world stage, followed by a talk from photographer and filmmaker Leslie Knott, the co-producer and director of the film.

About the Film

Against a backdrop of war and poverty, Out of the Ashes traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young Afghan men as they chase a seemingly impossible dream - shedding new light on a nation beyond burqas, bombs, drugs and devastation. This feature-length documentary film follows the Afghan cricket team in their quest against the odds to qualify for the World Cup. Watch a trailer here.
 
The event starts at 6:15PM with a reception and marketplace; 7:00PM will be a buffet dinner provided by Margarita Trifonova.

See ticket information below.

About the Speaker
 
Leslie Knott is a filmmaker and photographer who has worked in Afghanistan for the past eight years. In 2004...More >>

sharia stoning death women human rights afghanistan justice rule of lawOn January 31, 2011, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan sent an open letter to Afghanistan's Minister of Justice, Habibullah Ghalib, expressing outrage and demanding justice in the case of the stoning to death of a couple by the Taliban in Kunduz province in August 2010, as well as calling for increased efforts to expand the rule of law and entrench a functional justice sytem in Afghanistan. The letter was also sent to Canada's Ambassador to Afghanistan, William Crosbie, and to President Hamid Karzai. An excerpt follows:

We cannot convey in strong enough terms our shock and condemnation of the continued barbaric practice of stoning, captured so horrifically on a video clip recorded with the cell phone of a participant to this crime. The clip gives to the world graphic evidence of the stoning of 25-year-old Siddqa and her lover, Khayyam, in the northern province of Kunduz in August, 2010. It is our understanding that no one has yet been brought to justice for this abomination. Of course, those responsible include

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