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Turquoise Mountain is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that was established in 2006 at the request of HE The President of Afghanistan and HRH The Price of Wales. Its aim is to revive Afghanistan's traditional crafts and regenerate Murad Khane, a historic area of Kabul's old city. To these ends it has established the nation's first Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture and is working in Murad Khane to restore its historic buildings and protect its community. By investing in historic buildings and traditional crafts, Turquoise Mountain is raising living standards, creating employment, and promoting Afghanistan's sense of cultural identity.
http://www.turquoisemountain.org
12 March 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan
When Habibullah Saifizada looks at one of his gemstones, he sees a glittering symbol of the future. A graduate of the USAID-funded Institute of Afghan...
11 March 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Fakhria spent months painstakingly painting a peacock using the traditional Afghan technique of nuqtapardazi. Her work is now headed for Qatar as a part of Ferozkoh...
22 October 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID / TAFA Humira, a graduate of the Turquoise Mountain Institute Humira is a graduate of the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan...
11 April 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID/TMF Students taking the calligraphy test at the Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture Farid and his classmates have just begun the...
31 December 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan
On December 17, 32 male and female Afghan students became the first graduates to complete a three-year course at the Turquoise Mountain’s Institute for Afghan...
31 March 2013 | DOHA, QATAR
Students of USAID-funded Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture at Turquoise Mountain in Kabul have their artifacts displayed as a part of the exhibition currently...
9 May 2011 | KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
The Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts & Architecture celebrated the re-opening Photo: USAID/Afghanistan The U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry speaks...
16 December 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Thirty-two male and female Afghan students this Thursday will become the first graduates to complete their 3-year course at the Turquoise Mountain’s Institute for Afghan...
به تعداد 32 تن شاگردان ذکور و اناث افغان در این پنج شنبه اولین فارغین خواهند بود که کورس سه ساله را در انستیتوت کوه...
3 July 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan
On July 3, Turquoise Mountain Foundation held its Summer Festival and Sale of Afghan Arts at Qala-e-Noborja, a 19th century fort, in Kabul....
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