This study examines the transformation of dalan (building-covered walkway), a distinctive historic structure found in Herat Old City, at three time points (1977-78, 2005-06, and 2019-20). The results show number dalans has been decreasing rate decrease is accelerated. Of 59 exsiting dalans, 44 were built more than 100 years ago. Most are relatively good condition, except 16 need urgent repair d...

The background I, along with my wife Veronica Doubleday, have been engaged with the music of Afghanistan for the last 35 years. The foundation of my knowledge of Afghan music comes from 2 years fieldwork in Herat, and to a much lesser extent Kabul, in the 1970s. My first foray into the Afghan diaspora was in 1985, making the film Amir: An Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan. Si...

Hem Türk hem de İran edebiyatı ve tarihi için önemli katkılar sunmuş olan Fahrî b. Mevlânâ Muhammed Emîrî-i Herevî (ö. 16.yüzyıl sonları), asıllı devlet adamı şair Horâsânî’nin oğludur. Horasan’ın Herat vilâyetinde dünyaya gözlerini açmıştır. Herat’ta doğduğu “Herevî”, “Heratî” nisbeleri ile anılmaktadır. Bunların yanı sıra “Emirî” nisbesi kendisi kullanılmaktadır. “Fahrî-i Herevî” adıyla şöhre...

kortnameh is an epic composed in masnavi format. modeled on ferdowsi’s shahnameh, the work was composed by rabiee pushangi (671-702a.h.) at the behest of fakhruddin-e kort (697-706 a.h.) about the history of kort dynasty. the work has disappeared and little is known about it. tarikhname-ye herat (721 a.h.) is the only source that has preserved a little more than 250 verses of kortnameh, providi...

CONTEXT Maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan are estimated to be high. OBJECTIVE To assess maternal mortality and human rights issues in Herat, Afghanistan. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional survey of 4886 Afghan women living in 7 districts in Afghanistan's Herat Province, which included 34 urban and rural villages/towns. Using structured interviews/questionnaires, these women also prov...