Agence Angoor

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20/06/2023

Today is World Refugee Day, an international day initiated by the United Nations to not only honor the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home countries, but also to bring global attention to the rights and needs of refugees.

The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency defines 'forced displacement' as people displaced ‘as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations.’ People may also be driven from their homes by natural disasters and by poverty.

World Press Photo

22/05/2023

Afghanistan through the Lens of Local Photographers (24th May to 21st June, 2023)
Each week, a photographer from Afghanistan will present their work and discuss their experiences and perspectives doing photography in Afghanistan. The aim of the public lecture series, which is arranged in cooperation with the Afghanistan-based Visual Storytelling Agency Angoor Visuals Angoor , and the Berlin University Alliance (BUA), is to question visual representations of Afghanistan’s recent history and the role (neo)colonialism, racism, and orientalism play in visual methodologies. By turning to the work of local photographers, photography can be understood in terms of self-representation and as an act of agency. Following a presentation (max. 45 mins.), there will be a Q&A and discussion round (max. 45 mins.).

Time: Wednesdays 16.15-17.45
Place: Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Invalidenstr. 118, Room 507

https://www.iaaw.hu-berlin.de/en/region/centralasia/central-asian-seminar

14/05/2023

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

Dorothea Lange
(American, 1895–1965)

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05/05/2023

For some people, motorcycle is a way to do sport, for others, it is for fun, but for this group of Syrian riders, the meaning of a motorcycle is beyond that.

Since more than 3 years, the Syrian riders group, located mainly in the Syrian capital Damascus, is using their vehicles as a mean for delivering some social and humanitarian services, and during the holy month of Ramadan, they collaborate with a charity kitchen, to go each day and distribute tens of hot meal to some of Damascus most vulnerable outskirts. “We aim to change the stereotype of bike riders in Syria, that they don’t have any sense of responsibility, and we consider this service as a vital part of our life”, they say.

i accompanied the riders in one of their tours, and talked to many of them, about what they are doing in Ramadan, and the main concepts behind it.
I feel responsible for any movement that aims to break the stereotypes in my country, whether cyclists or other activities that are still being subjected to stereotypes and harassment from the state and society
© ANGOOR / .belal.001

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24/04/2023

“My project talks about loss of memory, our culture and identity fading away.” - Mohamed Mahdy

‘Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me’ by Mohamed Mahdy, was selected by the independent global jury as the winner of the World Press Photo Open Format Award in the 2023 Contest.

This web-based project explores the effects of rising seas on the local community in Al Max, a fishing village situated along the Mahmoudiyah canal in Alexandria, Egypt. For generations, its residents have lived and worked on the canal that leads to the Mediterranean Sea.

In 2020, the Egyptian government began evicting parts of Al Max and relocating people to housing several kilometers away from the canals, not only demolishing homes, but also endangering the collective memories and local culture embedded in the neighborhood. The stories featured here speak to the precarity of people everywhere striving for recognition amid global economic and environmental upheaval.
World Press Photo - Angoor

24/04/2023

On a visit to Afghanistan in 2020, I learned about Zohra and I wanted to capture essence of its members and their instruments. When I first approached them, there was a direct threat against the school and COVID19 was raging.
Access was difficult or near impossible. We stayed on this idea for months and followed up as often as I could. This year, months before the Taliban took over Kabul, we finally got to visit ANIM and photograph these brave young musicians.
I hope that you see their spirit and courage in this photographs. This project is a tag team with , who himself was a former concert violinist! A very special thanks to Fatima and Khwaga, whose support made this project possible.

(Photos by Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

23/04/2023

Hafiz by Sabiha Çimen. Winner of the Paris Photo-Aperture First Photobook Award.

Sabiha Cimen spent three years photographing Girl Quran Schools in five cities in Turkey, a subject that she knows very well since she attended the same schools when she was a teenager with her twin sister. After becoming a photographer, she returned to those schools to work on her project that has now become the subject for her first book. The title Hafiz refers to one who has memorized all 604 pages of the Holy Quran. Historically the task of memorization began during the time of Muhammad. The individual process can take up to four years and is usually done by girls ranging in age from eight to nineteen. Turkey has thousands of Quran schools. This world has never been captured with so much intimacy before, as only Sabiha can do, because she is part of this culture. Every photo reveals a different aspect and gives us a deeper understanding of the daily life and the dreams of these girls.
Sabiha Cimen, 2020 Magnum nominee, is the receipient of W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant in 2020, Lightwork Artist Residency in 2021, World Press Photo - Long Term Project award in 2020.

Angoor

23/04/2023

Afghanistan through the history
© Marc Riboud / Magnum
Curator / © Angoor

19/04/2023

War magnifies the world's pain. Although the war is against destruction, in the end it fills the earth with pain in a different way. Even if war is the ultimate justice, it will always fill the earth with sorrow.
Angoor photographer Mohammad Balabuluki photographed the remains of Afghanistan wars in Helmand Province of Afghanistan. 2022.

ANGOOR / Balabuluki
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19/04/2023

Marcus Yam , Afghanistan. “Musicians”

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