Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
My travels to Afghanistan
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ื”ืžืกืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ
00:18
began many, many years ago
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื ื™ื
00:21
on the eastern border of my country,
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ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™,
00:24
my homeland, Poland.
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ืืจืฅ ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™, ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ.
00:27
I was walking through the forests
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืขืจื•ืช
00:29
of my grandmother's tales.
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ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืกื‘ืชื™.
00:33
A land where every field hides a grave,
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ืืจืฅ ื‘ื” ื›ืœ ืฉื“ื” ืžื—ื‘ื™ื ืงื‘ืจ,
00:38
where millions of people
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ื‘ื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
00:40
have been deported or killed
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ื”ื•ื’ืœื• ืื• ื ืจืฆื—ื•
00:43
in the 20th century.
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ื‘ืžืื” ื” 20.
00:46
Behind the destruction,
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ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื”ืจืก,
00:48
I found a soul of places.
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ื ืฉืžื” ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช.
00:51
I met humble people.
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ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆื ื•ืขื™ื.
00:53
I heard their prayer
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
00:55
and ate their bread.
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ื•ืื›ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืœื—ื ืฉืœื”ื.
00:57
Then I have been walking East for 20 years --
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืžื–ืจื—ื” ื‘ืžืฉืš 20 ืฉื ื” --
01:02
from Eastern Europe to Central Asia --
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ืžืžื–ืจื— ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ืœืžืจื›ื– ืืกื™ื” --
01:05
through the Caucasus Mountains,
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ื“ืจืš ื”ืจื™ ื”ืงื•ื•ืงื–,
01:07
Middle East,
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ื”ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
01:09
North Africa,
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ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
01:11
Russia.
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ืจื•ืกื™ื”.
01:13
And I ever met more humble people.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืฆื ื•ืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:17
And I shared their bread and their prayer.
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ื•ื—ืœืงืชื™ ืืช ืœื—ืžื ื•ืชืคื™ืœื•ืชื™ื™ื”ื.
01:20
This is why I went to Afghanistan.
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ.
01:23
One day, I crossed the bridge
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ื—ืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ืฉืจ
01:27
over the Oxus River.
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ืขืœ ื ื”ืจ ื”ืื•ืงืกื•ืก.
01:29
I was alone on foot.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื‘ื“ ื•ื‘ืจื’ืœ.
01:31
And the Afghan soldier was so surprised to see me
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ืœ ื”ืืคื’ื ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืคืชืข ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื™
01:33
that he forgot to stamp my passport.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื›ื— ืœื”ื—ืชื™ื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื•ื ื™.
01:36
But he gave me a cup of tea.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื›ื•ืก ืชื”.
01:38
And I understood
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™
01:40
that his surprise was my protection.
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ืฉื”ื”ืคืชืขื” ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื”ื’ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
01:43
So I have been walking and traveling,
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื•ื˜ื™ื™ืœืชื™,
01:46
by horses, by yak, by truck, by hitchhiking,
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ืขืœ ืกื•ืกื™ื, ืขืœ ื™ืืงื™ื, ื‘ืžืฉืื™ื•ืช, ื‘ื˜ืจืžืคื™ื,
01:49
from Iran's border
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ืžื’ื‘ื•ืœ ืื™ืจืืŸ
01:51
to the bottom, to the edge of the Wakhan Corridor.
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ืœืชื—ืชื™ืช, ืœืงืฆื” ืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ ื•ื•ืงื”ืŸ.
01:56
And in this way
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื•
01:58
I could find noor, the hidden light of Afghanistan.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื ื•ืจ, ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื ืกืชืจ ืฉืœ ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ.
02:05
My only weapon
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ื”ื ืฉืง ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™
02:07
was my notebook and my Leica.
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ืœื™ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™.
02:12
I heard prayers of the Sufi --
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืชืคื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืคื™ื --
02:14
humble Muslims,
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ืžื•ืกืœืžื™ื ืฆื ื•ืขื™ื,
02:16
hated by the Taliban.
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ืฉื ื•ืื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื˜ืืœื™ื‘ืŸ.
02:18
Hidden river,
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ื”ื ื”ืจ ื”ื—ื‘ื•ื™,
02:20
interconnected with the mysticism
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ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืœืžื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช
02:22
from Gibraltar to India.
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ืžื’ื™ื‘ืจืœื˜ืจ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•.
02:25
The mosque where the respectful foreigner
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ื”ืžืกื’ื“ ื‘ื• ื”ื–ืจ ื”ืžื›ื‘ื“
02:30
is showered with blessings
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ืžื•ืจืขืฃ ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช
02:32
and with tears,
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ื•ื“ืžืขื•ืช,
02:35
and welcomed as a gift.
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ื•ืžืชืงื‘ืœ ื›ืžืชื ื”.
02:39
What do we know
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ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื
02:41
about the country and the people
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ืขืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื•ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
02:43
that we pretend to protect,
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ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื™ื™ืžืจื™ื ืœื”ื’ืŸ,
02:46
about the villages
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ืขืœ ื”ื›ืคืจื™ื
02:49
where the only one medicine
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ื‘ื”ื ื”ืชืจื•ืคื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”
02:51
to kill the pain and to stop the hunger
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ืœืฉื™ื›ื•ืš ื”ื›ืื‘ ื•ืœืขืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืจืขื‘
02:53
is opium?
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ื”ื™ื ืื•ืคื™ื•ื?
02:55
These are opium-addicted people
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ืืœื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ื•ืจื™ื ืœืื•ืคื™ื•ื
02:58
on the roofs of Kabul
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ืขืœ ื’ื’ื•ืช ืงืื‘ื•ืœ
03:01
10 years after the beginning of our war.
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10 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”.
03:05
These are the nomad girls
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ืืœื” ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ื•ื“ื•ืช
03:08
who became prostitutes for Afghan businessmen.
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ืฉื”ืคื›ื• ืœื–ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืื ืฉื™ ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ื‘ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ.
03:12
What do we know about the women
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ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื
03:14
10 years after the war?
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10 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื”?
03:16
Clothed in this nylon bag,
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ืœื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืฉืง ื”ื ื™ื™ืœื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
03:18
made in China,
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ืฉืžื™ื•ืฆืจ ื‘ืกื™ืŸ,
03:20
with the name of burqa.
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ืฉื ืงืจื ื‘ื•ืจืงื”.
03:24
I saw one day,
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“,
03:26
the largest school in Afghanistan,
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ืืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ,
03:29
a girls' school.
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ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช.
03:31
13,000 girls
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13,000 ื‘ื ื•ืช
03:34
studying here
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ืœื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืฉื
03:38
in the rooms underground,
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ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ื ืžืชื—ืช ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืื“ืžื”,
03:41
full of scorpions.
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ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืขืงืจื‘ื™ื.
03:44
And their love [for studying]
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ื•ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื
03:47
was so big that I cried.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉื‘ื›ื™ืชื™.
03:52
What do we know
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ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื
03:54
about the death threats by the Taliban
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ืขืœ ืื™ื•ืžื™ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ืืœื™ื‘ืืŸ
03:57
nailed on the doors
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ืฉืžืžื•ืกืžืจื™ื ืœื“ืœืชื•ืช
03:59
of the people who dare to send their daughters to school as in Balkh?
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ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืขื™ื–ื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื™ื”ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื›ืžื• ื‘ื‘ืœืง?
04:05
The region is not secure, but full of the Taliban,
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ื”ืื–ื•ืจ ืœื ืžืื•ื‘ื˜ื—, ืื‘ืœ ืžืœื ื‘ื˜ืืœื™ื‘ืŸ,
04:08
and they did it.
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ื•ื”ื ืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื”.
04:10
My aim is to give a voice
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ืžื˜ืจืชื™ ื”ื™ื ืœืชืช ืงื•ืœ
04:12
to the silent people,
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื“ื•ืžืžื™ื,
04:15
to show the hidden lights
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ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื ืกืชืจื™ื
04:19
behind the curtain of the great game,
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ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื•ื™ืœื•ืŸ ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
04:22
the small worlds ignored by the media
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ื”ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื” ืžืชืขืœืžืช ืžื”ื
04:25
and the prophets of a global conflict.
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื™ืื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื™ืžื•ืช ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™.
04:27
Thanks.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
04:29
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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