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kite cultural webs & links

Afganistan AFG

W-asia
pop.: 21 M
language: paschtu + dari

goudi paraan photo by Gina Hsiung

goudi paraan

sub-page afghanistan

2003: afgan-kite-support page - planetkite
- 2005 interview k.hosseini author of "the kite runner" (.pdf)
- afghana new kiteweb 2002-2003 + afghan KITE FORUM !
kabul kitefly 2003 photo album .
kabul kitefly report nov.2002 .
a short info about afghan kites .
Afghan Kites by Gina Hsiung .
a story about outlawed kites .
American Medical Assn. about Human Rights .
a 'nbc' media story about outlawed kites and more .
'one sky one world' 2001 - afghan kite day - kitemeeting wuppertal .
essay about taliban, kitefly and education after war.
kitelife: how kites are helping rebuild afghanistan - 2003
- 2006 kite report by voanews

Iraq IRQ
W-asia
pop. 19 M
language: arabic
tijāre
Iran IR
W-asia
pop. 59 M
language: farsi
azhdahar
- Iran Air Sports Association (IASA)
Israel IL
W-asia
pop. 5 M
language: hebr + arab

affifon
kite activity yes.

- 2005: 10.000 kites ! fly together for peace now !
- talking kites org
- kites.org.il and gallery
- Mevasseret - Beit Suriq against the Wall
"after the war" death does not justify death
...and "beach violence" 2003

- reisebericht einer dt zigeunerin (domari) aus israel/palistan
- B'Tselem - Info.Ctr for human Rights
- ACRI Civil Rights Assn.

see also "Palestine"

Jemen YE
W-asia
pop. 13 M
language: arab.
?
Jordania JOR
W-asia
pop. 4 M
language: arab.
tayara'

kite activity yes.
jordankites.com first kitefestival, 2003
Kuwait KWT
W-asia
pop. 1,4 m
language: arab.
Ahmad Al-rasheedan
Ahmad Al-rasheedan kitepics from kuwait .
Libanon LB
W-asia
pop. 3,8 m
language: arab. + fran. + armenian
tayyarat warak

kite activity yes.
liban hex kite

beirut kitefestival + artkite cruise.
kitelinks: liban
liban war art: arofish libanon 2006 graffiti "kite"

14 july 2006, a letter from beirut kitefestival:
- All the kiteflyers were back on Tuesday before the attack. But don't worry, everything is fine with us. We are simply shifting from a kite festival to a warplane festival. Well, they can fly at least as good as we do. But if they continue like that, we will be obliged to start using the Patangs! ...we have enough Indians to do the job. To come back to the war situation here, the targets of the Israelis are quite precise. We just need to avoid strategic places and everything will be all right.

Oman OM
W-asia
pop. 1,6 m
language: arab.
 
Palestine
w-asia
pop.
language: arab


kite activity yes, traditional.
boy flies a kite - rofftop, hebron 2001

- 2005: 10.000 kites ! fly together for peace now !
- talking kites org
- palestine, ramallah shaml org kites .
-
a kite story in 2003
-
report from 2001 kite-workshop in hebron (.pdf only)

- middle eastern links : palestinia - Palestinian Nat'l Authority

- see also: "Israel"

Saudi-Arabia SA
W-asia
pop. 17 M
language: arab.
 
Syria SYR
W-asia
pop. 13 M
language: arab.

kite activity yes.
 
United Arab Emirates UAE
W-asia
pop. 1,6 m
language: arab
 

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