Lesley Ferris is an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre Emeritus at The Ohio State University, USA.Jenny Morgan has worked as a documentary film-maker, writer and editor on a wide range of international stories and issues.

• Introduction1 DANCING TO THE BLAST‘Afghan Women Long For Their Campus Life A Year After Taliban Attack’Dancing To The Blast by Monirah HashemiReflections from playwright Monirah Hashemi2 DUST ALLERGY‘Afghan Students Who Studied Abroad Are Hit With Reverse Culture Shock’Dust Allergy by Nushin ArbabzadahA Theatre of Tricksters: The Story of the Afghan Comedy ‘Dust Allergy’3 BEHIND THE BLAST WALL‘Kabul in 1979 and 2016: A Mother and Daughter Reflect on Change’Behind the Blast Wall by Sonali BhattacharyyaInterview with Sonali Bhattacharyya about her play4 THE PLACE OF SHINING LIGHT‘I Dressed Like a Boy So I Could Go to School’The Place of Shining Light by Yasmin JosephInterview with Yasmin Joseph about her play5 PARWANA: THEY BEAR ALL THE PAIN‘“I couldn’t even scream”: survival and abuse inseparable for Kabul children’Parwana: They Bear All the Pain by Alia BanoReflection on her play by Alia BanoBibliography

Lesley Ferris is an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre Emeritus at The Ohio State University, USA.Jenny Morgan has worked as a documentary film-maker, writer and editor on a wide range of international stories and issues.

• Introduction1 DANCING TO THE BLAST‘Afghan Women Long For Their Campus Life A Year After Taliban Attack’Dancing To The Blast by Monirah HashemiReflections from playwright Monirah Hashemi2 DUST ALLERGY‘Afghan Students Who Studied Abroad Are Hit With Reverse Culture Shock’Dust Allergy by Nushin ArbabzadahA Theatre of Tricksters: The Story of the Afghan Comedy ‘Dust Allergy’3 BEHIND THE BLAST WALL‘Kabul in 1979 and 2016: A Mother and Daughter Reflect on Change’Behind the Blast Wall by Sonali BhattacharyyaInterview with Sonali Bhattacharyya about her play4 THE PLACE OF SHINING LIGHT‘I Dressed Like a Boy So I Could Go to School’The Place of Shining Light by Yasmin JosephInterview with Yasmin Joseph about her play5 PARWANA: THEY BEAR ALL THE PAIN‘“I couldn’t even scream”: survival and abuse inseparable for Kabul children’Parwana: They Bear All the Pain by Alia BanoReflection on her play by Alia BanoBibliography

Lesley Ferris is an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre Emeritus at The Ohio State University, USA.Jenny Morgan has worked as a documentary film-maker, writer and editor on a wide range of international stories and issues.

• Introduction1 DANCING TO THE BLAST‘Afghan Women Long For Their Campus Life A Year After Taliban Attack’Dancing To The Blast by Monirah HashemiReflections from playwright Monirah Hashemi2 DUST ALLERGY‘Afghan Students Who Studied Abroad Are Hit With Reverse Culture Shock’Dust Allergy by Nushin ArbabzadahA Theatre of Tricksters: The Story of the Afghan Comedy ‘Dust Allergy’3 BEHIND THE BLAST WALL‘Kabul in 1979 and 2016: A Mother and Daughter Reflect on Change’Behind the Blast Wall by Sonali BhattacharyyaInterview with Sonali Bhattacharyya about her play4 THE PLACE OF SHINING LIGHT‘I Dressed Like a Boy So I Could Go to School’The Place of Shining Light by Yasmin JosephInterview with Yasmin Joseph about her play5 PARWANA: THEY BEAR ALL THE PAIN‘“I couldn’t even scream”: survival and abuse inseparable for Kabul children’Parwana: They Bear All the Pain by Alia BanoReflection on her play by Alia BanoBibliography