Let’s Help Reza and keep the Light burning. Please help, and help generously.

Dear Friends,
Below is an email I received from Reza Deghati, a renowned photojournalist highly regarded, world-wide and familiar to many of you. Reza’s photographs are published by the most prestigious International magazines, he travels the globe from the Bosphorus to the Great Wall of China, from Lebanon to Afghanistan, from Rwanda to Sarajevo, and Central Asian steps to the greatness of the Arabian Empty Quarter. Reza has given many lectures at universities such as Stanford, George Washington, South California, Paris’ Sorbonne, Beijing, Istanbul and many other distinguished institutions such as Unesco, National Geographic Society, Seattle, New York Documentary Museum, and more. National Geographic television has produced several films portraying Reza and his photographic and humanitarian work. One has received an Emmy Academy Award in 2002. Reza was honoured with the title of "Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite", the French award for distinguished services, by the President of France, Mr. Jacques Chirac as well as the prestigious “Missouri Honor Meda. Having been a consultant to the United Nations in Afghanistan in 1990, being culturally close to this country and particularly being a journalist led Reza to found AINA . The NGO AINA , that is based in Paris, Kaboul and Washington D.C., struggles for developping a civil society and cultural expression by empowering media and communication. Please read his email below, and visit AINA. Let’s Help Reza and keep the Light burning. Please help, and help generously.
Farshad Khounani - (916) 862-1800

From: REZA Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:46 PMTo: khounani@sbcglobal.netCc: Reza_AinaSubject: Fwd: from Spain to Kabul .
Salam Az Kabol

Farshad Jan , one wonder where you getting all these amazing stories and links ? but in these dark days of Afghanistan and Kabul . where the darkness from all side reaching the gate of Kabul , and the main players are busy elsewhere , i am standing and holding on the last flames of this light that is our deep culture and roots of so called "Persian cultures" in Californian PARTIES AND BARS .. !! It is amazing to know that All Iranians and so called "Persian culture" defenders has turned down to help the children magazine "parvaz" , which is read by an entire "Persian speaking"!! nation in Afghanistan , the denial of helping the roots is cutting the future growth of tree . I am still holding - dast e tanha - beleiving in one old "Persian"! proverb:

"All the darkness of the world can not extinguish the light of a small candle .

will be here few more weeks, has escaped few suicide bombers , and still alive . And still continuing to spread Iranian name and art in the world . some of the latest news that i thought you could share with your contacts are below . also My latest story is on Pakistan , a cover story on National geographic magazine September issue , it is important for everybody with an interest in the region to watch the Pakistan and Afghanistan . This summer I had two outdoor exhibition one in Malta -a three KM long exhibit in seaside where i met the ONLY Iranian family living there !! . a lovely family with mother teaching English !! and daughter a painter and poet .. !!. then got an invitation from prince Philippe of Spain to start the exhibition in many cities of Spain .. here are some links , i ma sure that you could find on the net ,giving your skill !!
http://www.nationalgeographic.es/http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/esp/01/noticia960.htmlwww.creativeurope.com/One_World_One_Tribe_Malta_exhibition
Reza - Deghati - President - AINA122 rue Haxo 75019Paristel: + 33 1 42 03 64 24PLEASE ALWAYS REPLY TO :email: reza@ainaworld.orghttp://www.ainaworld.org/