Hamid Naweed (Persian: حامد نوید) is an Afghan-American writer and art historian.[1][2]

Naweed received his MFA from State University of New York at Buffalo after which he thought Art History and Aesthetics at Kabul University.[3] As a Fulbright scholarship, he authored a number of articles on Afghan art.[4][5] He is on the advisory board of The Alliance for the Restoration of Cultural Heritage[6] as well as a correspondent for C-SPAN[7] and contributor for NPR.[8]

Naweed is the author of two books, one on Rumi[9] and another on Afghan art history[10] for which he was recognized by the Afghan Embassy in Washington DC.[11]

His screenplay for Loori won the Best Screenplay Wward at New York Film Festival.[12][13] Currently he hosts a regular TV show exploring art on Zarin TV.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "After Terrorist Attack, Afghans in U.S. Challenge Cultural Stereotype". Archived from the original on October 5, 2001.
  2. ↑ "Afghan Women Painters On Show". TIME.com. 21 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Afghan Art and Architecture Through the Ages Webcast - Library of Congress". Library of Congress.
  4. ↑ "Hamid Naweed - حامد نوید".
  5. ↑ http://www.e-ariana.com/ariana/eariana.nsf/allPrintDocs/bbbfa1a037beff2c872579620052d72f!OpenDocument&Click=
  6. ↑ "ARCH International". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  7. ↑ "Hamid Naweed".
  8. ↑ David Banks. "NPR's Weekend All Things Considered -- Afghans Rebuilding Their Native Land". NPR.
  9. ↑ Naweed, Hamid (March 2008). The Music of the Reeds. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595473304.
  10. ↑ Naweed, Hamid (February 2013). Art Through the Ages in Afghanistan: Hamid Naweed: 9781477265758: Amazon.com: Books. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1477265758.
  11. ↑ "Embassy representatives show support for Afghan art historian Hamid Naweed and his new publication".
  12. ↑ -Afghan Film (LOORI) at New York Film Festival-- - YouTube.flv. 16 July 2011 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Hamid N Aweed Pictures". Getty Images.
  14. ↑ "Zarin TV - Afghan Television - Afghanistan TV - Noor Wodjouatt - Zarin TV Official Website - Mitra Golriz - Taymor Shah Kamrany - Hamid Naweed - Daoud Nezaar - Hamish Darwish - Haroon Yousofi".
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