Istalif
February 18, 2017
Ali Istalifi, Crafts Specialist, Project Manager at Jindhag Foundation and Independent Filmmaker discusses the unique pottery of Istalif, Afghanistan at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
March 21, 2020
When Ali, now 28, returned to his family village in 2003, he found a ghost town of rubble piles inhabited by wild dogs. The village had been forgotten, and its people...
March 23, 2020
Istalif is a picturesque village of craftsmen located about 33 miles North of Kabul, Afghanistan. Besides the production of ...
April 7, 2020
In 2009, inspired by Istalif’s story, the Arnold Hill Secondary school in London incorporated Istalif’s signature style of pottery-making into their curriculum...
April 10, 2020
Because the ruined marketplace had been the economic heart of the town, Abdul and Ira reasoned the rebuilding 120 main street...
August 4, 2020
Abdul Istalifi gives the Afghan News Network a tour around the market and pottery district of Istalif.