Turquoise Mountain Foundation
The Turquoise Mountain Foundation is a
History and activities
Turquoise Mountain was founded in 2006 by
Among the charity's projects was the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, a school for the study of traditional Afghan
The group describes its mission as "to preserve and regenerate historic areas and communities with a rich cultural heritage and to revive traditional crafts, to create jobs, skills and a renewed sense of pride."
The infamous scene in British film-maker Adam Curtis's 2015 documentary Bitter Lake (film) of an English art teacher enthusiastically extolling the meaning of Marcel Duchamp’s conceptual artwork, Fountain (Duchamp), an inverted male urinal, to a group of recently liberated and incredulous Afghan women, is held to have occurred under the auspices of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation. [12]
In 2019 the Turquoise Mountain Foundation took over the activities of Arzu - Studios of Hope in Afghanistan. Arzu received a Skoll Award in 2008.[13]
In 2023, it was announced that Princess Dana Firas of Jordan was joining as a Trustee.[14]
Alumni
References
- ^ a b c d Felicia Craddock, In Afghanistan, Creating Jewelry in the Midst of Conflict, New York Times (September 11, 2014).
- ^ Jordan, Turquoise Mountain.
- ^ Saudi Arabia, Turquoise Mountain.
- ^ Myanmar, Turquoise Mountain.
- ^ "The Turquoise Mountain Foundation becomes The Prince's 18th charity". Prince of Wales website. 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Erwin James, Rory Stewart: 'I'll resign if prison violence doesn't improve', The Guardian (January 23, 2019).
- ^ Edward Malnick, Rory Stewart reveals the secret to his success: his wife who has quietly been running his campaign to become Tory leader, The Telegraph (June 16, 2019).
- ^ a b Alisa Tang, Kabul's old city gets a new look, New York Times (February 1, 2008).
- ^ Stefanie Glinski, 'There is less fear': restoration of Kabul repairs the ravages of war, The Guardian (May 13, 2019).
- ^ About, Turquoise Mountain.
- ^ Turquoise Mountain Brochure (PDF), Turquoise Mountain Foundation, 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-01
- ^ [1]"The Register"
- ^ Turquoise Mountain took over the weaving centres of ARZU Studio Hope. [2]
- ^ "UK charity appoints Middle Eastern princess as a trustee". Third Sector. Retrieved 13 July 2023.