Reaction to Afghan Star

    I really enjoyed watching Afghan star. It was like getting a behind the scenes look at Afghanistan. Their culture is so important to them. When they were controlled by the Taliban they were not allowed to sing. But now it is allowed.
    The fact that they even had this show was a giant cultural leap from where they were just a few years ago. Unlike here in the U.S. it is always been encouraged to sing and dance and celebrate.
    When one of the girls was voted off she performed her final song. During her song she danced around a little bit, and I mean a little bit. It could be classified as swaying to the music. But when she did this is was a GIANT mistake. In the Islamic religion dancing is not allowed so everyone went into an uproar about it. She received death threats and had to stay in a different city in fear of losing her life. And when she did return home she needed to stay hidden. I didn't know that just by dancing you cold have people calling for your life.
   The clothing that they were was a huge difference I saw between their country and ours. The women were completely covered except for their faces. And in some of the provinces they went to they even covered their face. Here in America we are free to wear whatever we want. This is also weird because in the movie they had a flashback to the 80s where the women were in a pop band with men. They were also wearing metallic pants. It is amazing how in a couple decades they can go from a thriving pop culture to a controlled traditional way of life.
    I learned a lot from this movie about the culture in Afghanistan. It's surprising how different they are from us here in the United States.