Da Zwanano Zagh: Preserving the Heritage of Afghan Culture By Homayoun Samadi April-June 1998 Lemar-Aftaab Da Zwanano Zagh is an independent and autonomous radio program organized and produced by young Afghans (zwanan or jawanan) for the Afghan community in Northern California. It broadcasts on the air Sundays from 5:00pm-6:00pm on 990AM. The organizers and producers of this program, consisting of thirty permanent members, have defined the word zwan or jawan as a person in our society who possesses many cultural attributes, such as patriotism, zeal, dignity, faithfulness, and deep respect to the Afghan culture. The program promotes the talents of young Afghans and gives them an opportunity to serve the Afghan community by voicing their ideas without any discriminations on the basis of race, language, regional differences, ethnicity and religion. The majority of the program is allocated to cultural issues. However, we have sub-programs related to Islam, important news from Afghanistan, health issues/news, local news and events, introduction of famous Afghan leaders, poets, writers, and other personalities. In addition, we have poetry, music, interviews with Afghans, Question of The Week, and other special programs. The first program of Da Zwanano Zagh went on the air January 25th, 1998. We have had many good responses and words of encouragement from our listeners. Recently Voice of America had an interview with Da Zwanano Zagh to introduce the program to the international scene. Many other interviews are coming up. Our popularity has been increasing since the first broadcast and we are very excited about the success. We ask for your active participation and support so that we can enjoy such quality programs. Please e-mail or write to us comments or contributions that you would like to be broadcast. Kor Moo Wadaan | Ba Ehteraam | Warm Regards Da Zwanano Zagh PO Box 7630 Fremont, CA 94537 E-mail: DZZ990AM@aol.com Tel: (510)505-8058 Copyright © 1998 Aftaabzad Publications. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form without permission.