مجموعه داستان های هزارهای کرایستچرچ Hazara Stories Christchurch Collection

Mehdi Azimi with neighbours trying Afghan kebabs and naan bread. There are also Kiwi boiled vegetables.

A table set with traditional Afghani food.

A shape resembling the outline of Afghanistan in a pan. One night, in August 2021 when Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban, Wahida Zahedi washed her dishes and left them to dry. In the...

Popular dishes from Afghanistan. Spinach cooked in a small amount of vege oil and salt, salad on the right, and chicken bbq with chips in the big dish. This dish is prepared for Mehmani (which means...

Eid (after Ramadan). A traditional way that people celebrate Eid for up to three days is by visiting their friends and family while wearing new outfits. Women will spend the day before Eid baking...

Eid celebration in 2021 by the Hazara community at the Aurora Centre Burnside High School.

The stage set up for a Hazara engagement party in Halswell.

Hazara men and boys partaking in a summer bike ride group acitivity at Parklands Beach.

Naan bread in the process of baking in large tandoor (an oven made of aluminium) using gas to bake large flat round naans. A very traditional way Afghan people cook bread.

Naan Tawa, a type of naan which is baked on a round metal plate that will be placed on top of a gas cooktop.

Nawruz (Persian and Afghan New Year) celebration at the Groynes. Pictured are Mehdi Azimi, the principal of Kateb Farsi School, and his wife, Wahida Zahedi.

A dish of Sheer Brinch (milk rice). Another Hazara or Afghan popular dish that people make which is very easy. Long white rice is used for this as it is very creamy and sticky. Once the rice is soft...

Sina Bashir feeling hungry and having a bite of a home made naan bread.

A speech by Mehdi Azimi, principal of the Kateb Farsi School, at the end of year celebration in 2019.

A student doing her speech at the end of year 2020 celebration for Kateb Farsi School.

Stage prepared for henna night, traditional pre-wedding celebration where the bride and groom decorate each other’s hands with henna. Pictured is Wahida Zahedi wearing a traditional Hazaragi garment.

Wahida Zahedi in the snowfall at Darfield. Being born in small rural village in Afghanistan, she used to play and get excited about the snow. Snow brings lots of happiness and laughter for her, but it...

Wahida Zahedi and Mehdi Azimi at the end of year celebration of Kateb Farsi School.

Wahida Zahedi getting ready to do a presentation to Ashburton District Councillors about why refugees are fleeing Afghanistan. Ashburton was announced by the government as the new location where...