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Ok. She didn't say it in those words. But, she might as well have said it in those words anyway. Another gift from Western Civilization...

Here's how the headline read in the release: Tajik star breaks post-Taliban silence and rocks Afghan fans

The sultry Tajik star tested the audience in this deeply conservative Islamic country by kicking off with a slow song about her father for which she wore a long black robe and head scarf and barely moved. Encouraged by the positive response, she changed into tight, Western-style jeans and uncovered her hair -- still rare among Afghan women in public -- for more up-tempo numbers which also had her dancing across the stage. The concert was the first in a series planned for the capital and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif that many said showed Afghanistan was moving away from its fundamentalist past, which included five years of Taliban rule.

Slowly but surely, Afghanistan will reach modernity and when that happens, it would be cool to see a showcase of Afghan talent at SxSW. But for now, baby steps.

Source: AFP