TUESDAY-SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Miscellaneous 07 ’s and Baluchestan province: Roya Mahboob on empowering women through design education Paradise Lost of nature tourism From P3 and I told them that we ficial teams like the Afghan ence and have had access to Sistan and Balouchestan tion increased. The name Dozd- ways look like it is spring. due to its proximity to mangrove didn’t have enough resources, Dreamers, who are working on knowledge and education, they province located on southeast- ab was renamed in the The Martian Mountains of forests. According to the Cha- they said they were going to robotics, and another team of feel like responsible citizens ern Iran bordering and year 1935, after which it rapid- Chabahr probably date back to bahar Port Department of Envi- look for them in local markets girls who are building games. working for society. This might is the 'Paradise ly expanded and became the over 5 billion years ago accord- ronment, Gwater welcomes a and to find the gears from mo- AR: Could you tell us about send a big message to the gov- Lost' of nature tourism due to center of the province. ing to historians and geologists. large number of migratory birds torcycles. It has been interest- your plan to open an Afghan ernment, governors and policy- its unique tourist attractions for , south of Sistan- They are as high as 100 meters each year in early fall. About 3 ing to see how they can find Dreamers Institute in Kabul to makers that they have to pay domestic and foreign tourists Baluchistan province, with a in most sections. Excavation of different species of birds enter parts and put them together. boost STEM (science, technol- attention to the younger gener- with ancient monuments and clean coastline free of contami- many fossils belonging to fish the area in the form of 4 groups. They did the research to build ogy, engineering and maths) ation in Afghanistan. More than numerous tourist resorts. nation in eight months of the indicates that Martian Moun- The Lut Desert has been put one type of ventilator, then had teaching in Afghanistan? 27 million Afghans are under As of 1980, World Tourism year, is suitable for shrimp farm- tains were underwater in an- on the United Nations list three more time to research and got RM: We are working on 25 and it is our government’s Day is celebrated annually ing, which has prompted experts cient times. years ago and is capable of inspired by a design from a team building Afghanistan’s first responsibility to pay attention across the world on September in the area to regard it as the In ancient times when hu- flourishing as a major Iranian at the Massachusetts Institute school of science, technology, to their education, because we 27. It was on this day in 1970 aquaculture paradise to Iran.In man beings were practicing sed- tourist resort. Iran's Lut Desert of Technology (MIT), so they engineering and medicine fo- all rely on this young genera- when the Statutes of the UN- addition to its commercial posi- entary life, a city which arche- was registered on the United changed their design, and now cusing on AI robotics, block- tion for Afghanistan’s future. WTO were adopted as a mile- tion, Chabahar has many his- ologists considered as the Nations Educational, Scientif- they’re working on a new one. chain and cybersecurity. Fortu- AR: The Afghan Dreamers stone of global tourism. UN- torical and natural attractions. world's first city in terms of ur- ic and Cultural Organization AR: It’s an incredibly in- nately, the Afghan government are demonstrating this with WTO celebrated the first World spiring story. Many people have has given us a piece of land at great aplomb. It is clear that the Tourism Day as an internation- been touched by their dedica- Kabul University for the insti- areas you’re focusing on – AI, tion and courage. But you be- tute. We are trying to offer robotics, blockchain and so on – al observance on September 27, gan a couple of other Covid-19 world-class education to Afghan will have huge growth in the 1980. design projects as well. Could students, focusing on women’s future, but why do you believe The purpose of this day is to you tell us about them? access to resources in the STEM they will be particularly impor- raise awareness on the impor- RM: We are working on a field. tant to Afghanistan? Is it relat- tance of tourism in affecting the couple of other projects. One is We seek to develop a foun- ed to Afghanistan’s cultural or social, cultural, political, and an experiment with using UV- dation for lifelong learning and artisanal traditions, for exam- economic values of the interna- C light, which kills infection. to promote economic develop- ple? tional community. Right now, another group of Af- ment. And we believe this could RM: I’m Afghan, I grew up In current times, it is impor- ghan Dreamers is building two be resolved by scientifically in- in this society, I feel responsi- tant to raise awareness about devices: a scanner and a robot formed citizens and a creative, ble for my community and I’ve the tourism sector given that that can be used in hospitals. solution- seeking population seen how powerful technology 90% of World Heritages Sites AR: You have had a phe- that is trying to bring positive has been for many others. We closed as protective measures to nomenal career in tech and de- change. And, hopefully, the Af- have done a lot of projects here contain the pandemic and young sign. What motivated you to ghan Dreamers will be Afghan- in Afghanistan, like Afghan people in rural communities found the Digital Citizen Fund, istan’s future scientists, entre- Dreamers, that have had a huge are three times more likely to and to try to help other women preneurs and mathematicians. impact. be unemployed. and girls in Afghanistan to be- We’ll start fundraising for the But Afghan Dreamers won’t However, domestic tourism come tech literate and to pur- institute after this pandemic. only be in Afghanistan, we be- is expected to return before in- sue careers in technology de- AR: How has your experi- lieve that it should be imple- ternational tourism, as per UN- sign? ence of the pandemic, and of the mented in other developing WTO foresight. This could ben- RM: I started with one design responses to Covid-19 countries, whose younger gen- efit rural communities if man- dream and one goal. The dream you’ve championed, affected erations need it. The idea of the aged well. The climate of this city and its ban texture, population, urban (UNESCO) natural heritage was to make technology acces- your ambitions for the Digital Brite Initiative was to invite Sistan-Baluchestan prov- surroundings is always spring planning, etc. emerged in Sis- list in 2016 when the 40th meet- sible for everyone. And the goal Citizen Fund? policymakers from the region ince is located in the east and and temperate, the reason it is tan. The burned City and its ing of the body was underway was to give access to technology RM: Before this crisis, we to discuss this. I feel that in or- southeast of Iran. It is Iran’s called Chabahar or Chaharba- creative and intelligent civili- in Istanbul. and education to every woman, were organising a big confer- der to compete and prosper in vastest province with an area har. zation, over 5,000 years old, is It was the first natural re- regardless of their social status ence, the Brite Initiative, to the 21st century, more countries and especially in Afghanistan. build resilience in technology, should be able to access the approximately equal to that of Chabahar is situated on the the largest urbanization (city- sorts of the country on the list Technology changed every- innovation and entrepreneur- groundbreaking technologies Syria but is less populous. Sis- Makran Coast of Sistan-Bal- dwelling) in the eastern half of where Iran already had other 19 thing for me, professionally and ship. The idea was to showcase that are transforming our world, tan includes and the cit- uchestan province of Iran and and a unique cultural heritage sites. The personally, ever since I was 16 Afghan girls’ talent in technol- but unfortunately, that’s not ies around it and Baluchestan is officially designated as a Free example of science, industry, stunning desert lies on south- when I was introduced to this ogy, entrepreneurship and art the case today. There is a huge encompasses the rest of the cit- Trade and Industrial Zone by and culture in ancient times of eastern Iran, straddling the magic box. I think it is a power- using robotics or anything else, gap between the richest and ies from Zahedan to Chabahar. the government. Declaring the this land. country's three South Kho- ful tool for women, especially and to write a declaration that poorest countries and huge gaps This province has special city as the free trade and indus- Shahr-e Sukhteh is the re- rasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, and in a conservative country. We policymakers and donors within those countries that in- significance in the region be- trial zone helped promote the maining of an ancient city in Kerman provinces. have helped 15,000 girls to date, should invest some part of their crease every day. I started in cause of being located in a stra- status of the city for interna- Iran located 56 kilometers from Spanning an area of 22,780 by educating them between the money in future jobs. Afghanistan because I have con- tegic and transit location; espe- tional trade and foreign invest- Zabol on the side of Zabol-Za- square meters, Lut is comprised ages of 12 and 18. They learn That was our mission and nections and resources here, cially Chabahar which is the ment. The overwhelming ma- hedan Road in Sistan and Bal- of dunes, yardangs, nabkhas, how to work with computers, to opportunity, but because of Cov- and many years of experience only ocean in Iran and the best jority of the city's inhabitants uchistan Province, Southeast of hammadas, and basaltic pla- build websites and games. They id-19 everything has been post- of working in the tech sector. and easiest access route of the are ethnic Baluch of Iran, who Iran. The time of this big city's teau, each with unique spectac- also learn about financial liter- poned – until next year, hope- But we are already working in middle Asian countries to free speak their native Baluchi lan- construction coincides with ular landscapes that rarely can acy, how to manage money, and fully. I think that after the pan- Mexico, trying to start the Mex- waters. guage in addition to Persian. Jiroft Culture Bronze Age. Ira- be found in other parts of the how to start up on their own as demic, people will understand ican Dreamers Innovation Lab, Zahedan city as the center Chabahar is Iran's closest nians lived in this city about world. entrepreneurs. Last year, more the need for STEM education, and we’re making sure that we of Sistan-Baluchestan is the and best access point to the In- 6000 years ago. Perhaps you’ve seen pic- than a hundred of them started and its power for Afghanistan. will be able to help dreamers in neighborhood of Khorasan prov- dian Ocean. For this reason, This city was built on the tures of colored lakes around their own small businesses, The girls who are working Pakistan, Palestine, Iran and ince in the north, the province Chabahar is the focal point of alluvium of es- the world, but do you know that which we’re very proud of. on the ventilators are all under other countries in this region, of Kerman in the west, and in Iranian development of the east tuaries to Lake. Based the Chabahar lagoon is one of Then, of course, we have of- 18. Because they have experi- Africa and South America too. the south is within the limits of of the country through expan- on discoveries made in the them? Pink lake , also known the townships of Iran Shahr and sion and enhancement of tran- Burnt City during the consecu- as Chabahar Pink Lake, is one Khash. To its east are the bor- sit routes among countries sit- tive years, it can be claimed that of Chabahar’s spectacular at- ders of Afghanistan and Paki- uated in the northern part of the this city was the most important tractions in southern Iran. If Afghanistan- China 'ready' stan. The city of Zahedan is the Indian Ocean and Central Asia. place of residence and in fact, you want to know where the la- center of the province and lies The hope is that with the the capital of the district dur- goon is and how you can reach at a distance of 1,605 km. from development of transit routes, ing the Bronze Age. it, or how it came about and why to aid Afghan economy... Tehran. and better security and transit It is said that Shahr-e it’s colorful, continue to stay in Zahedan is the center of this services, the benefits will reach Sukhte is the most advanced touch with us to get to know From P4 province, which is also connect- the local residents. Chabahar's city of the old world, even more, more. ed to of Pakistan economic sectors are fish indus- advanced than Crete City which Due to the special type of the opinions polls among Af- businessmen stay in China for and 'green channel' for trade through the railroad. Sistan and tries and commercial sector, Sinuhe has mentioned in his soil surrounding the lake, its ghans. Exchanges between the business. in goods as soon as possible, Baluchestan province is consid- fishery with the largest amount book. water surface seems shining two countries have deepened, Dear friends, and expanding bilateral trade ered to be the rainbow of the of country's fish catch, mainly In the 38th convention of with pink color during some five with frequent personnel ex- The past 65 years of China- and personnel exchanges. country’s mines. This province located out of the Chabahar UNESCO on June 22, 2014, months of the year and it re- changes. Afghanistan relations have We expect the friendship has unparalleled natural and Free Trade and Industrial Zone. Shahr-e Sukhte was registered portedly covers an area of 10 Third, China and Afghani- been fruitful and gratifying. between our two peoples to historical attractions and the Martian Mountains (also in UNESCO World Heritage. hectares. stan remain steadfast in Looking into the future, we deepen and be carried on from Chabahar port has also added known as Merrikhi Mountains), Gwater Bay is one of the The lake and a nearby la- strengthening economic and have great expectations. generation to generation. We to its beauty. Share Sukhteh, situated 40 to 50km from the most beautiful areas of Iran and goon of the same name boast trade exchanges and jointly ex- We expect closer coopera- look forward to further promot- listed at UNESCO World Heri- port city of Chabahar, in Iran's the farthest southeast of the beautiful and unique land- ploring BRI cooperation. Since tion between our two countries ing exchanges between the two the two countries signed the to bring peace, economic and governments, parliaments, tage is world-renowned. southeastern Sistan and country and its unique natural scapes, a potential attraction for memorandum of understanding social prosperity to Afghani- think tanks, media organiza- Zahedan experiences a trop- Balouchestan province is one of beauty attracts every tourist. domestic tourists and foreign on jointly building the BRI in stan. China is ready to take an tions, youth and women so as ical type of climate in the south, the famous tourist attractions Gwater Bay is known as the end travelers. 2016, their exchanges in the active part in Afghan economic to enhance mutual understand- but to the north, it is compara- of the country. of Iran's regional roads in They are situated some 20 political, economic and cultur- development in the post-peace ing and friendship between the tively moderate. In the early The Martian Mountain is southeastern Iran, bordering kilometers east of Chabahar in al fields have thrived. Direct era. Within the BRI framework, two peoples. period of the reign of Fathali one of them, just try visiting it Pakistan and except for Sistan Sistan and Baluchestan prov- freight trains and direct flights China will help Afghanistan to Dear friends, Shah Qajar, there was a well in and you would surely get and Baluchistan province. ince. Chabahar is a humid port between Urumqi and Kabul fully tap its geographic advan- The over 2,000 years of ex- the vicinity of Zahedan which amazed by its eye-catching sce- A small part of Sistan and city commonly considered as one have greatly facilitated our eco- tage as the heart of Asia and changes between China and was used by highway robbers. nic view. Baluchestan province that of the warmest places in Iran. nomic and trade exchanges. achieve economic self-suffi- Afghanistan have fully demon- But in the year 1315 AH., a sub- The mountains are not makes everybody feel strange Water levels of the seasonal The export of Afghan pine nuts ciency. We expect strengthened strated that the two countries terranean canal (Qanat) was beautiful for the snowy peaks from the beginning of the road, lake routinely depend on the to China has increased the in- coordination for the two coun- are indeed good neighbors, come of Afghan farmers and tries to move out of the shadow brothers, friends and partners dug by one of the inhabitants or green nature, but because of especially if you enter its haunt- amount of rainfall. Gaz shrubs, businessmen and given Chi- of COVID-19. We are making who have mutual affinity and which caused the formation of their special shapes and figures, ing road in the daylight, you whim, and straw are amongst its nese consumers the gourmet's steady progress towards deliv- share weal and woe. Let us join a small village named 'Dozdab'. they could not be found any- will be amazed by its silence and topmost vegetation. It is also luck. Afghan businessmen told ering the sixth batch of pan- hands to create an even better After the Belgians antiblack in where else in the world but they beauty and you will get a great home to flamingos, pelicans, me that a lot of Afghanistan's demic response supplies to Af- future for bilateral relations this area, in order to install a may exist in Marc. The Martian experience. white and gray hawks amongst foreign trade is related to Chi- ghanistan. We are also push- and build a community of customs office, it gradually de- Mountains are only a part of the Gwater Bay is one of the pro- other birds. na, and more than 300 Afghan ing for the opening of 'fast shared future for mankind. veloped and thereby its popula- beauty of Chabahr which al- tected areas of the environment irna.ir companies and over 700 Afghan track' for personnel exchanges Thank you!