WORLD'S LARGEST AWARDS EVENT FOR AFGHAN TV AND RADIO
The Rumi Awards
What does the largest gathering of Afghan media celebrities in history have in common with the world’s most famous medieval Persian poet? The answer will be found in Las Vegas this November.
Hundreds of the world’s best-known Afghan TV and radio personalities, entertainment celebrities, artists, singers, musicians, poets, writers, and other special guests will descend on the city of Las Vegas in November 2013 for the first-ever Afghan Global TV and Radio Awards Show - The Rumi Awards.
The Rumi Awards will celebrate and promote the Afghan media and entertainment industry in the same way that the Emmy Awards, Academy Awards, and Grammy Awards do for television, film and music.
The Rumi Awards began with an idea by Afghan-American entrepreneur, software engineer, and author Abe Nasser, who is the gala event’s creator and organizer.... (more)
Read Rumi Awards founder Abe Nasser's interview with Edward Zellem
"Making Afghan History on the Red Carpet in Las Vegas"
THE RUMI AWARDS
AFGHAN CELEBRITY AND THOUGHT LEADER INTERVIEWS
with Edward Zellem