Even in the face of oppression, dreams cannot be broken. Photographer Kiana Hayeri takes us on a visual journey through the changing social landscape of Afghanistan and its hopeful millennial generation, who continue to push the status quo of what it means to be patriotic to the regime. They have found new hopes in music, boxing, and breaking gender stereotypes.
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Enjoy this unedited talk by Kiana Hayeri .
Filmed at TED2016.
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