honoring,
1-    Zalmay Khalilzad Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Nations; and

       Cheryl Benard Director, Initiative for Middle Eastern Youth, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy

2-   Yama Yousefzai, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Noor Television International and Broadcasting Corporation    

3-   Najib Haqparast, Platinum Recording Artist and Singer/Songwriter (Haqparast Brothers/Haqparast Music Int’l)

Reception will begin at 6:30PM by serving the traditional Haft Mēwa (Seven Fruits) like a fruit salad made from 7 different dried fruits, served in their own syrup followed by Authentic Afghan Dinner, Awards Ceremony and Concert. The Program will conclude by 12:00 Midnight.

ACSC has invited Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, Zalmai Khalilzad, United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Hillary Clinton, New York Senator, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, Gary Ackerman, U.S. Representative of Queens, Asfandyar Wali Khan, Chairman of Awami National Party, Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Chairman, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the US, Zahir Tanin, Afghan Ambassador to the UN, John Liu Council Member, Ellen Young, Assemblywoman and many more prominent and distinguished guests. 

Family Indoor (All Day) Event

Registration of attendees will begin at 11:00 AM followed by traditional Afghan Food Festival, Afghan Bazzar, Concert, Afghan National Dance, Dance and Talent Competitions, Fashion Shows, Awards Ceremony and the program will conclude at 10:00PM

About Nowrüz
Nowrüz (Persian: نوروز, various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Afghan new year holiday celebrated in, Afghanistan Iran, Northern Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Albania, Georgia, Pakistan, the countries of Central Asia such as Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic people in Iraq, Syria, India, Northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans.

About ACSC
Since 1995, the ACSC in Flushing, NY has served as a platform for the Afghan community to engage in outreach, social and cultural initiatives. Every year ACSC seeks to bring members of the community closer together with a variety of cultural programs, sporting events, concerts, lectures and various other social activities thereby allowing the community members to develop bonds that will last long and provide an opportunity for the children of the communities to learn new things.
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ACSC has launched a new campaign called, “Pashtunistan is Afghanistan” In the Gala Dinner, ACSC will propose to the world leaders that the Durand Line is invalid as it has been declared by Afghanistan’s loya Jirga of 1949 as they saw it as ex parte on their side, since British India ceased to exist in 1947 with the independence of Pakistan. This had no tangible effect as there has never been a move to enforce such a declaration due to long periods of constant wars with other neighbors in the region.
Furthermore, ACSC will formally request from the Afghan Chief Executives to form a commission of qualified legal experts and lawyers from both side of the Durand Line. The commission must be strong and have a full legal capacity to challenge the Durand Treaty in the International Court of Justice and any other courts that are deem proper and have jurisdictions in that region.
For more information, about the Durand Line, please visit our website at www.morwari.com

Contacts:   
Sponsorship: Hayat Masudi (347)707-9222 (sponsors@morwari.com)
Media: Niloofar Noori press@morwari.com
Children Registration: Nadia Masudi: talent@morwari.com